Chapter 1746


    Chapter 1746 There Shall Be A Reckoning


    Lucian grabbed her wrist just as she was speaking and nted a kiss on her lips before she could


    react.


    Roxanne was dazed for a moment, but soon enough, she yielded to his kiss, leaning into his embrace.


    Her acquiescence surprised him momentarily, but Lucian snapped back after a short pause and kissed


    her so passionately that it took her breath away.


    Amidst the kiss, Roxanne opened her eyes slightly and saw her best friend''s back from the window of


    the ward door. In a flush of embarrassment, she struggled to break the kiss.


    Lucian pulled away as she wished but still hugged her tight in his arms.


    When Roxanne saw the usually-stoic man so overtaken by the fear of losing her, she felt bad for


    making him worry, so she let him hold her.


    By the time he finally let her go, there was no longer any trace of perturbation on his face.


    “Thank you for everything you did,” Roxanne said apologetically, noticing how worn-out Lucian was.


    “I will do anything to make sure you are okay. I will settle this score with all those who put you through


    this!” Lucian swore as he locked his gaze on her.


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    Roxanne was confused when she heard those words, but realization dawned a momentter.


    “Just now...”


    She knew Lucian like the back of her palm. His absence when she woke up earlier had perplexed her,


    but she had not thought much of it since the kids were with her at that time.


    When Roxanne finally had time to reflect on the matter, she figured Lucian must have gone to get even


    with Jack.


    “Sorry I wasn''t here when you woke up,” Lucian apologized with a frown and a hint of lingering worry in


    his eyes.


    He did not want Roxanne to think he did not care enough about her.


    Roxanne''s heart warmed when she noticed his concern, for she would never have guessed back then


    that there woulde a day when Lucian would look at her that earnestly.


    To assure him that she was not angry, she smiled and held his hand tofort him.


    “By the way,” she voiced, changing the topic,


    “how are things with Jack now? You have to be more careful. He''s a cunning man, so I''m worried he


    might have something else up his sleeve.”


    “Don''t worry. He has nothing to threaten me with aside from you and the children. Damaris Group is


    nothing more than a sitting duck now, so they can no longer do anything to you. There shall be a


    reckoning for them.”


    His confidence assured Roxanne, and she remarked, “It''s good to know he''s only after me but not the


    kids.”


    She could not imagine her three children going through what she suffered.


    It was fortunate that she was the one who had to endure the pain, for if Jack had done anything to her


    children, she would have readily caved in to his demands even if he had asked for Lucian —she would


    always choose the kids over anyone else.


    Now that her thoughts had drifted to the children, Roxanne looked up at Lucian, thinking how the


    incident had taught her more deeply the importance of her children having a father—the man none


    other than the one before her.


    He and the children will be ted to know they are a family, but...


    Roxanne hesitated again when she thought of Sonya’''s attitude toward Archie and Benny, but this time


    around, she was more convinced to open up to Lucian.


    “Actually, I...”


    She parted her lips in an attempt to say something, yet there was still uncertainty in her eyes as she


    gazed at the man.