The children pushed away their thoughts of having fun, and their expressions turned serious when they heard that something had happened at Lucian’s company.
Estella stepped forward and hugged Lucian, encouraging him in a sweet voice, “Good luck, Daddy! You are the best!”
Archie and Benny hugged him too. Lucian wrapped the three children in his embrace as he slowly calmed down. “I got it. I’ll do my best.”
With that, he ruffled the children’s hair and asked Catalina to take them to play. Then, he got in his car and left.
Just then, Lucian received a call from Madilyn. Frowning, he answered the call and immediately inquired about Roxanne’s condition. “How’s Roxanne?”
Madilyn gazed at her best friend on the hospital bed, her voice somber. “There are no changes for the time being. But then, we still didn’t manage to surmise anything even after discussing her condition for the entire afternoon.”
After saying that, she sighed helplessly. When Lucian heard her reply, his heart grew. increasingly heavier. “I’ll head over right away.”
“It won’t do any good even if you do so when you’re not a doctor,” Madilyn countered. Then, she admitted, “I called to ask whether you’ve tried seeking out the Queen family.”
After all, the Queen family was also quite prominent in the medical field. If they agreed to help, there were high chances. of determining the exact medicinal herbs. Roxanne inhaled.
Only when she brought up the Queen family did. Lucian belatedly remember about that possible avenue. “I’ll do that at once.”
Madilyn murmured in acknowledgment. Without saying anything further, both of them hung up the phone. Verily, Lucian had been so panicked that he had relegated the most instrumental help available at present to the back of his mind. In fact, if Madilyn hadn’t given him a call, her existence wouldn’t even have occurred to him..
At that moment, it was late at night. Jonathan was sitting in his study cross-legged, methodically arranging his work schedule for tomorrow with his assistant.
Never had he expected the Queen family to gain a boon for nothing when they had only helped to act as a go-between..
The new medicine Roxanne developed will soon cause a huge uproar in the entire medical world, and the Queen family is going to have something to do with that. It’ll boost our family’s reputation to some extent for sure!
At the thought of the Queen family’s bright future after the launch of the new medicine, he couldn’t help musing inwardly.
I was truly lucky to meet Roxanne back then. That aside, helping Lucian to pursue her was the wisest decision of my life. She has brought countless benefits to the Queen family, from the resources I gained after the Pearson family’s downfall to this new medicine now. Be it financial resources or reputation, the Queen family’s development now is inextricably linked to her. I’ve really got to thank her when the new medicine is launched!
While he was allowing his mind to run free about the unlimited potential in the future, his butler’s voice suddenly rang out at the door. “Mr. Queen, Mr. Farwell is here and waiting for you downstairs.”
Hearing that, Jonathan abruptly corralled his thoughts. “Why did you have him wait downstairs? Just tell him to come upstairs directly!”
Not only were their two families friends, but he and Lucian were even as close as brothers. Therefore, he had never asked the latter to wait downstairs.
Just as the butler was going to head downstairs to call Lucian, Jonathan came out of the study. “Never mind. It might be something serious that he came over at this hour. I’ll go downstairs!”
Having said that, he hurried down the stairs in huge strides. As soon as he reached the landing, he spotted Lucian sitting on the couch, downing coffee like nobody’s business. One who didn’t know better might even assume that the man was holding a wine glass instead.
“Why did you come over so late, Lucian?” Jonathan’s heart sank slightly. Striding over, he sat down beside Lucian and poured himself a cup of coffee.
Glimpsing that the coffee in Lucian’s cup was already finished, he casually topped it up for the latter. In the next second, the man beside him picked up the cup and took a long chug.
He cautiously peered into the cup, only to see that only half of the coffee, which had just been refilled to the brim earlier, remained. Even the coffee grounds inside had diminished significantly.
The instant he saw that, realization dawned upon him that his best friend was down in the dumps. Could it be that something has happened to Roxanne? Other than that, I can’t think of any other reason for him to be in such a foul mood.
“Why are you here alone? Where’s Roxanne?” Jonathan gingerly put that question forth, but at the mere mention of Roxanne, the atmosphere in the room dipped frightfully. He hastily zipped his mouth and sat there silently, waiting for Lucian to speak first.
An indeterminate time passed before the man’s voice broke the silence. He sounded bone-tired. “Something has happened to Roxanne.”
Although Jonathan had long since drawn that conclusion, his heart still clenched when he heard Lucian’s tone. Based on his understanding of the man, Roxanne must be in real trouble this time.
“Is there anything I can do to help?” he voluntarily offered. Putting down the cup of coffee, Lucian leaned back against the couch. He lifted his hands and covered his eyes, his voice beyond grim.
“Jack poisoned her, and she has been unconscious for a day and a night. I got a lot of doctors to check her over, but they are all helpless about her situation. They can’t even tell what poison exactly is afflicting her!” At his words, sheer shock deluged Jonathan. “Jack? He actually dared to…”
Mid-utterance, he noticed Lucian’s grave expression. Immediately, he forcibly suppressed the surprise within him and racked his brain to help figure out a solution.
“Calm down first. After so many years in the medical industry, the Queen family has some connections. Many renowned doctors have gone into seclusion, and you can’t hire them even if you’ve got money. But if I use my grandfather’s name and implore them for help, I can probably budge one or two of them. I’ll go and have someone send the invitations right away!”
As he said that, he whipped out his phone and called his assistant, ordering the latter to prepare the invitations that night itself before sending them out to those skilled doctors living in solitude. Lucian thanked him in a hoarse voice, “Thank you.”
However, Jonathan frowned in displeasure. “There’s no need for that between us. If we were really standing on formality, wouldn’t I have to prostrate myself before you and Roxanne in gratitude when you’ve both helped me so much?”
The Pearson family’s resources alone had already enabled the Queen family to expand to almost double its scale in the past.
On top of that, the Queen family would enjoy an even more esteemed reputation when Roxanne’s new medicine hit the market. Lucian merely heaved a long sigh without responding to that.
Perceiving his worry, Jonathan coaxed, “Don’t worry. Someone as kind as Roxanne will definitely pull through. In light of her having saved innumerable patients, God won’t take her away so easily.”
Despite his reassurance, he wasn’t all that confident about it.
After all, the Damaris family had withdrawn from society for the past few years and had a century of experience in the research of medicinal herbs. I wonder what kind of insidious tactic Jack used…
“Hopefully, that’s true.” Lucian sat upright. He lifted a hand and picked up his cup of coffee, hoping to use the beverage to calm the turmoil within him.. Unbeknownst to him, his hand holding the cup trembled uncontrollably.
Witnessing that, Jonathan was shocked to the core. He had always known that Lucian loved Roxanne deeply, but he had never expected Roxanne’s current situation to scare him to such a degree. That said, he was also aware that it was only before him that Lucian could reveal this side of himself.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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