Chapter 891 – Her Sudden Departure: A Tale of Love and Redemption (Lucian & Roxanne)

By the time Jonathan supported Madilyn to the front door, their friends were nowhere to be seen.

After the driver arrived, Jonathan carefully helped Madilyn into the car. He immediately went to the trunk and took out a vomit bag, preparing for the worst. Although the woman felt dizzy, she was still conscious.

She could not help but admire the man’s meticulousness. Once Jonathan got into the car, he handed the bag to Madilyn and instructed the driver, “Drive slower and don’t swerve too much.” Next, he shifted his position to keep an appropriate distance from Madilyn..

He sat upright and looked out the window as if he had nothing to do with her. Madilyn finally understood why such a handsome and eligible man was still single.

She began to lose her sobriety as she had consumed too much alcohol in her moment of joy. A few seconds later, she closed her eyes and appeared to have fallen asleep. Jonathan took a quick glance and noticed that her head was slipping and tilting, although her eyes remained closed.

“Ms. Xander, are you asleep?” he asked. By then, Madilyn was in a half-conscious state. She felt uncomfortable because her head had nowhere to rest. Hence, she really wished that the man would let her lean on his shoulder, but he remained indifferent.

As she drifted to sleep again, her body slid toward Jonathan; her head accidentally fell on his shoulder. She was somewhat aware and felt that she was still in an uncomfortable position. Hence, her head involuntarily moved toward Jonathan.

Unexpectedly, the man used his other hand to support her head. Madilyn suddenly woke up because the man’s hand was forcefully lifting her head away from his shoulder.

“Ms. Xander, wake up, don’t fall asleep! It’s easy to cause vomiting like this!” Jonathan’s voice was low and gentle. Feeling utterly speechless, Madilyn shifted away from him and sat upright. This man is difficult to deal with!

She sighed inwardly and gradually fell asleep again. After the car pulled up at the accommodation, Jonathan immediately got out to help her out of the car. However, this time, Madilyn had become quite sober and got out of the car by herself.

“Thank you, Mr. Queen, for the vomit bag!” With a flushed face, she handed the bag to the man with a hint of resentment. She then quickly stomped into the residential area. Jonathan rubbed his nose in confusion when he saw the look of annoyance on her face. Was the air conditioning too cold just now?

As Jonathan watched Madilyn walking away, he called Lucian to inform him that he had successfully escorted the woman home.

“Okay, good job. Is there any further development?” Lucian asked casually. “What development? No, I just followed your instructions and sent Ms. Xander home,” Jonathan replied seriously. Lucian was stunned for two seconds before nodding. “Okay, that’s it then!”

As soon as he hung up the phone, Roxanne’s phone rang. It was Madilyn calling.

“Roxanne, can you believe it? As soon as I got in the car, he gave me a vomit bag! Oh my goodness! Not a hangover pill, not water, but a vomit bag! Roxanne, am I doomed? Do I deserve this?” Madilyn ranted angrily.

Roxanne was amused. She never thought that Jonathan could be so clueless. In the past, she thought Jonathan was too busy developing and strengthening the Queen family to be bothered with love affairs.

It seemed that it was not the case!

During the night, Roxanne chatted plenty with Madilyn until the latter fell asleep. After that, Roxanne felt a slight pain coming from her abdomen. It was about time for her period. It greatly discomforted her every time. As a result, she often had to bear the pain while working.

She thought Lucian had fallen asleep, but to her surprise, he left the kitchen with a cup of sweet ginger ale and served it to her. “Drink this first. When you’re done, I’ll give you a foot massage. What do you think?”

Roxanne was slightly stunned. While I’m surprised to see him being so gentle since he usually has a stern and cold demeanor as the CEO of Farwell Group, I’m nonetheless touched by his act. After she grabbed the cup, he told her to wait a bit before blowing at the liquid inside until the temperature cooled down.

Then he left to fetch a basin of water. As she drank the sweet ginger ale, she felt the pain in her abdomen dissipating. Why is this sweeter than honey?

I think I understand now why Madilyn was complaining so much earlier and said Jonathan must’ve had some sort of psychological barrier after comparing him with Lucian. She couldn’t help but smile as she thought about how lucky she was..

Upon returning with a basin of water, Lucian asked her to sit properly, tested the water temperature, and massaged her feet.

“Once you’re done, I’ll help do the same, too.” Roxanne felt pleasantly surprised to receive that treatment, which spurred her to show him just what a kind wife she was.

“I don’t need it since I don’t have periods. Besides, your legs turned stiff after standing around in the research institute every day. Massaging your foot like this can relieve fatigue and prevent your veins from swelling, right?”

In response, she nodded. He’s correct. I still can’t believe this is happening because he’s acting so lovely right now. The next morning, after Roxanne sent her children to kindergarten, she prepared to head toward the research institute.

It was then Linda called her. “When I checked the institute’s account earlier, I noticed something’s wrong with the price of our raw materials, Dr. Jarvis. Our costs suddenly skyrocketed! I continued investigating the matter and discovered the Damaris family’s medicinal herbs suppliers had hiked the price for those materials! The purchasing department didn’t notify me of the matter in time!”

Furrowing her eyebrows, Roxanne asked, “How much did the price increase?” I thought the Queen family bought the Damaris family’s medicinal herbs suppliers. There’s no way Jonathan would suddenly increase the price.

“It was increased by at least fifty percent! Some even went up to two hundred percent of their original cost! The price for our latest medicine will be too low to cover our cost in this case! We’ll be losing money!” Stifled rage and anxiety could be heard in Linda’s voice.

“I see. In that case, I want you to sort out the materials that had their price increased and create a price comparison. Send the results to my phone. I’ll ask about what’s happening instead of returning to the research institute first.” Upon ending the phone call, Roxanne pondered for a few moments. Does Lucian know about this? Hmm, I don’t think it’s a good idea to ask him about it in his company. I guess I’ll call him first and ask him to meet up with me somewhere else.

Hence, she briefly told Lucian about the situation over the phone and asked him to meet her at a café near Farwell Group. When he arrived, she had also received the files Linda had sent her, so she immediately showed them to him.

Right after he briefly read through the documents, he frowned. Something’s not right!! asked the Queen family to purchase those companies to better control the supply and price. They’re no different from Jack if they hike up the price so suddenly. “Don’t worry. I’ll ask Jonathan about it.”

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