The chubby boy was too frightened to utter a word. There was only fear in his eyes as he could sense how terrifying these men really were.
Therefore, he did as he was told. Once again, the leader of the group sprinkled the powder on his exposed body parts.
Shortly after, the boy felt itchy all over his body. He fell to the ground and began rolling all over. “Dad, Dad! What’s going on? I’m feeling very itchy all over my body. It’s horrible! It feels like thousands of ants are biting me! Dad, help me!”
The child began crying in fear. Yet, Felix dared not say anything. Instead, he got down on his knees and begged once again.
“It’s my fault for being an ignorant fool! Both my son and I know that we have done wrong. We offended someone we shouldn’t have! Please spare us. I have twenty thousand with me. Please take it-”
The leader of the group scoffed and gave Felix a kick. “Do you think we are beggars? How is twenty thousand enough for so many of us? Stop begging. There’s a pit over there. It’s meant for you and your son!”
At the mention of a pit, Felix felt weak all over. Despite his son rolling in the dust in discomfort, Felix paid him no mind as despair swamped him. Pit? Do they intend to bury us alive?
Now, Felix understood the kind of person Lucian was. The leader of the group issued the command, and his subordinates dragged Felix and his son to the pit. The pit was about two meters deep. In fact, the ladder they used earlier on was still there.
“Do you want to go down the ladder on your own, or do you want us to push you down?” asked the leader coldly.
At that moment, Felix was so terrified that there was no expression on his face. In the end, both father and son still managed to get into the pit on their own. Felix thought that they would be buried alive.
Just then, the leader scoffed and said, “Just wait here. Tomorrow night, some people will be coming by here to chop wood. That will be your chance to get out of the pit! Remember the lesson today!”
Felix was dumbfounded. So, they don’t intend to kill us! The joy of surviving was such a relief to Felix that he collapsed to the ground. To say he was scared out of his wits was an understatement.
Next to him, his son was still rolling and crying in agony. “Dad, I feel so uncomfortable! Dad, help me! Why am I feeling so itchy? No matter how much I scratch myself, it’s still the same!”
“The itch on your son should last about three days! Remember to make sure he doesn’t tear his skin from excessive scratching!” sneered the leader before he drove off with his men. Meanwhile, at the hotel, Lucian received at phone call from Cayden.
“Mr. Farwell, it’s done. We have certainly taught them a good lesson!” Cayden had gotten someone else to do the deed. However, whoever had been tasked would definitely do a good job. Lucian nodded and said, “All right. Come to the hotel and take the children home.”
Suddenly, Cayden asked, “Linda handed me some powder. Was it your instruction too, Mr. Farwell?” “What powder?” Lucian mumbled in confusion. Roxanne, who was listening to the conversation, chuckled and admitted to the deed.
“I was the one who told Linda to give it to Cayden!”
“Oh, okay then. Just use it,” replied Lucian before he ended the phone call. With how furious Roxanne is this time around, that powder must have a horrible effect. I bet it’s meant for that fat kid.
Not long after, Lucian received a video. It showed the tragic end of Felix and his son. Roxanne felt so much better after hearing the agonized cries of the boy. Essie nearly died. This punishment is nothing compared to that!
That night at the mansion, Roxanne had just finished giving the children their baths. Once she was done telling them their bedtime stories, she went down to the first floor.
Lucian was still busy working downstairs. There were some things that even Cayden could not handle, such as a client from Epea who suddenly had lots of questions. By the looks of it, the client might even want to cancel their collaboration.
No matter how much Cayden tried to calm the client down, it was futile. Hence, Lucian had no choice but to handle the client himself. To make matters worse, the client refused to answer any of his phone calls, so he could only communicate with the client via email. Roxanne was about to remind Lucian to take a rest when she noticed that his face was flushed.
Oh no! He’s having a fever! Roxanne walked up to him and touched his forehead. True enough, he was running a high temperature. “You have a fever! Stop working. Let me take a look at you.” He was still typing, so Roxanne stopped him.
“Really? No wonder I’m feeling hot.” Lucian did not seem bothered by his high temperature and appeared indifferent. Roxanne, on the other hand, was worried. “Let me check your temperature right now. Drink some water first. Why aren’t you sweating?”
She took a look at the thermometer and saw that his temperature was thirty-eight point five degrees Celsius. He was running a high fever. If he had been a child, he would have been in terrible shape.
“Enough. Stop working. You must have caught a cold at the oceanarium. Did you swallow any water when you dived into the pool?” asked Roxanne. When she saw that Lucian had sent the email, she shut the laptop.
Thereafter, she went into doctor mode and began to treat him. Not only did she replenish his fluids, but she also gave him antibiotics because Lucian might have come into contact with bacteria in the pool. Lucian, on the other hand, seemed very relaxed and kept reassuring her that he was fine..
Roxanne was aware that Lucian was a healthy man who worked out often. Unfortunately, once people like Lucian had a bacterial infection and fell ill, it was a serious matter. True enough, Lucian’s temperature raised to thirty-nine degrees Celsius in a short while.
That scared Roxanne to death. Lucian’s body felt like an oven to her. He followed her instructions and took the medicine and drank lots of water. At last, he began to lose his focus and feel exhausted.
“Let me take you back to the room. Tonight, I will have to watch your temperature. It’s too high, and we have no fever medicine at home.” Roxanne picked up the phone and got Cayden to buy some medicine.
It was the first time Lucian became a patient and experienced being cared for. However, due to his high fever, his head felt heavy, and he started to feel dizzy.
Soon, Cayden arrived with the medicine. Roxanne woke Lucian up and said, “Wake up and take this medicine. Are you a little dazed when your eyes come in contact with the lights?” Lucian woke up, took the fever medicine, and nodded weakly.
“Okay. Don’t worry about it. Go on and sleep. I’ll be here. Nothing will happen. Your temperature will return to normal very soon!”
Roxanne spoke very gently before she reached out and held Lucian’s hand, which was still very hot. All the while, she did not let go of his hand. At the same time, she would check his temperature with her left hand every now and then.
The medicine worked very quickly. After ten minutes, sweat started to appear on Lucian’s forehead and even on his palms. In fact, he was perspiring all over his body.
However, Roxanne dared not let her guard down. Lowering his temperature was only a temporary measure. His temperature would surely shoot up again during the night. Hence, she was prepared to stay awake throughout the entire night.
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