On the other end of the call, Jack’s tone was respectful and disdainful at the same time. Indeed, it was a complicated tone of voice..
“Damaris.” Lucian gritted his teeth. For some reason, Jack wasn’t happy with how Lucian addressed him. “Why are you treating me as a stranger, Mr. Farwell? I called to congratulate you!”
Jack must have something to do with this. Otherwise, why would he call at this time? Lucian had a scowl on his face when he glanced at the lifeless-looking woman on the hospital bed. “I don’t have time for your nonsense! Roxanne is unconscious now. Did you do this to her?”
In response, Jack acted surprised and said, “Mr. Farwell, how could you say that? I’m a doctor. Why would I do such an immoral thing?”
With that, he casually changed the topic by saying, “It’s just that I saw the press conference of Farwell Group’s cooperation with the research institute. Hence, I called to congratulate you, Mr. Farwell. You’ve finally gotten what you wanted! You managed to win Ms. Jarvis’ heart!”
Lucian narrowed his eyes angrily and uttered, “As I said before, I won’t let you take advantage of her! Roxanne is mine!”
“How would you know what I wanted to do to her, Mr. Farwell? If Ms. Jarvis had chosen me, I think she would be in a better situation now. Don’t you think so?” Jack chuckled. Upon hearing that, Lucian tightened his grip on his phone and roared, “It’s you! What did you do to Roxanne?”
They were both smart men. Although Jack didn’t explicitly admit to what he had done, his words confirmed Lucian’s suspicion. Jack was the culprit. “Roxanne trusted you! What did you do to her?
How dare you!” Lucian uttered coldly. Jack then raised his brows smugly and replied ambiguously, “Why are you so rash, Mr. Farwell? I didn’t say I did anything. Nevertheless, I’m still a famous doctor. Perhaps I can help Ms. Jarvis regain her consciousness.”
“What exactly are you trying to do? Are you doing this because Roxanne rejected working with you?” Lucian clenched his jaw.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Jack didn’t want Lucian to have anything on him. “I’m just saying I might be able to help her.”
No matter what Lucian said, Jack insisted he had nothing to do with Roxanne’s current situation. At the same time, Jack kept telling Lucian he could help with the treatment. Therefore, Lucian had no choice but to suppress his anger and ask, “What do you need to treat Roxanne?”
In a playful and mocking tone, Jack replied, “Is this how you beg for help, Mr. Farwell? It seems like Ms. Jarvis isn’t important to you at all, Mr. Farwell.”
At that point, Lucian’s gaze was terrifyingly dark, and the veins on his forehead were bulging. “What do I need to do to get you to treat Roxanne, Mr. Damaris? I’ll do my best to fulfill your conditions,” he enunciated.
Jack laughed in satisfaction when he heard that. “Who knew you would ever need to beg for help one day, Mr. Farwell? This is an eye-opener for me!”
After that, Jack uttered nonchalantly, “However, I haven’t figured out what I want in return. Give me some time to think, will you? I’ll call you once I’m ready.”
With that, Jack hung up the phone. The tension in the ward was so thick one could cut it with a knife. The hospital director and the team of famous doctors were trying their best to breathe quietly and stay inconspicuous.
Lucian was filled with rage when he glanced at his darkened phone screen. Jack called just to assert his dominance! Even if I were to do whatever he wants me to do, he might still refuse to treat Roxanne!
“Mr. Farwell, should we let the specialists examine her once more?” the hospital director suggested fearfully. I don’t want to involve myself in this mess, but the man before me is the CEO of Farwell Group. I can’t afford to offend him. At the same time, the doctors behind me are internationally renowned specialists. I can’t afford to anger them either!
With that in mind, the hospital director had to steel himself and be the peacemaker. As soon as those words fell, Lucian turned to glare at them.
The doctors shivered in fear and lowered their heads in silence. A few moments later, Lucian demanded coldly, “Check her body for poison!”
The hospital director and specialists were stunned when they heard that. Does Mr. Farwell think someone has poisoned his wife? That’s a crime! In hindsight, that’s rather normal among rich people.
The medical experts composed themselves and got to work. Within a short while, most of the examination instruments in the hospital were sent to the ward. The results were out shortly after. The experts were all exchanging glances with each other because none of them dared to report to Lucian.
