Chapter 806 – Her Sudden Departure: A Tale of Love and Redemption (Lucian & Roxanne)

Hector knitted his brows as a curious look flitted across his eyes. Supporting himself with a walking stick, he sat by the small table in the back garden. Then, he gestured at Lucian. “Have a seat before we talk.”

Naturally, Lucian wasn’t in the mood to sit down. Unfortunately, he couldn’t refuse Hector’s invitation, so he walked over and sat beside the latter.

The butler placed two cups of hot coffee on the table for them. “You said you’re here to meet with Jack. May I know what’s the matter?”

Hector was a worldly man who had lived a spectacular life. Therefore, he could keep his composure despite knowing Lucian wasn’t there with friendly intentions.

Forcefully suppressing his burning rage, Lucian replied solemnly, “This is a matter between Mr. Damaris and me. It will be best if you don’t interfere, Old Mr. Damaris. You just need to tell me his whereabouts.”

The Damaris family was a century-old and prestigious clan, while Hector was a prominent and esteemed figure in society.

Hence, Lucian decided not to lump Jack’s behavior with the Damaris family. He reckoned if Hector were to be informed of his grandson’s doings, the old man’s health might deteriorate due to anger. Hector grew more unsettled because of Lucian’s reluctance to come clean.

“You can talk to me about what’s troubling you. Jack is a member of the Damaris family, so l cannot escape being involved in his matters. Our family upholds a stringent set of teachings. If Jack has done something wrong, I won’t let him off easy either.” Hector attempted to persuade Lucian.

As seconds continued to tick by, Lucian lost his patience to wait any longer. He uttered coldly, “In that case, I would like to suggest you demand Mr. Damaris’ presence here, and we will chew over this matter before you!”

After seeing that Lucian had compromised, Hector had no choice but to agree. He immediately called for the butler and instructed him to request Jack to come home at once. The butler immediately executed Hector’s order and contacted Jack. Meanwhile, Hector and Lucian continued conversing in the back garden.

“I’ve asked someone to summon him over. Can you tell me what happened now?” Hector let out a sigh. “I’ve never had to worry about Jack since he was young. That was why I let him take over Damaris Group. However, lately, it seems like he has lost his way

Lucian gazed at the old man. “Old Mr. Damaris, since we’ll discuss this matter before you later, I shall not keep you in the dark further. Mr. Damaris utilized an unknown trick to render my wife comatose The hospital staff can’t determine what’s wrong with her, so I came here to look for him!”

An astonished expression spread across Hector’s face after he heard that. He even stopped breathing for a few seconds. “W-What did you say?”

“Your grandson, Jack, used underhanded means to render my wife unconscious. She has yet to regain her consciousness,” Lucian replied coldly with an expressionless look on his face.

Hector’s chest heaved as he began panting heavily all of a sudden. It got so bad that he looked as though he would stop breathing at any moment. Lucian frowned as he got up to pat Hector on the back before handing him a cup of warm water.

“I didn’t want to tell you about this at first, but you insisted on having us discuss this in front of you. I had no other choice.”

It took Hector a few minutes just to stop heaving. His eyes were filled with disbelief as he took the glass of water from Lucian. “Is there some kind of mistake? Jack would never do such a thing! This is impossible…”

“I wouldn’t have come here if I wasn’t sure that it was him,” Lucian replied. Hector fell silent once again.

Knowing Lucian, it’s true that he wouldn’t have shown up like this without being absolutely certain. That means Jack really is the one who did this!

Right when the atmosphere in the back garden was getting incredibly tense, they heard a commotion coming from the mansion’s entrance. The two of them turned around and saw Jack making his way toward them. “Hi, Grandpa. You wanted to see me?”

After greeting Hector, Jack casually turned toward Lucian and said, “Oh, what a surprise to see you here, Mr. Farwell.”

“Jack!” The look in Lucian’s eyes turned incredibly gloomy, when he saw Jack, and his body exuded an intense murderous aura. “Looks like you’re here to see me, Mr. Farwell. How may I help you?”

Those words had barely left Jack’s mouth when Lucian stepped forward and grabbed him by the collar. “Stop playing dumb with me! What have you done to Roxanne, huh? What the f*ck do you want?”

Jack arched an eyebrow in response and shifted his gaze toward Lucian’s hands as he asked, “Are you sure you want to take that tone with me, Mr. Farwell?”

