“Please excuse me,” Jack said to the unconscious Roxanne before carefully reaching. out to undo her button. Colby was grimacing as he watched Jack’s actions. Right as Jack undid Roxanne’s first button, a series of rapid footsteps rang out from outside the office.
Colby’s eyes lit up, but he quickly suppressed his excitement and looked at the door in faked confusion. On the other hand, Jack was too focused on treating Roxanne, so he did not hear the sounds at all.
For ventilation purposes, the door to the office was wide open. The very second Lucian stepped into the office, he saw what Jack was doing. “What are you doing?”
Lucian already disliked Jack because of the latter’s relationship with Roxanne. Thus, he turned livid when he was greeted by the sight of Jack trying to take advantage of Roxanne while she was unconscious, and he dashed over right away.
Before Jack could react, he was punched in the face and stumbled a few steps back before finally regaining his balance.
“What are you trying to do to Roxanne while she’s unconscious, Jack Damaris? I’m warning you now, you better stay away from her! She’s mine!”
Lucian then pulled the unconscious Roxanne into his arms and glared at Jack viciously. Jack had inhaled toxic gas, so he was weaker than Lucian.
After getting punched, he took a whole minute to recollect himself and instinctively attempt to retaliate.
Nevertheless, when he registered who had arrived, he tamped down his fury and licked the corner of his scraped lips. “Ms. Jarvis has been poisoned. I’m afraid her life is in danger. I have to take off her shirt to perform acupuncture on her,” he said in a low voice.
When Lucian heard that, his eyes darkened, and he lowered his gaze to look at the woman in his arms.
Earlier, when he received Colby’s message, he was only informed about Roxanne’s unconscious state from getting poisoned. There was no mention of her life being in danger.
Even though he had made all the preparations for the worst-case scenario and had ordered the best hospital in the city to go on standby, he still couldn’t help panicking when he heard the news. If anything happens to Roxanne…
Jack lifted his hand to touch his injured cheek before walking back to Roxanne, intending to pick up where he left off. If Lucian had attacked him at a different time and place, Jack certainly would have returned the blow mercilessly.
However, Roxanne’s life was on the line, so Jack did not have time to settle the score with Lucian. “Get lost!” Yet, before he could even touch the woman, Lucian carried her in his arms and strode to the doorway Jack froze.
Once he realized what Lucian was trying to do, he hastily ran after him. “Lucian, Ms. Jarvis’ situation is urgent! We can’t waste any time at all! I might be able to treat her with the time you use to send her to the hospital!”
Lucian ignored him and continued walking toward the entrance of the research institute.
At that, Jack snapped his brows together and turned to shoot a glare at Colby, who was still standing in the office, before following Lucian.
An ambulance was already waiting at the entrance of the research institute, and a doctor and two nurses were waiting for Lucian’s orders.
The moment they saw Lucian stepping out of the building with Roxanne in his arms, they rushed over with a stretcher and swiftly placed Roxanne on it before carrying her into the ambulance.
By the time Jack came rushing out, the ambulance had already left. Lucian was left standing at the entrance while wearing a grim look on his face and was about to get into his own car.
Jack scanned the surroundings and saw no sign of Roxanne anywhere. Hastily, he walked over to stop Lucian, who was about to leave. “Where’s Ms. Jarvis?”
Lucian could not believe that the other man still had the audacity to come after him. He paused in his tracks and shot an icy glare at Jack. “That’s none of your business. Stay in your lane. I’ll take care of my woman.”
“Lucian Farwell!” Jack found the man before him absolutely unreasonable. “Do you know what situation Ms. Jarvis is in? She might die any time! It’s fine if you don’t want me to treat her, but you should have at least let me go with her!”
I can still give Roxanne emergency treatment if anything happens to her on the way to the hospital.
As soon as he finished his sentence, he noticed the anger written all over Lucian’s face. “I told you this is none of your business! In fact, I’d like to ask you why you’re so worried about my woman!”
