In the car, the two of them talked at length about the past. It was as though a movie was playing in her head, depicting increasingly more events of the past.
“There’s something wrong with you, Elektra. Lucian, Jonathan, and I remember all this. How could you have forgotten them? Did something happen during the few years you were abroad?” James was very much surprised. That question stumped Elektra.
She tried her best to cast her mind back to the past, but there were many details she could not recall, especially the first two years she made Lucian’s acquaintance. What exactly is wrong with me? Am I suffering from amnesia?
There was still a week before Madilyn’s wedding. Both Roxanne and Lucian went to her house to help decorate the place. Jonathan was hanging streamers while his parents, Zachary and Henrietta, were talking to Lorraine about the specifics of the wedding in the living room.
The couple respected Lorraine’s feelings greatly, urging her to speak up if she had any requests, and they would fulfill them as long as it was within the Queen family’s capabilities.
On the contrary, Madilyn was so busy getting the new hospital up and running as soon as possible that she was not home yet.
“Hah! The bride-to-be is all calm and unruffled, yet we’re all anxious. I told Madilyn not to worry about the situation at the hospital, but she turned a deaf ear to my words and couldn’t even be bothered to make preparations for her own wedding.” Noticing that her best friend’s wedding gown was wrinkled, Roxanne took out an iron and smoothed the creases..
At her complaint, Lucian chuckled. “It’s okay. We don’t need to be anxious. That will fall on someone else.”
After saying that, he threw a look at Jonathan.
“Just go downstairs and have coffee, Lucian, Roxanne. I’ll be fine doing everything by myself. Indeed, I’m far more anxious about the wedding than Madilyn,” Jonathan voluntarily admitted.
His candor had both Lucian and Roxanne burst into laughter. Downstairs, the two families chatted amicably. Jonathan had told Zachary and Henrietta about Norton, so they did not mention a word about the man.
When they all saw Lucian and Roxanne coming downstairs, they promptly greeted the couple with a smile, as friendly as ever.
“Don’t bother about Maddy’s affairs anymore, Roxanne. You’re delicate now that you’re with child. Quick, come here and have a seat!” Lorraine urged earnestly.
Sitting down, Lucian and Roxanne listened as they continued talking, adding to the wedding details when necessary. Shortly after, Madilyn returned home.
At the sight of their soon-to-be daughter-in-law, Zachary and Henrietta were beyond satisfied. They quickly helped to remove her jacket, then immediately served her a cup of hot coffee. Witnessing that, Roxanne was certain that her best friend would definitely be treated well after marrying into the Queen family.
Madilyn wanted to report the progress of the new hospital to Roxanne, but the latter told her to get her room ready for the wedding. After tarrying for a while longer, Lucian and Roxanne left for the kindergarten to pick the triplets up.
While they were on their way there, the housekeeper at the Jarvis residence phoned Roxanne out of the blue, sounding exceedingly. anxious. “It’s bad, Mrs. Farwell! Something is wrong with your father! Could you make a trip back right now?”
A frown marred Roxanne’s countenance when she heard that. “Okay. I’ll come over at once!” On the heels of that, Lucian turned the car around and headed toward the Jarvis residence instead.
Previously, they had turned the Jarvis residence inside out to find Roxanne’s mother’s clothes, but to no avail. Right then, the place had been completely. renovated.
When they arrived at the spacious courtyard, two housekeepers were crying out incessantly, “Mr. Jarvis! Mr. Jarvis! Hurry up and wake up!”
Lucian carried Roxanne out of the car, and they both strode over. The instant the housekeepers caught sight of the couple, they hurriedly moved out of the way. Sweeping a glance over her father, Roxanne swiftly crouched and took his pulse.
Grant’s face was flushed, making it evident that something was wrong with his complexion. His pulse had Roxanne’s expression darken frightfully. His heartbeat was so weak that it was negligible, and it was as though he could die anytime.
This isn’t right. He was looking pretty well a few days ago. Even if he had an attack, it shouldn’t have been so quick! Roxanne mused inwardly, swinging her gaze at her husband. Lucian reacted at lightning speed. He scooped Grant, who was all skin and bones, up and went into the house.
While walking into the house, Roxanne asked the housekeepers, “Had anyone been here and had contact with my father? And did he eat anything dubious?”
The housekeepers nodded in unison and replied, “Someone did come by yesterday evening. It was a middle-aged woman who was quite well-dressed. Mr. Jarvis was chatting normally with her at first, but they suddenly started arguing. We’re not exactly sure if he had eaten anything.”
Roxanne did not even need to think to know that it was Winnie who had visited. So much time had passed without anything happening. It was obvious that Winnie was the one creating trouble, given that something bad had happened to Grant right after he met her.
That b*tch! She’s still thinking of harming Grant even when she’s about to die! Well, Grant probably deserves it!
With her newfound understanding, Roxanne began administering acupuncture to Grant. A while later, the woman looked up and noticed that her father’s face, which had turned crimson and was extremely swollen earlier, was gradually returning to normal.
The swelling had happened due to the coagulation and reverse flow of blood in Grant’s body. If the situation had been slightly more severe, his blood would have completely solidified and turned black.
Roxanne had always been bold and meticulous. Seeing that the acupuncture had taken effect, she instructed the housekeepers to concoct the medicine at once. However, Grant was still unconscious.
“Winnie had poisoned him! Lucian, call the police!” Roxanne exclaimed coldly while walking out of the room. She had never expected Winnie to be that vicious. Even though Grant’s good days were already coming to an end, the woman still could not wait to kill him.
Lucian nodded and proceeded to retrieve the surveillance recordings in the house. From the videos, he saw that Winnie had entered the living room right after she arrived, and a moment later, a quarrel erupted between her and Grant.
Both of them appeared to be very agitated. However, as audio was not captured in the recordings, it was not clear what their argument was about. Lucian summoned the housekeepers once again to inquire about the content of the quarrel between the two.
“We vaguely heard Mr. Jarvis calling the woman ‘evil’ and other words along those lines…” one of the housekeepers answered.
Another housekeeper pondered intently for a moment before adding, “They mentioned poisoning as well. Mr. Jarvis had asked the woman if it was her who did it.” Upon hearing that, a scary thought surfaced in Lucian’s mind.
He looked toward Roxanne right away, but judging by the woman’s expression, it seemed as if she had yet to figure out what was going on. Lucian was worried that he might agitate his wife if he told her the truth directly.
Indeed, Roxanne was still trying to get a grasp on the situation with a crease between her brows. The surveillance recordings did not show Grant drinking anything. If that’s the case, how did Winnie poison him?
After a few seconds of contemplation, Lucian pulled his wife over and sat her down before saying in a gentle tone, “Darling, I have a bold speculation that I want to share with you, but you have to promise me that you will stay calm, okay?”
With a suspicious expression, Roxanne nodded. Then, Lucian started speaking. “Maybe, Grant had found out some things about Winnie and called her over to question her. It’s likely that his guess was right, which posed a huge threat to Winnie. Hence, she decided to get rid of him.”
“What did he guess?” Roxanne froze. She could sense that her husband was trying to tell her something. Recalling what the housekeepers had told them earlier, suddenly, the realization hit her, and Roxanne was completely struck dumb..
Lucian noticed his wife’s reaction and knew that she had finally made the connection. At that moment, he was extremely worried that the woman would go berserk out of fury.
“Darling, Darling… relax! Please don’t get too agitated. You’re pregnant now! Darling, that was just my guess!” Lucian quickly tried to comfort Roxanne.
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.
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