Lucian’s gaze darkened upon seeing her expression. He stared at her and nodded. “Cayden will take good care of them. You don’t need to worry.”
Roxanne grinned. “I know. Thank you. Not only did you have to take care of me last night, but you also had to take care of them too.”
Her tone was natural, with no trace of her previous detachment and stiffness. Emotions swirled in Lucian’s eyes as he noticed the change in her, but he suppressed them.
After a long pause, Lucian tamped down the emotions in his eyes and said calmly, “I’ve asked the specialists to check on you. They’ll be here soon.” No sooner had he said that, several specialists came rushing over.
They were horrified when they saw Roxanne sitting up in the hospital bed. “Ms. Jarvis, please lie down quickly. There’s still residual toxins in your body that has yet to be flushed out. We want to perform a check-up on you, then prescribe some targeted medication.”
She was very clear-headed when it came to her condition, and she replied, “There’s no need for that. It has been cleared.” The others frowned, their expressions reflecting their disbelief. “How is that possible?”
We all saw for ourselves how serious her condition was yesterday. How could she have gotten better after just one night’s sleep? Roxanne merely smiled and did not say anything.
Utterly incredulous, a few of them stepped. forward to check on her. After they did so, everyone could not help but feel dumbfounded, “This…”
They could not believe that she had almost fully recovered, and there were barely any traces of toxins left in her body.
She explained to them calmly, “I performed acupuncture on myself this morning to detoxify my body. I can sense that I’ve gotten rid of almost all of the toxins, but I don’t know whether the little that remains will still have severe effects.”
Upon hearing her reply, the specialists looked at each other. After some time, one of them finally turned toward Roxanne with a look of admiration. “We’ve long heard of your impressive acupuncture skills. Today, we’ve finally witnessed with our own eyes just how amazing it is!”
Initially, they planned to treat the toxins in her body slowly through medication. None of them expected that she would succeed in getting rid of most of it through a single acupuncture treatment.
Despite the shower of praise from those top specialists, Roxanne’s expression remained unchanged. “My teacher taught me everything I know, and I’ve merely put what I learned into practice. So, what are the results of your check- up? Do I still need treatment for the toxins in my body?”
“The remaining toxins aren’t a lot, and your body can eliminate them through metabolization,” answered the head of the specialists. As he spoke, however, he sensed someone glaring at him in annoyance from behind. A shudder ran through his body, and he quickly added, “Nonetheless, I suggest you stay at the hospital for a couple of days for observation. As you know, your condition yesterday after getting poisoned was quite serious.”
She nodded calmly and said quietly. “Got it. Thanks for everything you all did yesterday.”
The specialists immediately waved their hands dismissively. “That’s what we should’ve done. If there’s someone who should be thanked, it’s Mr. Farwell. He stayed in the ward the whole time to look after you.”
At that, she subconsciously glanced toward the man standing at the door to the ward. Lucian’s brows were tightly knitted, and he did not have time to drop the worried look etched across his face.
When his eyes met Roxanne’s, he looked away nonchalantly. She was surprised to see his concerned. expression, and a scarlet flush crept up her cheeks.
“If there’s nothing else, we’ll be going out. Please get lots of rest these two days. Should you need anything, feel free to let us know.” Noticing the peculiar atmosphere between the pair, the specialists quickly excused themselves.
Returning to her senses, she smiled at them and watched as they left. Soon, Lucian and Roxanne were the only ones left in the ward.
She had finally managed to compose herself, but after that remark the specialist made, her emotions were all over the place again, and she was at a loss for words. Lucian also seemed lost in thought and was silent for a long time.
To cover up the panic she felt inwardly, she took her phone from the table and glanced at it. As soon as she did so, she saw on the screen that she had nearly twenty missed calls. More than half of them were from Archie and Benny, while the rest were from Jack.
Roxanne could not resist asking, “Was Mr. Damaris here yesterday?” As soon as she asked that question, Lucian’s expression shifted instantly, and the air around him grew heavy with tension.
She was taken aback by the change in him and wondered whether she had said something she should not have again.
It’s just that I happened to see Jack’s calls, and it reminded me that he was with me before I fell unconscious yesterday. Besides, he was right next to me when the gas was released.
As that thought crossed her mind, she could not help worrying a little over what had happened to him.
“Does he mean that much to you? Besides the kids, is he the first person you care about after recovering?” He stared at her intently, slowly moving closer to the hospital bed as he spoke.
