Jonathan, however, did not think much of it. He merely thought that Roxanne could easily get the Damaris family’s attention with Larry around. “That’s great,” he said with a smile.
Just as the words left his mouth, he could suddenly feel the temperature beside him drop significantly.
He fell silent and subconsciously turned to look at Lucian.
All he saw was his friend’s gloomy expression as the temperature around them seemed to plummet. Jonathan had no idea what irritated him.
After thinking about it, Jonathan realized that it may be because of Larry. That was the only possible reason.
Is he… jealous?
Jonathan was incredibly shocked.
In his life, he had experienced many things. However, it was his first time seeing Lucian getting jealous over a lady.
Roxanne also noticed the sudden change in Lucian’s expression. She frowned in confusion as she was perplexed by the reason behind his anger.
Because of Lucian’s silent fury, the atmosphere in the living room seemed to tense up.
Roxanne clenched her fists tightly, trying her best to ignore Lucian’s gaze. She then smiled at Jonathan nonchalantly.
Seeing how Roxanne was still able to smile, Lucian’s already grim face turned even colder. He could no longer hold back his anger as he asked, “You seem to have a good relationship with Mr. Morrison, Dr. Jarvis”
Both Jonathan and Roxanne were shocked at his sudden query.
Jonathan was sharp enough to notice the friction in the air and quietly kept his mouth shut in order to make his presence as little as possible.
After moments of stunned silence, Roxanne calmly met Lucian’s gaze. “I’ve known Larry for a long time. He has taken great care of me, and I’m very thankful for that.”
Upon hearing her reply, Lucian pursed his lips. “Is that so? Is it even longer than the years that we’ve known each other?” His tone was laced with mockery.
Roxanne’s heart clenched at that. She subconsciously cast a look in Jonathan’s direction.
Lucian’s choice of words was more than enough to insinuate that there was something going on between them.
Fortunately for her, Jonathan’s expression did not change at all. It seemed like he did not hear Lucian.
Roxanne sighed inwardly in relief and turned back to look at Lucian. “My friendship with Larry is incomparable with my relationship with you, Mr. Farwell.”
Realizing that Roxanne was still trying to avoid talking about what had happened between them, Lucian’s voice was filled with scorn as he replied, “You’re right. I’ve only met you a few times, Dr. Jarvis. How could I ever compare with the many years of friendship between you and Mr. Morrison? I wonder to what extent has Archie and Benny accepted him?”
He was simply implying that Roxanne wanted Larry to be the father of her two children.
Roxanne’s eyebrows knitted into a tighter knot. The anger in her tone was evident as she exclaimed, “Larry and I are just friends. Please refrain from speaking such nonsense, Mr. Farwell!”
Lucian laughed tauntingly. He was just about to retort when Jonathan grabbed onto his arm and interrupted with a cough, “I think Grandpa is awake now. Let’s go and check on him, Lucian.”
Before Lucian could even react, Jonathan grabbed him by the arm and signaled for him to follow him upstairs.
Lucian looked at Roxanne, annoyance evident in his eyes as he shoved Jonathan’s hand away wordlessly.
Seeing that, Jonathan felt an impending headache as he thought that Lucian was going to continue fighting with Roxanne.
Jonathan had deliberately created the opportunity for them to mend their relationship, not for them to argue with each other at his house.
Fortunately, Lucian said nothing further. After pushing Jonathan’s hand away, he silently stood up and headed for the stairs.
Jonathan also scrambled to get up. “I apologize for his behavior, Dr. Jarvis. He doesn’t mean anything, so don’t dwell on it too much. We’ll head upstairs to check in on Grandpa. Please wait for a moment. He’ll be coming down soon.” He smiled apologetically at Roxanne
Now that Jonathan had spoken up to ease the tension, Roxanne naturally would not say more about the situation. She suppressed the fury in her heart and nodded at him.
Jonathan smiled sheepishly and followed after Lucian.
“What’s going on with you, Lucian? Didn’t you come here today to patch things up with Dr. Jarvis?” Jonathan couldn’t help but ask after climbing to the upper floor.
Lucian merely remained silent while wearing a grim expression.
He, too, did not know why he decided to come over.
Roxanne was estranged from both him and Estella. Moreover, the little girl had been so sad the previous night because of Roxanne.
Lucian had deliberately come over to talk to Roxanne on behalf of Estella, but he had lost his cool the moment Jonathan and Roxanne mentioned Larry’s name.
If it hadn’t been for Jonathan, who interrupted them in the nick of time, Lucian wouldn’t know what words would come out of his mouth.
Observing the furious expression on his friend’s face, Jonathan sighed helplessly. “With whatever that happened between the two of you six years ago, you have to be more patient with Dr. Jarvis if you want her to accept you.”
Lucian’s brows knitted into a tight knot as he replied in a low voice, “Okay. I’ll do my best to control myself.”
Jonathan breathed a sigh of relief and turned to walk toward Alfred’s room. “I think that Grandpa should be awake now. Let’s go inside. To be honest, he will be incredibly happy to see you since you have not been able to visit for a long time.”
“I really was pretty busy recently,” Lucian said as he caught up with Jonathan.
“And yet, you still had the time to go to Summerbank with Dr. Jarvis,” Jonathan teased
When Lucian recalled the events that had happened in that particular city, his face darkened. “I just happen to have work to take care of in Summerbank.”
Jonathan smiled wordlessly.
The two men walked over to Alfred’s room, and Jonathan raised a hand to knock on the door. After hearing Alfred’s voice from inside the room, they opened the door and walked in.
“Grandpa, Lucian is here to see you,” Jonathan said to Alfred with a smile after entering the room.
“Hello, Old Mr. Queen,” Lucian greeted politely.
Alfred had just woken up from his nap. He tried to push himself up into a sitting position.
Jonathan quickly walked over to give Alfred a hand while Lucian filled some water into the cup that was on the table. The latter then walked over to Alfred and passed the cup to him.
Alfred took a sip of water and smiled at the young man next to him. “Things aren’t as busy over at the company anymore?”
Lucian nodded. “Things are pretty slow at the office these days, therefore I decided to come and visit you. How have you been lately?”
“I’ve been feeling much better. As for you young people, please remember to take care of yourselves as well. Don’t overwork yourself,” Alfred said in contentment.
“I will. Don’t worry,” Lucian promised.
Jonathan reminded, “Grandpa, Dr. Jarvis is here as well. She’s currently waiting downstairs for you.”
Upon hearing that Roxanne was here, Alfred glared at his grandson. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier? Help me up.”
With that, Jonathan carefully helped Alfred down the bed.
Roxanne had been waiting downstairs for a while when she saw Alfred walking down the stairs. She quickly stood up and greeted him.
“Please, have a seat. There’s no need to be so polite.” Alfred smiled and waved his hand dismissively.
Even so, Roxanne waited till Alfred had taken his seat on the couch before sitting down herself.
Jonathan sat silently at the spot that was furthest from Roxanne, leaving a place beside her for Lucian.
Noticing that Lucian was sitting incredibly near her, Roxanne pursed her lips and shifted her body, trying to widen the distance between them.
Lucian frowned in displeasure when he saw her movements.
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