Ex-Wife Don't Leave, Love Is Coming Again! novel Chapter 1270

Soon, the police arrived.

Colby was then escorted into the police car by the police.

Before leaving, he glanced back over his shoulder and took a long look at Roxanne.

Roxanne merely held his gaze for a second before she promptly averted her eyes.

Truth be told, she didn't quite know how to face the man.

At the sight of her avoiding his gaze, Colby gave a bitter chuckle that dripped with self-deprecation. He cooperatively got into the police car.

Thereafter, the police car sped away.

Cayden also departed after taking his leave from Lucian.

Following that, Roxanne and Lucian were the only ones left at the entrance of the research institute.

Lucian regarded the woman beside him in concern.

“What are you thinking? Are you still unwilling to believe that Colby would do such a thing?”

Lifting her eyes, Roxanne met his gaze. She said nothing, but the look in her eyes spoke volumes.

Indeed, overturning one's long-time perception toward someone wasn't something that could be accomplished overnight, at least not for her.

Casting a gaze in the direction where the police car had left, she asked, “What will happen to him?”

Immediately, a frown marred Lucian's countenance. “Even now, you still care about him?”

Roxanne's expression turned rueful. “You don't understand. Ultimately, he worked with me for many years. Besides, I can't shake off the feeling that I was part of the reason for everything he did.”

If it weren't because I was dense in matters of the heart, and if I had realized his feelings for me earlier, perhaps all this wouldn't have happened. My thinking was too simple. He's an outstanding doctor, but he's been my deputy all these years. Yet, I took it as a matter of course.

As she was wallowing in guilt, a pair of arms gathered her into a cool embrace without warning.

A massive hand stroked her head.