Chapter 715 Acted On Reflex
Terrified by Lucian’s sudden movement to the point that she didn’t dare move, Roxanne reacted like a petrified cat when the man drew close to her. She desperately tried to break free, but he effortlessly seized her hands and locked them behind her back. No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn’t break free.
“Wake up, Lucian!” Her eyes brimmed with panic as the distance between their lips diminished. Even her voice had grown a touch tense. Unfortunately, Lucian remained unmoved and continued leaning closer to her.
Only when the distance between them was so negligible that they could sense each other’s breathing and Roxanne was so nervous that her heart almost stopped pounding did she sense the man finally drawing to a stop.
Heaving a sigh of relief, she cautiously turned her face and studied his expression to ascertain whether he had awakened. The moment she did so, she met the man’s clear gaze.
“Sorry. I was still half-awake earlier.” Masking the mirth in his eyes, Lucian put on an apologetic expression. As he said that, he released his grip on her hands and allowed her to leave his embrace.
In all honestly, he wanted to continue teasing her. But after seeing her reaction, he felt that he should quit while he was ahead.
Before Roxanne could even lambast him, he had already apologized. For a moment, her expression froze. She couldn’t quite decide between throwing a fit and forgiving him.
She was stunned for some time before she realized that she should leave the man’s arms before all else. With that thought in mind, she bit her lip and lowered her eyes as she got ready to stand up.
Unexpectedly, she had been too apprehensive earlier and didn’t dare budge an inch. Adding to the fact that she had been restrained for too long, her legs had already gone numb by the time she tried to get up.
Before she could regain her feet, she swayed and toppled forward, falling right into Lucian’s arms.
Never having expected such a delightful surprise, Lucian calmly opened his arms and allowed her to fall straight into his embrace.
“How dare you!” Roxanne panickily struggled to pull away and glared at the man who appeared all nonchalant before her. She wanted to reprimand him, but she didn’t know where to start.
After all, she was the one who accidentally fell earlier. Furthermore, she basically deserved it when he restrained her in his arms because she took the initiative to approach him first.
She could already imagine the arguments the man would use to riposte her before she had even started with her accusations.
Thinking about his possible reaction, she lowered her eyes and zipped her mouth in frustration. Getting to her feet while clutching at the back of the couch carefully, she remained standing there for a few seconds to get herself steady. At the same time, her brain whirred at warp speed, hoping to forget the whole blunder just now.
“I hadn’t been sleeping too well in the past two days. I’d finally managed to fall into a deep sleep earlier, so I likely acted on reflex when you touched me without warning. I’m sorry,” Lucian uttered airily.
Following his explanation, Roxanne appeared to have even lesser reason to blow up at him.
In a nutshell, Lucian was trying to brush off his faux pas earlier by claiming that she had disrupted his sleep.
They both stared at each other for a long time before Lucian decided to spare the woman before him, thanks to his good mood. Arching a brow, he inquired, “So, why did you suddenly approach me, Ms. Jarvis?”
Since Roxanne was still feeling irate inwardly, her tone wasn’t all that pleasant. “Essie asked me to help treat your insomnia. But seeing that you were sleeping so soundly earlier, I don’t think that’s necessary anymore.”
After saying that, she made to whirl around and leave, not in the mood to see his face anymore.
She spun on her heel and walked a distance away, but the man behind her remained unusually silent.
Finding it a tad strange, she glanced back over her shoulder in puzzlement, only to meet the man’s dark gaze.
As their eyes locked, her heart lurched. She turned back and went to the backyard without a backward glance.
