The Abandoned Wife

Unveiling Shadows: The Confrontation

The private room was empty.Once Lucian entered the room, he shut the door right away.At that moment, the room fell into pin-drop silence. Only the sound of their breathing could be heard.Roxanne scanned the area. For some reason, she felt a sense of danger, and she started struggling fiercely."What are you trying to do? Let me go!"In the next second, Lucian pinned her against the wall effortlessly.Both their bodies were pressed so tightly together that Lucian's warm breath landed on her ears.Roxanne suddenly stopped struggling and leaned against the wall, straightening her body stiffly. Without realizing it, she even slowed down her breathing.They were so close that her chest would touch the person before her if she breathed slightly harder.The room fell into dead silence.Roxanne gritted her teeth as her mind raced.No matter how much time had pa*sed, the oppressive feeling he gave her was still as strong as before.However, their relationship had changed long ago.Roxanne clenched her fists and forced herself to calm down.We're already divorced. Lucian and I have absolutely nothing to do with each other now. We're people of different worlds.At that thought, Roxanne took a deep breath and said calmly, "Lucian, let me go. We can talk this out if you've got something to say."Lucian was slightly stunned to hear her calm tone. After some time, he took a step back, but he did not release her.Roxanne secretly sighed with relief, and her expression became calmer."Do you have nothing to say to me?"Lucian narrowed his eyes upon seeing the change in her expression.Perhaps it was because Roxanne had thought things through that her heart did not tremble at his words. With a distant tone, she said, "Mr. Farwell, we've been divorced for six years already. I think there's nothing I have to say to you."When she ended her sentence, Lucian pinched her chin hard.She was forced to meet his gaze."What did you just call me?"Lucian's eyes burned with rage as if they could shoot fire at any time.Roxanne endured the pain and avoided his gaze, not uttering a single word.Lucian was even more infuriated at her act of silence.Mr. Farwell? That form of address sounds really distant! Well, it makes sense though. It's been six years, after all. Hasn't this woman always been heartless? She's so heartless that she could even leave her daughter behind and act like a stranger. I bet no one's more heartless than her."Roxanne, why are you acting like a stranger in front of me?"Lucian gripped her chin harder.Roxanne winced, frowning as she met his eyes with a look of resistance.Lucian smirked. "Weren't you the one who shouted how much you liked and loved me back then? And now, you're acting like we're strangers? Have you forgotten what you did to me in the past? You might've forgotten, but I haven't!"Roxanne froze for a few seconds. She never expected him to bring up the matter of six years ago.It was impossible for her to forget what happened that night.That night, she had approached him like a sacrificial animal, all for a tiny moment of intimacy with him.As she thought of her emotions from that night, Roxanne's heart turned cold, and she balled her fists that were hanging by her side. Unwilling to back down, she responded, "I remember it. What's wrong? Do you feel like you'd been taken advantage of? Do you want to get back your dignity? Tell me. How should I compensate you, Mr. Farwell?"Lucian trembled with rage, causing the atmosphere in the private room to be filled with terrifying tension.The pain in her chin was getting more intense. Still, Roxanne endured it and continued calmly, "To be honest, you weren't conscious that night, and I didn't feel anything. Now that I think about it, it was just so-so. But it's true that I drugged you. So, I won't object if you want to be compensated."Very well. Now that so many years have pa*sed, this woman knows how to use her words to anger me.Lucian's eyes narrowed dangerously.Indeed, he was unconscious that night, and he barely remembered any details.However, any man would be angered when they heard Roxanne's words.After several seconds of silence, Lucian lifted her chin slightly and said coldly, "So-so? Since I've caused such a misunderstanding, I don't mind being at your service again."Panic flashed through Roxanne's eyes as she watched the man lean toward her. She wanted to escape, but she had nowhere to run.The man's hot lips pressed against hers, and the two breathed on each other's skin.At that very second, Roxanne's mind went blank.She never thought that Lucian would take it all the way there.The man was even tightening his grip on her chin, seemingly trying to force her to open her mouth.Right then, Roxanne came back to her senses and began thrashing. "Let go of me, Lucian Farwell! Have you lost your mind? We're in a restaurant! Anyone might come in anytime!"Lucian moved a little further from her because of her struggles. When his mind registered her words, he frowned. "So what? Weren't you the one who said you were going to compensate me? I'm just taking what you owe me once, but you're already afraid?"Roxanne's eyes twitched. A wave of disgust washed over her when she thought about what she went through the other night.Perhaps it was because he had been drugged that night, Lucian was barely aware of what he was doing. Still, he had been taking action instinctively, and he had been rough.Hence, she remembered nothing but the pain from that incident.Now that the man's scent and the faint smell of alcohol were wafting across her nose again, and after hearing what he said, Roxanne began shaking.When Lucian saw no response from her, his eyes darkened, and he leaned over to kiss her again.It was a kiss rougher than the previous.Roxanne could not move at all under his grasp, and the panic in her heart was growing more and more intense.It had been six years, but her body still could not resist that man.If he notices my reaction, to him, I would still be the same person I was six years ago.With that thought in mind, Roxanne sobered up instantly.When she sensed the man trying to enter her, she quickly bit down hard on his lip.The metallic tang of blood soon flooded their mouth.The man froze. In the next second, he moved with even more vigor.Roxanne could barely take in any breaths from his continuous kisses, and she was slowly losing strength in her body. The only reason she didn't slump down was that the man was still pressing down on her hand.A beat later, Lucian stopped and—with his lips still on hers—asked, "I thought you said you feel nothing toward me. Why have you gone so weak? Roxanne, your body is far more honest than your mouth is!"The man's voice was hoarse.Roxanne panted. Just as she was about to refute him, she suddenly felt a large hand wandering toward her chest.Once she sensed his action, Roxanne somehow mustered up the force to shove him away and slap him."Lucian, weren't you the one who said you were going to marry Aubree? I've let you go, so what are you doing now? Are you taking revenge on me? If you are, then you've done it! I was foolish to have targeted you with such an extreme trick, but just as you wanted, I stopped clinging to you. I won't appear in your life anymore! So, this is the end of us."With that said, Roxanne shot him a glare and rushed out of the room, never once looking back.Meanwhile, after Cayden cleaned up the mess, he went to the private room they were at to guard the door for Lucian. All of a sudden, he saw Lucian's ex-wife rushing out of the room. He froze for a few seconds before coming back to his senses and running into the room to check on Lucian.Right as he entered the room, he was greeted by a dim scene. His employer was standing in a nearby corner with his head tilted to the side. His cheek was a little red, and there was blood on his lips. At the same time, it seemed like he was fuming."Mr. Farwell, are you... okay?"Cayden's heart skipped a beat as he tentatively walked over to ask a word of concern.Lucian's expression was dark. He reached up to touch his cheek before brushing his thumb across the corner of his lip. It came back wet.That woman bit down rather hard. She's as ruthless as usual.As he looked at the blood on the tip of his thumb, Lucian gritted out, "I'm fine."At that, he turned to leave the room.Go on. Keep running, Roxanne. You're already back at Horington. I'd like to see where else you can run to!When he stepped out of the private room, he spotted the drunkard and his subordinate still crying out in misery on the ground.After a cold glance at the people on the floor, Lucian turned around to order Cayden, "Break whichever hands they used to touch her."Sensing the tense atmosphere, Cayden hung his head and replied without hesitation, "Yes, sir!"Lucian said nothing else before he left.