“Are the results out?” Lucian was livid because he saw them standing idly and keeping mum. Only then did the experts hand the reports to a younger member of the team.
“M-Mr. Farwell, we’ve already gone through all the tests. There’s nothing wrong with Mrs. Farwell.” The young expert then lowered his head nervously.
Lucian clenched his fists so tightly that his veins were bulging from underneath his skin. Nothing has changed! If they can’t detect any poison in Roxanne’s body, what on earth is wrong with her? What did Jack do to her?
Something suddenly came to that young expert’s mind, so he uttered cautiously, “The Damaris family is a prestigious family involved in the traditional medical field. Perhaps a traditional medicine practitioner can figure out what’s going on here…”
Everyone had heard the conversation Lucian had with Jack. Since the ward was so quiet, they could even hear Jack’s voice loud and clear. Besides, Lucian had made it clear when he was on the phone with Jack.
That was how the experts knew the Damaris family was involved. Perhaps a traditional medicine practitioner could find a breakthrough. A dubious look appeared in Lucian’s eyes when he heard that. In the end, he ordered, “Bring the researchers from the research institute here.”
The hospital director agreed without hesitation and sent his men to the research institute. If traditional medicine works, I’m going to be free from this.
The distance between the research institute and the hospital was a mere ten minutes car ride. However, the people in the ward felt as though it lasted centuries. After a long wait, a few traditional medicine researchers finally arrived in their white coats, carrying with them the bitter scent of herbs.
Linda was leading the group, and her heart sank when she saw the person on the hospital bed. Ever since she returned to the country, she became the contact person at the research institute. Early that morning, she had already received a phone call from the hospital before she went to work.
When she heard something had happened to Roxanne, Linda immediately contacted all the researchers and brought them to the hospital.
She had seen how sick Roxanne looked when she was getting off work yesterday. Since Lucian had decided to contact the other people at the research institute, she knew Roxanne’s condition had to be bad. However, she didn’t expect Roxanne to be in such a dire situation.
“Mr. Farwell, what happened to Dr. Jarvis?” Linda strode to the hospital bed, ignoring the tension swirling around Lucian.
His head swiveled to look at her, and when he recognized that she was Roxanne’s assistant, he reined in his temper. “Have someone from the research institute treat her.”
Linda didn’t waste any time and promptly instructed a few researchers to treat Roxanne. They were all competent in medicine and were more cautious once Lucian told them to investigate in the direction of a poisoning.
If that were true, the poisoning appeared to be critical, judging from Roxanne’s pallor. There was no telling what would happen if they dallied.
Everyone admired and respected Roxanne after the drug pricing incident and didn’t want such an unfortunate mishap to happen to a great doctor.
Furthermore, she had led the research institute to notable success after returning to the country. They performed another pulse check and found no conclusive results. However, the paleness of Roxanne’s face indicated something was wrong.
“We’re sorry, Mr. Farwell, but we have no idea what’s going on with Dr. Jarvis,” one of the senior researchers apologized regretfully. “Dr. Jarvis’ pulse doesn’t appear any different from that of a normal person, but her complexion says otherwise.” Lucian gave him a cold look. “No sh*t, Sherlock! Would I summon you all if she were fine? Bunch of…”
He swallowed the words “useless garbage” that had almost left his mouth. No matter what, they were Roxanne’s co- workers at the research institute, and he still had to show them some level of decency.
“We’ll discuss further among ourselves,” one of them responded gruffly. They gathered and spoke in hushed tones before presenting their hypotheses.
“We can’t rule out poisoning as a possibility in Dr. Jarvis’ case, but we don’t know what caused it. Her pulse is normal. It’s as if she’s only sleeping. Could she have been dosed with sleeping pills?” someone asked warily. Linda denied, “Dr. Jarvis’ complexion wouldn’t be so ashen if it were only sleeping pills.”
“Her lips are purple. Maybe the drug is affecting her heart,” someone interjected. Several experts refuted, “We have checked, and there’s nothing wrong with Mrs. Farwell’s heart.” “Could it be… nerve anesthesia? But it shouldn’t cause her current complexion…”
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.
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