Despite feeling incredibly disgusted and annoyed, Aubree simply let out a wry chuckle. “Let’s hope so.”
The two of them then chatted for a little while longer. In order to prevent Cory from betraying them out of desperation, Frieda quickly left to carry out Aubree’s instructions.
Meanwhile, in the CEO’s office of Farwell Group, Jonathan was sitting in front of Lucian with a teasing smile on his face. “I hear a portion of medicinal herbs from Herbscape Group’s overseas branch has been shipped back to Horington.”
Lucian simply nodded without saying anything in response. “Back then, I suggested you lend a helping hand, but you refused to do so. Now, look what has happened!” Jonathan continued with a chuckle.
I thought he was actually going to ignore Roxanne completely, but he ended up intervening anyway! “Well? How did Dr. Jarvis respond to you lending her a hand?” Jonathan asked.
The look on Lucian’s face turned gloomy the moment he heard that. When Jonathan didn’t get a response from Lucian, he slowly came to realize that he had said something he shouldn’t have.
From his expression, it’s obvious that their relationship has yet to improve. In fact, it might even have gotten worse. This doesn’t make any sense, though…
Noticing the confused frown on Jonathan’s face, Lucian said, “It’s been a week since we’ve contacted each other.”
Jonathan got even more confused. “What? Why is that? What happened?”
After taking a moment to eye Lucian from head to toe, Jonathan figured he either got mad at Roxanne or had done something to anger her again.
After all, it was Lucian who wanted to win her heart over.
One glance at Jonathan was all Lucian needed to figure out what he was thinking.
Seeing as his line of thought was similar to Estella’s, Lucian could only let out a helpless sigh. “I don’t know the reason either.”
He then paused to take a deep breath before continuing, “I thought I had done plenty for her, but she started avoiding me again after my mother brought Essie home. She knew I was sick last week, but she didn’t even bother to ask me how I was doing.”
That puzzled Jonathan even further.
Right as he thought things couldn’t get any worse, Lucian added, “I did exactly what you told me to. I sent them the medicinal herbs that they needed, but she didn’t even contact me after that.”
“She didn’t even call to say thanks?” Jonathan asked in shock.
Lucian’s lips curled into a wry smile.
Not only did Roxanne not thank him for his help, but she also had someone else answer his calls for her.
“This doesn’t make sense… You’ve done so much for Dr. Jarvis. She should at least feel touched or something…” Jonathan mumbled to himself.
How could Dr. Jarvis not feel anything at all?
“What else can I do?” Lucian asked coldly.
Jonathan felt anxious and guilty when he heard Lucian’s tone of voice.
Lucian has been consulting me for advice on courting Roxanne all this while, so I’m partially responsible for his failure. Dr. Jarvis is the most suitable woman for him, so I can’t let her leave him like this! Even so, judging by what Lucian said earlier, it would seem that she no longer has feelings for him. Otherwise, she would’ve at least called to check on Lucian when he fell sick.
Jonathan looked up at Lucian and asked cautiously, “Lucian, what do you think Ms. Jarvis feels about you all this while?”
The look on Lucian’s face grew solemn the moment he heard that. How does Roxanne feel about me? I’ve never thought about that before…
According to her, she has always treated me like a complete stranger. However, I can tell from her attitude toward me that she sees me as more than a stranger. Could it be that she has started to develop feelings for me after my attempts at wooing her?
Lucian let out a wry chuckle at the irony of that thought. I had assumed Roxanne would feel touched by my efforts, but her response suggested otherwise. In fact, she has been acting as though my actions are causing her a lot of trouble. She probably wished I would just leave her alone, huh?
Jonathan’s heart sank as well when he saw Lucian’s expression grow increasingly cold. After a few minutes of awkward silence, he said, “It’s possible that Dr. Jarvis has completely given up on you.”
Even after racking his brain, Jonathan could not see any issues with his methods. He figured the problem must’ve been with Roxanne’s feelings instead. Jonathan could clearly feel the tension rising in the office, but he decided to continue with his analysis anyway.
