Lucian stood behind Roxanne and stared at her silhouette for a long time. What is she thinking about? She didn’t even notice I was here. She didn’t even move an inch the entire time I was here.
After a long while, Lucian raised his feet at walked toward her with a frown on his face. Only when a shadow cast on her did Roxanne realize that she was not alone. Snapping out of her daze, Roxanne lifted her head to look at the person standing in front of her.
As their gazes met, Roxanne immediately knitted her brows and stood up with solemn guardedness. She took a few steps back, increasing the distance between them.
“What are you thinking about, Ms. Jarvis? Why did you leave Archie and Benny behind and come out here alone?” Lucian asked in concern as though nothing had happened.
Roxanne looked at the man standing before her and retorted, “Didn’t you leave Essie behind and come out here as well, Mr. Farwell?”
Lucian’s expression sank momentarily, but quickly, he flashed a smile at Roxanne. “Essie was worried about you. I’m merely checking on you on her behalf.”
A wave of frustration washed over Roxanne as she remembered how distressed she was a moment ago. She could not help but think that she was being played by the man in front of her.
After a few seconds of silence, Roxanne decided to address the elephant in the room. “Thank you for your concern, Mr. Farwell. I was just wondering… Why didn’t you follow through with what was rehearsed in the final scene?”
The moment she spoke those words, Roxanne noticed Lucian arching his eyebrows slightly. He looked as though he was surprised.
Roxanne was filled with confusion.
“You felt that?”
Roxanne scrunched up her face, immediately confirming that the kiss was not just a figment of her imagination.
Lucian had truly kissed her in front of an audience,
Did the audience see that? If they did… Lucian has a fiancée, and almost every parent in the kindergarten knows about it. Yet, he still kissed me in front of everyone.
Roxanne was perplexed and dumbfounded. She had no clue as to what Lucian was thinking. Moreover, she did not know what the audience was thinking when they saw the scene.
Panic surged in Roxanne’s heart as she imagined all the possible responses of the audience. For a brief moment, she lost control of her emotions. “Did you think I was actually asleep, Mr. Farwell? So, pray tell, why didn’t you follow what we had rehearsed when all those people were watching?”
Lucian took in Roxanne’s panicked expression, and his gaze darkened. “Looks like it bothers you a lot, Ms. Jarvis.”
Roxanne stared at him incredulously. “It does. In fact, it bothers me greatly. So please, Mr. Farwell, I would like a reasonable explanation!”
Lucian nodded. With a calm voice, he asked, “If I tell you it was an accident, will you believe me?”
Roxanne was taken aback. Suspicion was written all over her face.
“I really did want to follow what we had rehearsed back then. Unfortunately, the lights cast a shadow on your face from where I was standing, obscuring my sight and causing me to miscalculate the distance and accidentally kiss you.” Lucian looked Roxanne in the eye. “I was just as shocked as you are when that happened, Ms. Jarvis. But since you did not seem to have much reaction, I carried on. I didn’t expect you to mind so much.”
In other words, he was saying that Roxanne had allowed him to continue that kiss.
Roxanne stared at him in disbelief. Not only did she find his explanation hilarious, but she also thought it was downright absurd. “Pray tell, Mr. Farwell. How should I have reacted back then for you to know that I mind?”
There were so many pairs of eyes below the stage. Did he expect me to ignore the script and push him away forcefully?
Lucian mulled over it in silence. After a while, he answered matter-of-factly, “To be honest, even I have no idea how you should have reacted back then. However, it’s all in the past. There’s no need for us to keep discussing it.”
