At the sight of Lucian, the experts lowered their heads in quilt. Before Lucian left, he had asked them to take good care of Roxanne. Now that he saw Roxanne in such a state, they would likely be held accountable for it.
Lucian stalked to the bed. Looking at Roxanne’s expression of pain, he said, “Don’t mind me. Help her first!” Even when Colby tampered with the experiment last time, Roxanne did not appear to suffer this. much.
What drug did Jack use on her that she’s hurting so much even when she’s unconscious? As Lucian looked at Roxanne, he felt as if he could sense her pain. His heart hurt so badly that he almost could not breathe.
Although Madilyn was concerned about Roxanne, she stepped aside to make space for Lucian and went to help.
Standing beside the bed, Lucian held Roxanne’s hand. He felt so heavy-hearted that he couldn’t utter a word. How he wished he was the one lying there and suffering instead.
After being injected with sedatives, Roxanne looked visibly better. Still, the atmosphere was tense as everyone stood there, low-spirited.
While the sedatives temporarily relieved Roxanne’s symptoms, vasoconstriction was no trivial matter. Roxanne could die from an aneurysm at any time, but they couldn’t find the cause of her vasoconstriction.
Following another round of emergency treatment, Roxanne’s condition was finally under control. The experts were all drenched in sweat and totally drained.
“Thank you for your hard work, everyone. Go ahead and rest. Let’s continue to think of treatment methods tomorrow,” said Madilyn before escorting the experts out of the ward.
With that, only three people were left. Roxanne’s face was as white as a sheet as she breathed faintly. While Madilyn and Lucian watched her, they felt heartbroken.
“Did you drop by the Queen residence? What did Mr. Queen say?” asked Madilyn. Lucian closed his eyes to contain the churning emotions within him before repeating Jonathan’s words in a grim tone.
Madilyn’s expression turned solemn. “So that means there’s nothing the Queen family can do now. I don’t know how long we’ll have to wait for those recluse legendary doctors. Roxanne…”
Madilyn wasn’t sure if Roxanne could hang on until then. At that thought, Madilyn finally lost control of her emotions. With tearful eyes, she said, “I’ve been a doctor for so long, but this is my first time seeing an unconscious patient showing such violent reactions. Just how much pain is Roxanne in?”
They couldn’t imagine how Roxanne could withstand such suffering with her petite body. “I will cure her. She’ll be okay!” Lucian declared as he gripped Roxanne’s hand. Madilyn didn’t know to whom those words were directed.
Lucian would never allow things to end just like this. They hadn’t even held their wedding and done the things they didn’t get to do before.
Holding back her tears, Madilyn stated, “The three days Jack mentioned might be the time it would take for the drug to take effect. It hasn’t even been three days, yet Roxanne is already being tortured like this.”
Madilyn couldn’t bring herself to imagine what would actually happen to Roxanne after three days. Just the possibility of Roxanne dying due to pain while she was in a coma made Madilyn feel suffocated.
When Lucian heard Madilyn’s words and turned to look at Roxanne’s ashen face, he felt as if someone was squeezing his heart forcefully, making it struggle to beat. If what Madilyn said is true, and I can’t find a way to cure Roxanne in three days…
At the thought of the ordeal Roxanne might face and the possibility that he could lose her because of that, Lucian could no longer suppress his rage. At that moment, a murderous air surrounded him. He had thought that the worst thing that could happen was him dying with Roxanne…
However, they still had three children who grew up in incomplete families. The five of them had just reunited, and it would be too cruel to abandon the three children again. As those thoughts fleeted across Lucian’s mind, he was overcome with the urge to tear Jack apart.
This matter happened because of me. Why didn’t Jack target me? Why did he have to do something so inhuman to Roxanne?
“Mr. Farwell…” Sensing the murderous air in the ward, Madilyn was startled. “Don’t be like this. I believe that you’ll find a way to wake Roxanne.
She’ll get through this, even if it’s for the sake of you and the children.” “I will never let Jack Damaris off!” Lucian growled with a dark look. He wanted Jack to end up much worse than Colby.
Hatred painted Madilyn’s countenance. “Of course, but Roxanne is the priority now. Three days will pass by quickly. We have to come up with a way soon!”
Clenching his jaw, Lucian forced himself to calm down. He let go of Roxanne’s hand and said to Madilyn, “I will. You must be tired after working the entire day. Go and get some rest.”
Madilyn was unwilling to leave, but she knew Lucian felt as terrible as she was. Maybe he wants to tell Roxanne something in private. With that in mind, Madilyn cast a reluctant glance at Roxanne before turning to leave.
The door shut with a heavy thud. As Lucian turned back to gaze at the woman on the bed, dejection clouded his features. “Roxanne, if I fail to think of a way after three days, don’t hate me after you wake up…”
Madilyn’s words just now had left a huge dent in Lucian’s heart. When he returned earlier, Roxanne had already been in agony for a while, so what he had witnessed might not be her most painful moment.
Lucian was uncertain if Roxanne would really be able to get through the three days. And even if she could, Lucian could not bear to let Roxanne undergo such torment. Upon recalling the scene earlier, Lucian was overwhelmed with a sense of powerlessness.
For the first time in his life, he felt useless. He had repeatedly promised Roxanne that he would protect her and the children, yet he was the one who put her in this state.
“I’m really useless, aren’t I?” Lucian lifted Roxanne’s hand to his lips and kissed it softly, wanting to seek solace.
Only Lucian’s low voice could be heard in the ward as he murmured, “If I still can’t find a way after three days, then I can only agree to Jack’s request. If you want to hate me after you wake up, hate me all you want. That’s still better than you forgetting me. At least I can see you being alive and well if I agree to his request.”
If they really had to reach that point, Lucian didn’t mind letting Roxanne go far away with the three children. He’d rather have her hate him and stay away from him than see her lying in the hospital bed like a lifeless person.
Early the next morning, Frieda hurried to the airport. She had received a text from Shawn the night before stating that he would be returning with that legendary doctor.
Frieda was so excited that she barely slept. The moment the sun peeked over the horizon, she got up, dressed up, and left the house right on time.
Around ten minutes after she arrived at the airport, she spotted the striking Shawn in the crowd. Because of Shawn’s impressive aura and height, he was always an eye-catching presence wherever he went.
In fact, a lot of people around him were staring at him, as they thought he was a celebrity. When Frieda saw Shawn walking toward her, her heart began to race. As he came to a stop in front of her, she held back her exhilaration and greeted, “You’re back.”
After giving her a once-over, Shawn curled his lips and remarked, “You look pretty today.” Frieda instantly blushed, feeling at a loss for what to respond.
“Let me do the introductions. This is Old Mr. Lomax, the King of Medicine of Merania, who has lived in seclusion for years.”
Turning to Peregrine Lomax, Shawn said respectfully, “Old Mr. Lomax, this is Frieda Queen, the granddaughter of the Queen family.”
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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