However, Roxanne’s eyelids were heavy. She wanted to respond but lacked the energy. Sleep was all she wished for. Lucian grew increasingly gloomy as she became more drowsy.
After a long time, he angrily opened the ward door and glared at the specialist waiting outside. “M-Mr. Farwell…”
One of the specialists had stayed behind and waited outside the door just in case, following Roxanne’s sudden headache earlier.
The specialist did not expect that he would have to face the furious Lucian alone, and he shuddered internally. Lucian’s face clouded over. “What injection did you give her? Why is she so sleepy after the shot?” he asked.
When the specialist heard that, he exhaled in relief before assuring him, “Well, this is because Ms. Jarvis was tormented by pain for the whole day and also suffered a drastic change of emotions earlier, we added some sedatives to the painkiller injection so she can get a good rest.”
The mood swings would stop as soon as she fell asleep. That was the most effective solution they could come up with. Only after hearing that did Lucian’s expression soften.
“We acted on our own and forgot to inform you. Sorry for making you worry,” the specialist apologized sheepishly.
Lucian immediately felt a weight lifted off his chest again. After learning that she would fall asleep, the cumulative exhaustion of the day seemed to hit him all at once. “It’s fine. Your solution is excellent,” he responded while waving a dismissive hand at the specialist.
With that, he spun around and entered the ward again. At that moment, Roxanne’s consciousness was drifting away.
However, she was afraid of sinking into deep unconsciousness once more because of the poisoning symptoms, so she restrained herself from dozing off.
Thus, she could vaguely hear some footsteps. As they got closer, she gradually tensed up. Lucian’s eyes flashed with pain as he stood still beside the hospital bed and looked down at the anguish on her face.
Roxanne could sense the visitor standing by the bed for some time without moving. She could not help but feel a little uneasy and even wondered if the person standing next to her was Lucian.
Just as she was panicking, a large hand suddenly touched her cheek. Her heart lurched, and she instinctively wanted to push his hand away, but she lacked the strength to do so.
The next moment, she heard Lucian slowly uttering beside her ear, “Go ahead and sleep. I’ve checked with the doctor. He has added sedatives to the painkiller injection, so don’t worry about passing out for a long time. As for the children, I have asked Jonathan to take them out for a meal. They’ll be back in a bit.”
Roxanne began to slowly relax once more after hearing his voice. Following his words, she finally let her guard down, yielded to the effect of the sedatives, and let herself fall into a deep sleep.
As her eyes were closed and her consciousness hazy, she did not notice how close his voice was to her. Lucian hunched over with a hand on the side of her face. He brought his lips close to her ear to ensure that she could hear him.
Coupled with the dim lights in the ward, anyone would assume from their position that they were an intimate couple.
A while later, Lucian slowly straightened his back after confirming that Roxanne was asleep. However, his hand was still on her cheek, and he could not resist caressing it twice.
Even though she was asleep, he could not help. but feel a rush of satisfaction as he watched her sleep.
Meanwhile, Jonathan brought the three children. out of the hospital.. He was familiar with the surroundings as he often visited all the hospitals for inspection, so he took them to a nearby fast-food restaurant.
They had just reached the entrance of the café next door when they bumped into three people coming out of it.
A look of panic flashed across Frieda’s and Aubree’s faces, and they instinctively glanced in Cory’s direction because they were not sure if Jonathan had ever met him. If Jonathan is also involved in the investigation
of Cory, then we really won’t be able to hide the truth. However, Cory was much calmer than the two of them.
When he saw Jonathan, he did not even stop and walked straight past Aubree and Frieda, acting as if they were strangers who just happened to come out of the café together.
He did it so naturally that Jonathan did not spare it further thought but just looked at the two people in front of him with furrowed brows. “Jonathan.”
“Hi” They both bit the bullet and greeted him out of guilt.
Jonathan cocked his head slightly before saying ambiguously, “What a coincidence! I was wondering why you hadn’t come up sooner, Frieda. I see that it’s because you have met at friend here.”
After saying that, he gave his sister a meaningful look.
Frieda nodded stiffly. “I didn’t know when you and Lucian would finish talking, so I thought of having a coffee outside while waiting, but I wasn’t expecting to run into Aubree.”
Jonathan shifted his gaze to Aubree and said. casually, “It’s late. What are you doing here?”
Although she was displeased by his interrogative tone, she replied in a friendly manner to lower his guard, “I came over to have a look after learning that Lucian was in the hospital. I didn’t expect that it was Ms. Jarvis who was hospitalized. Since Lucian didn’t allow me to remain upstairs, I decided to have coffee here so that I could hurry over if he needed anything.”
Suspicion flashed across Jonathan’s eyes despite her words demonstrating her painstaking efforts toward Lucian.
I’m not sure if I’m overanalyzing this, but the fact that these two persons are present here at the same time feels like too much of a coincidence. However, Roxanne’s poisoning incident this time obviously had nothing to do with them..
He wanted to ask a few more questions, but Estella suddenly tugged at the hem of his clothes. “I’m hungry.”
The little girl looked up at him pitifully. When he met her gaze, Jonathan suddenly remembered what he was supposed to do and smiled apologetically at the children. “Sorry, I almost forgot about you all.”
After saying that, he bade Frieda and Aubree goodbye and took the three children into the fast-food restaurant next door. Aubree’s eyes were filled with menace as she stared at their retreating figures.
Frieda had told her long before that Jonathan had always supported Roxanne and Lucian’s. relationship and even helped the latter devise plans to win her over.
But I didn’t anticipate that Jonathan would become suspicious of me because of that b*tch! We grew up together! What’s so great about that b*tch that she can win over so many people?
Jealousy overcame Aubree, and she even felt the impulse to kill Roxanne again.
Frieda keenly sensed her emotional change and swiftly said, “Don’t mind my brother, Aubree. That’s just the way he is. When you eventually marry into the Farwell family, make him regret it.”
She lowered her eyes to check the time after saying that. “We sent Mr. Damaris a message more than half an hour ago. Although the Damaris residence is far from town, he should be there soon since it’s been so long.”
Jonathan brought the children to the restaurant and ordered a bunch of food for them. However, they didn’t appear to have any appetite. “I thought you all were hungry?” Their reaction confounded Jonathan.
In response, Estella slowly took a bite of a dessert. I’m not hungry. I just don’t want to stay with that bad lady. Why is she still hanging around the hospital after Daddy asked her to leave?
Archie and Benny were also pretty distracted. They only left with Jonathan because they wanted to give their parents some private time.
Nonetheless, ever since they left the hospital, they started to regret their decision because they recalled their parents always argued whenever they spent time together.
They were afraid the same scenario would occur again. “You three aren’t actually hungry, am I right?”
Jonathan grinned when he saw through them. In response, the children lowered their heads guiltily with tightened fists.
A tinge of confusion flashed past his eyes when he saw the children acting in the exact same way. Is it just me, or do they look like they were made from the same mold when viewed from this angle? Even their reaction when feeling guilty is identical. I know Roxanne gave birth to all three of them, but I feel like I can see Lucian’s childhood self in the boys. In that case, it may be a good thing if Lucian gets back together with Roxanne.
The look in his eyes turned softer as he asked, “Tell me the truth. You three want Mr. Farwell to stay with your mommy, right?”
The children lowered their heads, staying quiet. In the end, Archie carefully met Jonathan’s eyes and said, “Yes, we do. Mr. Farwell treats us well.”
Jonathan couldn’t help but tease the boys, “You know, I can treat you all well, too. See, I even brought you guys out here to eat.”
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.