Lucian was calm as he glanced at James and said, “Did something happen to you at Alendor?” His gaze was sharp. He could figure out that the smile on James’ lips was forced. It looked like the latter had something on his mind.
James nodded, but the words that came out of his mouth were a different story. “It’s nothing much. I’ll tell you about it later.”
“Congratulations, Lucian and Roxanne. The wedding is coming soon! It wasn’t easy to get a plane ticket from Alendor. I even had to go. through a layover. So don’t blame me for only returning now.”
“It’s fine. You’re just in time for the wedding. We’re happy to see you back home.” Roxanne smiled. She held out her hand, wanting to help with James’ luggage, but he waved his hand to reject her.
“Let’s get in the car,” Lucian said curtly. The three of them got in the car and left the airport. In the car, James confessed why he had asked Lucian to pick him up at the airport.
He did not wish to return home because he knew he would receive a nagging from his family. He planned to stay at Lucian’s place temporarily, to which Roxanne immediately agreed. After all, his presence would not affect their daily activities much. The guest room on the third floor was still vacant too.
“But, of course, the first thing I’d like to do is see Essie. I want to see how she is doing.” James had put in much effort and tried various psychological treatment methods to cure Estella, but he failed.
Estella’s illness faced a considerable change when Roxanne’s identity as her mother was revealed. That was what James wanted to study her condition. He wanted to know how a parent-child relationship could affect the cause and cure of psychological illnesses.
“You’ll be surprised to see how much she’s changed, Lucian replied with a smile. James nodded. “That’s good, then. Also, I can’t wait to meet with those two geniuses. If possible, I’d like to make them my research. objects.”
“Hmph! What are you trying to do by making all three of our children your lab rats?” The trio chatted as they made their home. James was exhausted after his journey, so the couple told him to rest early. When they retired to their room, Lucian frowned and said, “It looks like something happened to James.”
Roxanne had also noticed James’ unusual behavior. She nodded and suggested for Lucian to find at chance to sit down and have a talk with James.
She did not want James to end up like Jonathan, who obviously felt he was under lots of pressure but was unwilling to share his burdens. Sooner or later, he would face a mental breakdown if he kept everything to himself.
The three children woke up early the following day and did some exercise in the garden. It was an exercise regime that Lucian and Roxanne had formulated. They had to do it every day. After all, one could only do the things they liked better if they had a healthy body.
James woke up to the children laughing. He got up and groggily poured himself a cup of water before going toward the balcony and looking down at the figures in the garden.
That was his hobby-people watching. Estella was running and jumping around as she played with her two brothers, often bursting into laughter at their antics. A smile made its way onto James’ lips as he watched the children.
It looks like she’s completely cured. How fascinating. It’s much harder to cure a psychological illness than a physiological one. The chances of success are super low. He gulped down his water before he washed up and went down to greet the children.
James was having fun with the children when Roxanne and Lucian woke up. Estella was incredibly close to him. After all, James had been gentle and patient when he tried to help her with her illness back then.
Hence, she was able to open up to James easily. Archie and Benny were easily approachable. The way they addressed James as “Mr. Lann” was sweet and cute. Unbeknown to them, they were being targeted as research objects by James.
Seeing the three children’s accomplishments, James could not help but admit that they were indeed geniuses.
He knew Lucian for many years but never thought the latter was much of a genius. However, those three children were much more talented than Lucian. Naturally, Roxanne’s genes were indeed excellent. Estella showed James the clothes she had designed, shocking him when she showed him Snuggly’s market shares and sales records.
“Lucian, your family members are naturals at being businessmen. First, it was Roxanne’s. Flora Verba Group, and now there’s Essie’s Snuggly. Are you planning on taking over every industry?”
Lucian dragged James away to enjoy some coffee and chat casually, preparing to discreetly. talk about business before suggesting that James take over as the CEO of Flora Verba Group..
“Many things have happened over the past few months. I’m sure you’ve heard about them, right?” Lucian asked. James nodded. He had indeed heard of what happened. He knew everything from Aubree’s craziness to Jack’s poisoning incident to Elektra’s recent mess-up.
Although he was not in Horington, his family or Jonathan would notify him about the incidents happening in the city. Among all those incidents, the one he least expected was Elektra’s decision to turn herself in. However, it was not that unexpected if he gave it some thought. He knew that Elektra had feelings for Lucian..
“Forget it. I’m still not suited to go about things in roundabout manner. In short, don’t leave this time. Do you think you’d want to be the CEO of Flora Verba Group? You can help take charge of the company temporarily.”
Lucian’s gaze fell onto James’ face as he carefully observed any reactions the latter would have. James was taken aback when he heard Lucian’s question. He did not expect Lucian to offer such a vital position in the company to a psychologist like him.
He smiled and replied, “Lucian, are you planning on dragging me back into the business world? Are you letting me use Flora Verba Group to practice my skills?”
It was evident that James did not know the latest valuation of Flora Verba Group. The last time he heard about it, Flora Verba Group was worth over ten billion. Compared to the businesses worth two to three hundred billion under the Lann family, Flora Verba Group was just a tiny company that could be used for training.
“I doubt you can consider this as training. After all, the market value of Flora Verba Group has increased to sixty billion. Plus, the products are trending one after the other.” Lucian smiled wickedly.
“Come on. You can’t be serious. Did it increase that fast? It’s… only been two months.” James was taken aback as he fell into deep thought. Lucian did not press for an answer either as he waited in silence.
Roxanne noticed the tense atmosphere when she made her way over. She guessed that they might have gone down to business.
“Lucian, I’ve been worried about something lately. I noticed that I was improving at using Cerulean Needle Technique, but I’ve yet to find someone suitable to pass on my medical knowledge and the ancient medicine books I acquired. What should I do?”
Roxanne regretted her words the moment they left her mouth. She felt the act she and Lucian were putting on was absurd. However, it unexpectedly had a wonderful outcome. James’ eyes lit up when he heard what Roxanne said. His hesitance soon turned into determination.
“Roxanne, are you looking for someone to learn medical skills from you? Are you going to teach. them personally?” he asked eagerly.
“Yes. My mentor said it was time for me to start looking for disciples. He also said that I should look for someone with the right qualifications and start training them from a young age to pass down my skills to them.”
Roxanne was telling the truth. She had already been exposed to the world of medicine many years ago.
“Roxanne, um… Will someone in their mid- twenties do?” James asked.
Hence, James agreed to Lucian’s proposal. He became the CEO of Flora Verba Group and Roxanne’s apprentice, slowly climbing the stairs of success. This is a win-win situation. In other words, it was a situation where he won twice.
Seeing how happy James was, Lucian and – Roxanne exchanged glances and smiled. They had finally settled that matter. That afternoon, James left after lunch.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.