Jealousy surged within Colby’s heart. He had assumed Roxanne’s call was a result of her realizing something unusual about the fire. He did not expect it to be for this reason.
I have done so much, but still, Roxanne refuses to spare me even a glance! If that is the case, I don’t mind teaching her a lesson! With that thought in mind, Colby purposely slowed down and made slight mistakes along the way.
Since Roxanne was so anxious about the infected people, he wanted to make sure they suffered longer. That way, Roxanne would learn to find professionals to handle professional matters the next time.
For instance, he knew more about medicinal herbs than Lucian! “Is it not done yet?” Lucian asked as he looked at the time, furrowing his brows.
Colby raised his head indifferently. “The quantity of medicinal herbs used has to be very precise. I have to be careful when measuring them.”
Hearing that, Lucian suppressed the worry in his heart and fell silent. His brows drew together as he watched Colby’s every movement.
Colby felt his stare and reverted to his regular speed, afraid Lucian might suspect something. After he prepared the prescription, he glanced at the time. He had delayed the time by around half an hour.
Satisfaction flashed across Colby’s eyes, and he passed the medicinal herbs to Lucian. “It’s done. You should go, Mr. Farwell.”
Lucian retracted his gaze and took the medicinal herbs. He uttered a word of thanks before leaving.
Colby watched him leave with a sinister look.
One day, I’ll make sure Roxanne only looks at me! No matter how exceptional Lucian or Jack is, they are only my steppingstones!
Back near the campsite, Roxanne did not know what was happening at the research institute as she waited anxiously for Lucian to arrive.
Benny and Estella were in so much pain they could hardly move anymore. They were also displaying signs of losing consciousness.
Archie was alarmed when he noticed their feeble conditions. “Mommy, are Benny and Essie going to be okay? They seem to be in so much pain…”
Roxanne suppressed her anxiety and patted Archie’s head. She reassured him, “Don’t worry. Mr. Farwell will be here soon.”
Estella must have heard them talking about Lucian as she opened her eyes weakly and extended her hand toward Roxanne.
Roxanne instantly lifted the little girl into her arms. Then, she began to tenderly stroke Estella’s back as she murmured soothing words.
Meanwhile, Archie massaged Benny’s stomach gently.
The sky was turning dark as the four of them waited in the car anxiously.
Suddenly, they saw a bright light from afar.
Archie’s eyes lit up. “Mommy, Mr. Farwell is here!”
Besides Lucian, Archie could not think of anyone else who would come here at this time.
The light soon enveloped their surroundings.
Roxanne was still carrying Estella in her arms as she glanced in the direction of the light.
When she saw the familiar Bentley, she heaved a sigh of relief.
Lucian was finally here.
Soon, the car stopped beside them. Lucian got out of the car with a bag of medicinal herbs.
“Mr. Farwell!”
Archie ran over to him excitedly.
Lucian patted Archie’s head with a grim expression, and they quickly made their way over to where Roxanne was.
Lucian was only wearing a thin shirt, even though it was a chilly night.
Roxanne finally calmed down when she saw the man in front of her. Despite that, it still took her a while to snap back to reality.
Lucian’s gaze moved from her to Benny and Estella.
“I’ll go brew the medicine.” Roxanne jolted back to her senses and took the medicinal herbs from him. However, just as she moved to get out of the car, Estella instinctively grabbed tighter to her clothes in her unconscious state.
As she was sick, Estella innately wanted to be close to someone who provided her with a sense of security. It was evident that Roxanne was such a person to the little girl.
Roxanne froze upon noticing Estella’s movement. In the end, she did not let go of the girl, who remained in her arms. With Estella in one hand and the bag of medicine in the other, she got out of the car.
“Can you help me look after Benny, Mr. Farwell?” As she spoke, she glanced at Benny, who was still sitting in the car. Before Lucian could say anything, Archie promised, “I’ll take good care of Benny!”
Roxanne smiled when she heard that. She then carried Estella toward the direction of the tent. She could only head there to brew the medicine, as all their equipment was placed near the tent.
Lucian stared at Roxanne’s retreating figure with a complicated expression. A second later, Benny caught his attention. “Mommy…”
Benny was already fading out of consciousness from the pain. However, he still called out as he felt his mother leave him.
As he muttered, his hand reached out in the direction of where Roxanne was previously sitting. However, his hand grasped empty air.
The next second, Benny sniffled pitifully and placed his hand back on his stomach. His pained expression made Lucian frown. After a moment of hesitation, he shifted Benny into his arms.
Benny instinctively extended his hand to grab Lucian’s shirt. Lucian’s heart softened when he saw Benny’s reliant action. Archie watched enviously at the sight of Lucian embracing Benny.
I also want to be hugged by Daddy like this…
With Benny in his embrace, Lucian glanced at the tent and saw that Roxanne was already brewing the medicine. He said to Archie, “Let’s go over there.”
Archie was still immersed in his thoughts and did not reply to him immediately.
Lucian thought Archie was worrying about Benny and raised his other hand to pat the boy on his head. Then, he bent down to take Archie’s hand.
Archie finally snapped back to reality. His eyes lit up when he realized his hand was being held by Lucian. He then followed the man obediently to where Roxanne was.
Roxanne was sitting near the tent with Estella in her arms. The girl was trembling slightly, but Roxanne did not know if it was because of the pain or the cold.
Roxanne stood up upon seeing that. She wanted to find a piece of clothing from the tent for Estella to wear. As soon as she got up, she saw Lucian walking over with the two boys. “Is the medicine done?”
It took her a few seconds to regain her senses before she answered him, “We need to wait for another half an hour.” With that, she directed her concerned gaze to Benny.
Her heart clenched when she noticed Benny was gripping Lucian’s expensive shirt. Lucian must give Benny a great sense of security for the latter to have such a reliant action. Does Benny miss having a father?
At that moment, Roxanne felt like revealing the truth to Lucian. As she was contemplating, Benny’s murmur broke the silence. “Daddy…”
Benny tightened his grip on Lucian’s shirt. It feels like Daddy’s embrace…
Benny was in so much pain he had lost consciousness. He did not know his mutter had led to tremendous shock for the two adults who heard it.
Archie also grew nervous upon hearing his brother’s voice. If Mommy finds out that we knew about our father a long time ago and were just hiding it from her, would she be upset?
In reality, Roxanne had not even considered this possibility. Even though she was still considering whether to reveal the truth about their background to her children a moment ago, she regained her senses right after she heard Benny’s voice.
She was not ready yet. At that thought, Roxanne pinched herself to snap out of it as she looked calmly at Lucian. “You can pass Benny to me. He must be frightened.”
Roxanne moved closer to Lucian and passed Estella to him. “Estella must miss her father too.” Lucian furrowed his brows at Roxanne. She seems to be acting strangely today.
However, he did not think much of it as he passed Benny to her. Estella seemed to realize she had left Roxanne’s embrace and murmured in dissatisfaction.
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.