Chapter 604 – Her Sudden Departure: A Tale of Love and Redemption (Lucian & Roxanne)

Lucian flashed him a grateful smile as he replied, “The kids are in the ward next door. I’m guessing they’re still awake right now. I had them come over in a hurry, so they probably haven’t eaten. Could you help take them out for a meal?”

Jonathan agreed to his request without any hesitation whatsoever. Lucian made his way over to the adjacent ward and knocked on it.

Sure enough, the kids were all wide awake at the time. Archie came running out of the ward the moment he knocked on the door. “What is it, Mr. Farwell? Did something happen to Mommy?”

Lucian felt his heartache when he saw how worried Archie looked. He gave him a reassuring pat on the head and said, “Your mommy is doing fine. Since you three haven’t eaten, I am thinking of having Mr. Queen here take you kids out for a meal.”

Archie shook his head and turned him down without any hesitation. “No, we want to stay here with Mommy!”

As Lucian wasn’t good at coaxing children, he didn’t know what else to say to them. Jonathan patted him on the shoulder and whispered, “Let me talk to them.”

After giving it some thought, Lucian reluctantly stepped aside and let him into the ward. Jonathan then knelt beside Archie and said, “Mr. Farwell treats your mommy really well, doesn’t he? Do you guys like him?”

Archie nodded hesitantly in response. Jonathan flashed him a smile as he suggested, “In that case, shall we head out and give the two of them some privacy?”

Lucian couldn’t hear what Jonathan told them, but he did notice the rapid change in their facial expressions. It didn’t take long before Jonathan successfully convinced the kids to go with him.

“I’ll take the kids out for a meal and bring them. back here in a bit. You should go keep Dr. Jarvis company!” he said with all three of the kids. standing next to him.

Lucian nodded. “Thanks a lot.” Jonathan simply let out a casual chuckle and led the kids into the elevator.

There was still a hint of doubt in Lucian’s eyes as he watched the elevator doors close, but he figured it would be safe to entrust Jonathan with the kids.

After taking a few seconds to recollect himself, Lucian turned around and made his way into the ward.

Unbeknownst to him, Roxanne had heard his footsteps from inside the ward. Realizing that Lucian was coming in alone this time, she quickly closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

“I’ve been doing a lot of thinking. I can’t force you to accept me after this incident, but Archie and Benny need a father,” Lucian said in a deep voice.

Roxanne felt tense up out of fear of what he would say next. “If you won’t let me be their father, then I can help you find their biological father instead. At the very least, I’ll make sure he fulfills his responsibilities as their father,” Lucian continued.

Roxanne’s eyes shot open when she heard that. I won’t be able to keep their true identities a secret if Lucian decides to investigate! I can’t afford to lose them!

She opened her mouth and was about to say something but got cut off by a sudden splitting headache. “What’s wrong?” Lucian asked when he saw that she was in pain.

Roxanne had both arms wrapped around her head. She knew that she had accidentally gotten emotional before making a full recovery, which would result in a splitting headache.

However, she was unable to tell him about it. The next thing she knew, Lucian had placed a hand on her shoulder, which made her feel a lot better.

As though it would transfer her pain over to him, Roxanne instinctively grabbed onto his hand and squeezed as hard as she could. It pained Lucian deeply to see her in so much pain.

He then sat down on the side of her bed and hugged her tightly with one arm. Using his other arm, he grabbed his phone and called Zayne.

Fortunately, the call got through fairly quickly. “Have the specialists come over immediately!” Lucian ordered coldly while enduring the pain in his hand.

Although they were speaking on the phone, Zayne was still terrified by his icy-cold tone of voice and agreed to his request in a heartbeat.

Lucian hung up the phone after that and whispered in Roxanne’s ear, “I’ve summoned the doctors. They should be here any minute now, so just hang in there for a bit. Do not fall asleep, you hear me?”

Roxanne tightened her grip on his hand and instinctively nuzzled against his chest. She felt as though her body was being torn apart by the intense pain.

“I won’t investigate them if you don’t want me to. I just want you to be all right!” Lucian muttered through clenched teeth.

Roxanne felt as though her headache got a little less intense when she buried her face in his chest and filled her nose with his scent. However, she was still in too much pain to say anything in response.

The door to her ward opened all of a sudden, and she soon heard the sound of hurried footsteps approaching. Lucian then let go of her shoulder and got ready to leave.

Realizing that he was about to leave her, Roxanne instinctively reached out and grabbed his arm. Lucian’s presence was her only source of comfort while she was in great pain, so the thought of him leaving filled her heart with fear and anxiousness.

Everyone in the ward was shocked by her actions. Lucian felt a huge wave of emotions crashing against his heart.

As though he were coaxing a child, Lucian said in a gentle tone, “Roxanne, you need to let the doctors take a look at you so that the headache will go away soon. Don’t worry for I will be standing right next to you. The doctors can’t examine you if you don’t let go.”

The specialists exchanged glances as they realized something was off about the relationship between the two. Roxanne slowly let go of Lucian after hearing what he said, but she kept her gaze on him the whole time.

With a worried frown on his face, Lucian stood in the corner of the ward and told the specialists, “Please proceed to examine her.”

The specialists then got to work and began their examination. As Roxanne’s reaction was really intense, they could imagine her pain just by looking at her.

“This headache was caused by a strong surge of emotions. The patient has been trying to keep her emotions in check.”

After completing the examination, the specialist looked at Lucian and said solemnly, “However, the headache response will last quite some time. I suggest we give her an injection for the pain.”

The look in Lucian’s eyes turned gloomy when he heard that.

A strong surge of emotions? Was it because I said I would look for Archie and Benny’s biological father? Is that why she stayed up the whole time? Does she care about that man so much?

“Mr. Farwell?” the specialist pressed on when he didn’t receive an answer. Having been snapped out of his train of thought, Lucian nodded and replied, “Go ahead.”

The specialists started making the arrangements after getting his approval to proceed.

Although it was a relatively simple task that could be performed by any other nurse, the specialists didn’t dare let a nurse do it as Lucian was watching from the side.

Instead, they let the most skilled specialist on the team administer the injection. Roxanne’s headache clearly subsided after the injection.

The specialists then advised Lucian on what to look out for before leaving the ward. Roxanne was feeling incredibly embarrassed as she lay weakly on the bed.

Her head was still aching slightly, but she could clearly remember what she did to Lucian earlier. Since it was just the two of them in the ward, she didn’t dare open her eyes as she didn’t know how she would face him.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t know you’d react so strongly to that,” Lucian’s voice rang out next to her ear. Roxanne’s eyelids fluttered as she felt her headache start to worsen again.

Before her condition got worse, she slowly opened her eyes and said, “Well, you know now, so stop talking about it.”  Lucian frowned slightly. “Again, I’m sorry. I should’ve been more careful.”

“I’m tired. Please leave, Mr. Farwell,” Roxanne mumbled and closed her eyes again. She wanted Lucian to leave her alone, and the injection was making her feel somewhat uncomfortable too.

As Roxanne was a lot more vulnerable while she was unwell, Lucian could easily see right through her lies.

After staring at her for a bit, Lucian realized she wasn’t pretending this time. His heart sank when he recalled how she was unconscious earlier that afternoon.

“Roxanne?” Lucian’s heart wrenched as he walked over to the hospital bed and called out softly to the person lying there.

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