“If I were to put myself in her shoes, I wouldn’t be able to forgive you for what happened six years ago either. Dr. Jarvis had been living overseas for the past six years, so why did she return all of a sudden? I believe it’s because she has let go of what happened in the past.”
Now that Jonathan has mentioned it, Roxanne did claim that we’re just strangers when she first returned to the country…
As though Lucian’s icy-cold aura had affected the air around him, Jonathan felt a shiver down his spine when he was done explaining his thoughts.
He quickly corrected himself by saying, “T-This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, though! If Dr. Jarvis has completely given up on you, then the process to win her back will be a lot simpler!”
It wasn’t until Jonathan met Lucian’s icy-cold gaze that he realized he had said something he shouldn’t have again.
What am I saying? There’s no way it’s going to be simpler! Given Lucian’s situation, it’s obvious that the difficulty level is through the roof! Honestly, if I weren’t part of the reason he ended up like this, I probably would’ve taken off long ago! Whatever, I’ve given him far too much advice to back out now. I can’t just sit idly by and watch Lucian fail like this!
Jonathan cleared his throat and said, “It’s also possible that my suggestions weren’t good enough.”
Lucian simply arched an eyebrow at him in response.
Feeling relieved that he was finally making positive progress, Jonathan continued, “Every woman behaves differently. What other women like may not necessarily appeal to Dr. Jarvis. The most important thing right now is to focus on what she likes.”
Lucian remained silent and motioned for him to keep going.
“In order to win Dr. Jarvis over, we’ll need to do more research and find out what she truly wants,” Jonathan went on.
Lucian let out a sarcastic snicker, and Jonathan went silent immediately after that.
“Forget it,” Lucian said emotionlessly.
I’ve spent way too much time and effort on Roxanne. I thought I was doing a great job by supporting her interest in medicine. I even helped secure her partnership with Damaris Group and delivered the medicinal herbs that the research institute needed. I did so much for her, yet she didn’t even bother to say thanks. All things considered, Jonathan is likely right about her giving up on me completely.
Jonathan had wanted to try persuading him further, but Lucian cut him off, “I have a meeting to attend. We’ll talk about this some other time.” Jonathan had no choice but to get up and leave the office.
After stepping out of Farwell Group, Jonathan thought about the advice he had given Lucian earlier and regretted every single word he said.
If I had known things were that bad between them, I would’ve changed the way I worded my sentences! Now, look what I’ve done! Not only did Roxanne show no interest in Lucian whatsoever, but he has also given up on winning her over! Honestly, I feel really bad for Essie.
She really likes Roxanne and wants her to become her mother someday. The best part about this is the fact that Roxanne is her biological mother. However, she’s in for a huge disappointment, as Lucian has already given up on winning her over. There’s only so much a child like Essie can handle…
Of course, Lucian had thought about the exact same thing. He showed up outside the kindergarten later that afternoon. Pippa quickly brought Estella to the front gate after receiving his call. “Mr. Farwell, why—”
She was going to ask Lucian why he wanted to bring Estella home all of a sudden but held her tongue when she saw his gloomy expression.
“I mean, I’ve already approved Essie’s leave…”
Lucian nodded and motioned for Estella to come with him.
Estella was somewhat reluctant to leave. “Do we have to go home right now, Daddy? Could I at least wait till school is over?”
She wanted to at least say goodbye to Archie and Benny before going home.
Lucian nodded expressionlessly. “Come here.”
Estella had no choice but to do as told and stepped out of the school. “Ms. Ward, could you please tell Archie and Benny that I’m going home now?”
“Okay!” Pippa replied with a smile.
The look in Lucian’s eyes grew cold when he saw how close Estella was to Archie and Benny.
After walking hand in hand with Lucian for a bit, Estella glanced at him in confusion and asked, “Why are we going home so suddenly, Daddy? Did something happen?”
Lucian paused in his tracks and met her eyes. “I’m planning on transferring you to another kindergarten.”
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.