“It’s a success!” Lucian inclined his head in response. “How much is the price?”
He had left Herbscape Group in Jonathan’s hands and had not concerned himself with the matter the entire time.
The merry expression Jonathan had on his face at that moment made Lucian sure that the former had to have bought Herbscape Group for a low price.
“A third of the original,” Jonathan replied before chuckling.
He then turned to look at the gloomy Dean and said, “He only has himself to blame for being so blind previously. This is just his lesson.”
Though, it was a harsh lesson.
However, it was not as if Jonathan had a hint of remorse in him.
Lucian bobbed his head in response. That amount was similar to his expectations.
“Mr. Farwell…” Dean squeezed out as he came over to Lucian.
All Lucian did was briefly glance at him in silence.
Dean forced himself to continue, “Thank you for having mercy on me. From now on, Herbscape Group will listen to every one of your orders. We’ll never go against anything you say!”
With that, he carefully studied Lucian’s expression.
Lucian remained unfazed; he only gave a quick glance at the police cars driving off.
If Dean had not been the one most familiar with Herbscape Group, he would have been in the police car as well.
When Dean looked in the direction Lucian was looking, he shuddered again and hastily clamped his mouth shut. He was afraid that Lucian would regret his decision if he were to say another word.
Fortunately, Lucian ignored him. Once they were done with the procedures, he went away with Jonathan.
“Tsk, Jack even spent so much money on Herbscape Group. What a generous man,” Jonathan remarked with a sigh when he saw the twelve billion in Herbscape Group’s financial statement.
Lucian peeked at it before grinning in ridicule.
It was clear that Jack had wanted to save Herbscape Group, but alas, his efforts were for naught.
The money he had poured into the company had gone to waste.
“Well, he had this coming,” Jonathan mocked. “How dare he try to steal that person from us? He should have taken a good look in the mirror at himself.”
Right as those words were out of his mouth, he deliberately let his gaze drift to Lucian.
Both knew who Jonathan was talking about.
The mention of that woman made Lucian’s eyes darken.
Jonathan cleared his throat at Lucian’s lack of response.
“I heard a fire broke out in Dr. Jarvis’ research institute two days ago.”
Hearing that, Lucian snapped his brows together.
Jonathan was satisfied to see his response. “What’s the matter? Did you not know about this?”
Lucian nodded, his expression somber.
He had not seen Roxanne since the kiss the other night.
Therefore, he knew nothing of what happened to her.
Although Estella would try to get news about Roxanne from Archie and Benny before telling her father what she learned, Lucian knew that Roxanne would not let the boys know that she had been in danger.
Jonathan fell silent when he saw his friend’s grim expression, and he waited for Lucian to speak instead.
“Was the fire a bad one? Was she hurt?” Lucian could not help but ask.
Jonathan lifted a brow. “Won’t you know if you go and take a look at her?”
At that, Lucian’s expression turned dark again.
Jonathan was bewildered by that.
What does this mean? Did they have a fight again? If my memory serves me right, Lucian just asked me how he should create a romantic scene the other day. Moreover, we’re doing this to Herbscape Group because of Roxanne. Why did his attitude toward her change again?
“Ahem.” Jonathan cleared his throat tentatively. “You and Dr. Jarvis…”
Before he was done with his sentence, the man beside him cut him off. “Nothing happened.”
Jonathan’s breath hitched, and he choked on his own saliva. Only after a long while of coughing did he finally recover enough to stare at Lucian with pursed lips.
I haven’t even said anything. Why is he in such a rush to explain to me? There’s no way nothing happened!
With that, Jonathan moved closer to Lucian and asked, “Be honest with me. Did you have a fight with Dr. Jarvis again?”
Lucian’s already dark expression turned even darker.
Rather than a fight, he was sure that Roxanne was trying to make him mad.
Knowing his friend’s character, Jonathan sighed in resignation. “I told you so many times that you have to give in to Dr. Jarvis once in a while. Moreover, you were in the wrong.”
That made Lucian’s frown deepens, but the irritation in his eyes dissipated a little.
Jonathan continued, “If you really had a fight with her, this would be a good opportunity.”
Lucian lifted his brow. “What do you mean?”
“I don’t know whether or not Dr. Jarvis was hurt in the fire, but I know that the fire at the research institute burned the medicinal herbs they had gotten from Herbscape Group,” Jonathan explained slowly. “This batch of medicinal herbs is hard to get, and reobtaining it would be a chore for Dr. Jarvis. That being said, we now have Herbscape Group and their medicinal herbs.”
In other words, the resources they now had would be able to resolve Roxanne’s crisis.
Lucian lowered his gaze.
Unhappy to see that response, Jonathan patted Lucian’s shoulder and said, “Aren’t you courting Dr. Jarvis? This is a good chance.”
After all, no woman would be able to resist someone who lends her a helping hand when she was in trouble.
Furthermore, it was not as if Lucian had not done anything to court her previously.
At the very least, the herbs they had would be able to resolve the current conflict between Roxanne and Lucian.
Lucian remained quiet while wearing a poker face. Taking in Lucian’s reaction, Jonathan sighed in exasperation.
“Weren’t you thinking about doing something romantic? What else is more romantic than providing help to her when she needs it most?”
Lucian narrowed his eyes indifferently. “That’s not needed.” I’ll do those romantic things in the future. I won’t help her this time because she brought this upon herself. This mess wouldn’t have happened if she had come here to keep Essie company instead of tagging along with Jack to handle those medicinal herbs that day.
He took his anger wholly out on her for the occurrence of the fire incident. Jonathan was clueless about everything that took place during those two days, so he was baffled when Lucian rejected his suggestion.
Lucian didn’t elaborate, either. He simply looked away, showing no inclination to speak further.
A moment later, Jonathan couldn’t help but ask him, “Lucian, what is the relationship you hope to establish with Dr. Jarvis?”
The way he saw it, Lucian didn’t strike him as someone who was trying to chase after Roxanne.
Lucian knitted his brows in silence.
“Let me ask the question in a different way.” Jonathan smiled tactfully. “Do you still plan on pursuing Dr. Jarvis?”
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.