Fractured Trust

Lucian knitted his brows. “Essie‘s just a little tired. If you have no other matters, you should go home as soon as possible.”

Aubree‘s expression froze, and she racked her brains in search of an excuse to stay back.

As she was thinking about it, she suddenly spotted the pink luggage at the bedside.

It did not look like it belonged to Lucian no matter how hard she stared at it.

“This is…” Aubree asked in puzzlement, eyeing the luggage suspiciously.

Lucian followed her line of sight and said plainly, “That belongs to a parent of Essie‘s classmate. There weren‘t enough rooms, so I had to squeeze into someone else‘s.”

Upon hearing that, Aubree shot him a look of surprise. “You‘re sharing a room with a woman?”

Lucian‘s gaze darkened.

If it were another woman, he, naturally, would not agree to it.

However, that woman was Roxanne.

They were once husband and wife and had intimate moments back then. Thus, there was nothing to be shy about.

Moreover, they were very cautious by making sure they