Chapter 1269


    From Roxanne’s expression, Colby understood everything. He chuckled bitterly in a self-deprecating


    manner.


    Roxanne lifted her eyes to him. “And so, you came up with this idea?”


    Even then, she wasn’t willing to believe that the gentle and elegant man who had helped her


    tremendously would do such a thing.


    s, her skepticism when things hade to that merely made Colby feel all the more insulted. “If I


    hadn’t done all this, would you have noticed me? Do you know how much I’ve given up all these years


    just to have you see me? Do you think I’m really only capable of being your second, considering my


    capabilities?”


    Every single word out of his mouth hit Roxanne squarely in the chest.


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    Only then did she realize how much she had overlooked all these years.


    I’m already the top traditional medicine practitioner in Chanaea, and he’s about on par with me. In fact,


    Professor Lambert even praised him once. He has the capability of branching out and handling things


    on his own. Yet, he has always been my partner. I always thought that Professor Lambert specifically


    arranged for us to be together because he trusted us. Never had I imagined such a reason behind it all.


    “Do you think this incident is the only thing I did?” Colby’s voice rang out once more.


    Shocked, Roxanne swung her gaze to him.


    Meeting her gaze in derision, Colby suddenly burst intoughter. “Haha! It turns out that you don’t even


    know what I’ve done! You only investigated the incident this time because Lucian told you about his


    suspicions, huh? Sure enough, you never notice me, no matter what I do!”


    “No, that’s not it! I just… I just trusted you too much,” Roxanne exined on reflex.


    No sooner had she said that than Colby interjected coldly, “I’d rather you don’t trust me so much! I don’t


    want you to look at me with the same expression all the time. You smile at them and cry because of


    them, but when ites to me, you’re forever acting professionally. Am I not even worthy of being your


    friend? Do you look down on me that much, Roxanne?”


    A frown marred Roxanne’s countenance. For a moment, she didn’t quite know how to respond to his


    usations.


    Some time passed before she awkwardly asked, “Other than this, what else did you do?”


    By then, Colby had already put away all expression from his face.


    At that question, his lips turned up. “I’m not going to tell you that. Anyway, I’m going to leave this ce


    soon. You’ve never seen me all these years, so this time, I’ve got to leave you thinking about me. Go


    and investigate yourself!”


    Roxanne balled her fists, her expression as grim as ever. “Don’t do this, Dr. Galloway—”


    Before she had finished speaking, Colby cut her off sharply. “Don’t call me Dr. Galloway! I almost killed


    you! Aren’t you the least bit angry? Why must you still address me so formally?”


    Frowning, Roxanne went silent for a long time before murmuring, “Why must you do this, Colby? You


    could’ve just talked to me directly. Why did you have to use such a method?”


    When Colby heard that she had finally changed her address toward him, his expression eased for a


    second. Yet in the next heartbeat, he had steeled himself again.


    Thereafter, he no longer responded no matter what Roxanne said.


    “Colby Galloway, you should never have made a move against her!”


    Seeing that Roxanne had ceased speaking, Lucian stalked over to Colby.


    Before Colby even knew what was happening, a hard punch hadnded on his stomach.


    “I’m only giving you one punch because you’ve taken care of Roxanne for such a long time. If you dare


    do anything dumb again when you get out, I don’t mind sending you to meet your maker!”


    Lucian’s voice was frightfully chilly.