As Jack had complete control over Roxanne’s life, he didn’t feel threatened by Lucian’s attitude in the slightest. He was confident that Lucian wouldn’t dare do anything to him.

Lucian tightened his grip on Jack’s collar as he yelled, “It’s funny you say that after what you’ve done to my wife! You’d better help her regain consciousness right now, or I will make you pay dearly!”

Jack pretended to be terrified for a few seconds before letting out a mocking chuckle. He then grabbed Lucian’s wrist and said, “Oh, please! She’s not your wife! I haven’t heard of you two getting remarried, so she’s just an ex- wife to you at best!”

Jack’s face clouded over when he saw that Lucian had no intention of letting go. “Also, I would be more mindful of my tone if I were you. If you keep threatening me like this, I might get so scared that I end up forgetting how to wake her up. Just so you know, I’m the only person in the world who knows how to do so.”

Lucian’s eyes were bloodshot as he glared furiously at the man before him. If looks could kill, he would have torn Jack to shreds in an instant. If I knew this was going to happen, I would’ve told Roxanne to stay away from Jack ever since Colby tried to hurt her!

Despite his burning anger, Lucian had no choice but to let go of Jack when he thought about Roxanne, who was still lying unconscious on the hospital bed.

Sure enough, Jack became a lot smugger when Lucian let go of his collar. “See? That wasn’t so hard, was it? Still, I am not very satisfied with your attitude, Mr. Farwell. As for Ms. Jarvis-

Jack was cut off mid-sentence when Hector hit him with his cane and yelled angrily, “You b*stard!” The look in Jack’s eyes was icy-cold when he turned to look at Hector. “Grandpa, are you siding with an outsider?*

Hector was hoping that he would be right about Jack being innocent. After all, he had watched Jack grow up, so he believed his grandson would never do something so heartless.

Even with everything Lucian told him, Hector was still clinging to the possibility of Jack being innocent. It wasn’t until Jack showed up and taunted Lucian that Hector finally believed he was guilty.

Although Jack had carefully worded his sentences to avoid admitting to his crime, his attitude toward Lucian made it incredibly obvious.

Hector was able to read between the lines and felt utterly disappointed in Jack To think that my grandson, whom I have worked so hard to nurture from a young age, would do such a horrible thing behind my back…

Hector was so overwhelmed by the sudden realization that he didn’t know how to respond. After hearing Jack threaten Lucian, Hector snapped out of it and whacked him with his cane.

“I am on the side of justice! What have you done to Dr. Jarvis? Have you forgotten what I taught you? One should only use medical knowledge to save people, not harm them! How could you do something so horrible? I’m disappointed in you!” he shouted furiously when Jack questioned him.

Jack was extremely displeased as he had finally gotten the upper hand against Lucian, only to have his grandfather beat and lecture him a second later.

“This is between us young people, so you should stay out of this. Anyway, it’s really hot out here. I’ll have the butler bring you indoors,” Jack replied and summoned the butler. The atmosphere in the back garden was so intense that it felt like a battlefield, minus the gunfire and explosions.

As the butler had been summoned, he had no choice but to make his way over. He then stared between Jack and Hector anxiously as he was unsure who he should take orders from. Hector slammed his cane down into the ground and shouted angrily, “Why did you come over? I’m still alive and kicking here! He is not the one in charge of this household!”

The butler shuddered as he nodded and went back into the house. As the tension between Hector and Jack continued to rise, Lucian stepped aside and watched on with an expressionless look on his face.

Old Mr. Damaris did not know about the horrible things Jack had been doing behind his back. Now that he is aware, he is sure to interfere and force Jack to save Roxanne.

“Well? Start talking! What have you done to Dr. Jarvis? Mr. Farwell says she’s still unconscious right now! What did you do to her?” Hector shouted in a somewhat hoarse voice.

I can’t believe Jack would go as far as messing with Farwell Group! It’s true that we are from a prestigious family in the medical field, but that’s pretty much all there is to our family. There’s no way we could ever stand up to a business empire like Farwell Group! If Farwell Group so much as decides to come after us, there would be nothing we could do about it!

“I think you should go get some rest, Grandpa. A man of your age shouldn’t be worrying about these things. It’s bad for your health!” Jack replied impatiently.

Hector raised his cane once again when he heard that, but he didn’t bring it down on Jack this time. After all, there was no point in hitting Jack when it wouldn’t change a thing.

“If you really cared about my well-being, then apologize to Mr. Farwell and wake Dr. Jarvis up!”

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