Jack frowned. “Have you been coveting her?” Lucian snapped. “Roxanne has explained to me that she bears no romantic feelings toward you. She only sees you as a business partner. Mr. Damaris, it’s best if you stop acting on those feelings of yours!”
With that, Lucian glanced at the hand on his arm and snarled, “Let go!”
Jack ignored his warning and insisted, “I’ll go with you to see her!” Jack’s insistence made Lucian’s temper flare, and in the next second, Lucian raised his fist to punch the other man.
Jack groaned in pain when he was hit in the stomach. Instinctively, he let go of Lucian and clutched his stomach.
“Stay away from her! If you keep pestering her, then I’ll have to start wondering if you were why she was poisoned,” Lucian hissed as he fixed his gaze on Jack, his expression grim.
Hearing that, Jack endured the intense pain in his stomach and gritted out, “Don’t make baseless accusations! If I did that to her, then why would I bother trying to save her? I’m just worried about Ms. Jarvis!”
By then, Lucian was already in the car. Without sparing Jack a glance, he answered, “I’ve already gotten the best doctor to be on standby, and I’ve made arrangements for her to be treated with the best equipment. There’s no way you can cure her if those can’t.”
With that said, he started the car and drove toward the hospital I’ve wasted too much time with Jack. I wonder how Roxanne is now.
Meanwhile, anger thrummed in Jack’s veins as he thought about the two punches he had to endure while watching Lucian drive off.
I hope Lucian will be plagued by regret for the rest of his life if anything happens to Roxanne. As for how he punched me twice… One day, I’ll make him pay twice the price!
“Mr. Damaris.” Just as Jack was stewing in his anger, Colby ambled out of the research institute and pretentiously looked around. “Why are you alone? Where are Dr. Jarvis and Mr. Farwell? How is Dr. Jarvis now?”
“Shut up!” Jack was already filled with fury, and Colby’s words only served to add fuel to the fire. A look of annoyance crept onto Jack’s face. Colby froze before tentatively asking, “Is Dr. Jarvis…”
Before he could finish his sentence, Jack interrupted him, “Colby, why did the experiment go wrong? What exactly happened?”
At that, Colby tensed, and the hair on the back of his neck stood on end. Jack’s tone sounded as if he already knew Colby was the one who had tampered with the experiment.
No. That’s not possible. Jack wasn’t around when I did it. Moreover, Roxanne’s unconscious right now, so I’m the only one with the right to check the surveillance cameras of the lab. No one will be able to check the footage without my permission. Even if Jack is suspicious about my involvement, there’s nothing he can do if I deny everything.
With that thought in mind, Colby relaxed. “Weren’t you the one who has been working on the experiment with Dr. Jarvis lately? I wasn’t sure about your experiment’s details, and that’s why I didn’t dare to open the bottle right away- that’s why I asked you guys to take a look at it.”
In other words, he was implying that he had stayed away from the lab countertop to ensure that the experiment would go smoothly without his presence.
After hearing his explanation, Jack looked at. him skeptically before saying, “Dr. Galloway, don’t you think it’s such a coincidence? Why did something happen precisely when I wasn’t around?”
Colby shrugged, his expression remaining unchanged. “I’m not sure either.”
Then, he shifted the topic and said, “What’s most important now is Dr. Jarvis’ condition. I wonder how she is right now. Where did Mr. Farwell take her to? Can we visit her?”
The mention of Lucian caused a dark look to descend upon Jack’s face again. “Why did Lucian find out about Ms. Jarvis’ poisoning?”
Colby stiffened, but he soon uttered in a confident tone, “Dr. Jarvis seems to be in a good relationship with Mr. Farwell, who’s in charge of the powerful Farwell Group of Horington. Of course I’m going to look for Mr. Farwell after what happened to Dr. Jarvis. I was hoping he could provide her with the best medical resources.”
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.