Roxanne could not get anything out of the kids. Worried that she would ask them more questions, Archie and Benny said that they wanted to play.
Roxanne put an end to her inquiries and began playing with them. Soon, the four of them were playing together happily. Roxanne was still fooling around with the children when Lucian came back.
“Has the matter been resolved?” she asked worriedly when she saw his grim expression. The children also quieted down sensibly. Lucian nodded in response. He looked at Archie and Benny and felt apologetic when he recalled his mother’s words.
“Come and play with us, Daddy!”
The boys could read their father’s mind. They came up to clasp his hands with a smile. Lucian froze briefly before reaching out to hold their hands and allowing them to lead him to Roxanne. The two then played with the children for a while longer.
Seeing the joy on the boys’ faces lessened the guilt within Lucian. After playing with the children for some time and noticing that it was getting late, Roxanne urged them to get some rest. The couple gazed upon the sleeping faces of the children with sorrow in their eyes.
“You go ahead and get some rest first. I want to make a few more calls,” Roxanne said to Lucian after they left the room. The latter frowned slightly when he heard that. “It’s already so late. What calls do you want to make?”
Roxanne sighed softly as melancholy once more appeared on her features. “I want to try to contact Professor Lambert and see if he can help get in touch with sources abroad.”
Even though the sadness in her eyes crushed his heart, he could only nod his head as it was her job and not his place to say anything. Roxanne went to the study and called Harvey, who answered quickly.
Upon learning that she had developed a new type of medicine, the professor was very proud of her and agreed to help her right away.
However, the quality of Damaris Group’s medicinal herbs was rare, and the biggest supplier of traditional medicine was still Chanaea. Because of that, there was a certain level of difficulty in finding substitutes abroad. He could only try his best.
Roxanne thanked him gratefully. They then gave each other a brief update on their lives before ending the call. It was already almost ten at night when Roxanne returned to the bedroom.
Lucian had already showered and was leaning. partially against the headboard of the bed with a laptop on his lap, staring at something intently. When he saw her enter, he set the laptop down and looked at her. “How did it go?”
Roxanne frowned slightly, her eyes still tinged with sadness. “Professor Lambert said that he would help think of a way, but… we should still focus on the domestic market.”
Lucian, who had gotten out of bed and walked over to her, gave her a peck on the lips and comforted her in a deep voice, “There’ll be a solution. I’m here.”
Roxanne pursed her lips to form a smile and the two kissed each other tenderly. Her cheeks turned pink when she noticed his increasingly heavy breathing, and she pushed. him away a little. “I’m going to take a shower. You should get some rest.”
Lucian quirked a brow. “I’ll go with you.” Roxanne gave him a puzzled look. “Haven’t you showered already…”
Lucian had already grabbed her hand and walked into the bathroom, taking off all his clothes while doing so. “I’ll take another shower with you and help you unwind.”
As he spoke, he turned on the shower, then. leaned in for another kiss. Roxanne was about to say something, but he had already sealed her lips.