Puzzled by his sudden anger, she frowned and asked, “I was only asking because I could see he tried calling me quite a few times. Moreover, he was with me when I got poisoned-
“He was with you when you passed out,” Lucian said, cutting in before she finished her sentence.
Recalling the scene, Roxanne nodded without hesitation. I don’t know whether I’m reading too much into it, but it seems as though Lucian’s statement has a deeper meaning.
Standing next to the bed, he gazed down at her and asked in an interrogative tone, “So, have you wondered why both of you inhaled the toxic gas, yet only you lost consciousness from getting poisoned and suffered severe symptoms while he’s still fit as a fiddle?”
Upon hearing that, she was stunned as what he was implying finally struck her.
He suspects that the experiment went wrong because Jack tampered with it! When that realization dawned on her, she contradicted him without a second thought. “There’s no reason for Mr. Damaris to do that.”
Seeing that she was willing to defend Jack at the drop of a hat, Lucian’s gaze darkened, and his tone turned even more solemn as he responded, “I see that you trust him a lot.”
Alarmed by the palpable tension that suddenly radiated around him, she realized she had spoken too hastily and consciously softened. her tone. “It isn’t a matter of whether I trust him or not. It’s just that the Damaris family was the one who spearheaded this project, and they’ve put a lot of effort into it. The project was finally.
progressing to a new stage, so there’s no reason for him to throw a spanner in the works.”
What’s more, I’m the one who has been responsible for the research on the core technology of this project, and I’m the one who knows it best. If Jack does indeed want to harm me, that means he has already decided to give up on this project. However, so many people are involved in the project, and it has been disclosed to the public previously. Hence, his actions will only do more harm than good.
Seeing that her response was similar to what Jack had said the previous day, Lucian’s displeasure intensified. He retorted, “Is that so? In that case, why don’t you tell me who would’ve done that apart from him? Was it Dr. Galloway?”
She furrowed her brows again. “Dr. Galloway wouldn’t do something like that. We’ve worked together for a long time, and I trust him.”
Besides, he wouldn’t have had the chance to tamper with the lab table. During the few minutes he was there, I was next to him. Even if he did plan to do something, he wouldn’t have had time. Also, I don’t see any reason for him to do so.
It annoyed Lucian to see how protective she was of Colby, and he said in a mocking tone, “Well, who else could it have been? You? Did you create the toxic gas because you were too stressed at work and wanted to end it once and for all?”
Roxanne was rendered speechless at that. After all, it was indeed true that the three of them had been in charge of the project since the beginning.
Naturally, I wouldn’t shoot myself in the foot, so that leaves only Jack and Colby. That being said, I don’t want to doubt any of them since one of them is the project leader while the other is my longtime partner.
Seeing how adamant she was, Lucian felt his anger rise. “If I remember correctly, Jack had something to do with the fire incident at the research institute previously as well.”
Hearing that, Roxanne gave him a confused look. Why would he say something like that?
She then said, “Mr. Damaris left after delivering those medicines, so what do you mean when you said that incident has something to do with him?”
Not wanting to get into an argument with Lucian, she reined in her temper and added gently, “You of all people should know how those medicines came to be, so why would Mr. Damaris do something that won’t benefit him at all?
After speaking, she raised her head to look at Lucian’s cold expression and heaved a helpless sigh inwardly before continuing, “Lucian, you need to calm down. You can’t just say something like this based on your own subjective emotions without any evidence to support it.”
With how smart, sharp, and decisive Lucian is, his irrational words now are making me doubt whether the man before me is really the CEO of Farwell Group.
“I am calm.” Fury was bubbling deep within Lucian’s heart, and he uttered coldly, “That storage room of your research institute has had no problems for so many years, but it burns up the moment he stored his medicines in it. Don’t you think it’s too much of a coincidence?”
In response, Roxanne patiently explained, “There really weren’t any problems when he stored the medicines in the room. If you don’t believe me, feel free to ask Dr. Galloway about it since he was there at the time.”
As she spoke, she kept her gaze trained on Lucian’s face, her eyes glinting with emotions. known only to herself.
He looks so angry whenever he talks about the fire incident. There isn’t a single trace that suggests he’s faking it, so I guess I can finally stop suspecting him. I’ve misunderstood him. I’m certain now that he has nothing to do with the fire.
Hearing her words, Lucian seemed to recall something and stated coldly, “Your words just reminded me that Dr. Galloway was at the scene of the fire as well.”
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.