Frieda did not like the way he questioned her. “Yes, he is Peregrine Lomax. I arranged for him to rest in the suburbs, but he should arrive soon.”
Jonathan hesitated for a moment but decided to trust Frieda’s words. I have no choice but to believe her! “Okay, I’ll contact Lucian right now. You go pick up Old Mr. Lomax. We’ll go to the hospital immediately once he arrives!”
Reluctantly, Frieda agreed and left to call Shawn. She asked him to get someone to send Peregrine to the city while she would wait for him at a designated location, hoping to minimize the travel time.
Jonathan immediately called Lucian and told him the good news. Even though Frieda might not have heard of Peregrine, Jonathan knew very well who he was. Besides Jack, Old Mr. Lomax will be the only other person in the world who can save Roxanne!
Upon learning that Frieda had invited a renowned doctor over and hearing Jonathan’s effusive praise for the doctor, Lucian felt his body begin to stiffen. “Ten million is nothing to me. I’ll even pay him a hundred million or even one billion!”
The legendary King of Medicine was his and Roxanne’s last hope! Jonathan also took the opportunity to put in a good word for his sister. “We should thank Frieda for bringing him here.”
Lucian responded in a deep voice, “I’ll repay your kindness generously if he can cure Roxanne!” Jonathan muttered a casual response before hanging up the phone. I don’t expect you to repay my kindness. My only hope is that you won’t hold a grudge against Frieda anymore.
It did not take long for Frieda to bring the man over. She only took an hour. Jonathan quickly greeted, “Old Mr. Lomax.”
Peregrine studied the siblings for a moment before turning to speak to Jonathan in a nicer tone. “Where’s your grandfather?”
Jonathan furrowed his brows and said, “My grandpa isn’t in the pink of health. He has been recuperating away from the house recently. If you want to meet him, I’ll bring you to him after you treat my friend.” Then, fearing that the elderly man would misunderstand his words, he quickly added, “My friend’s condition is terrible, and she can’t afford to waste any more time. Please forgive me for making you travel this far.”
Peregrine seemed satisfied with his attitude, for he nodded his head and said, “It’s fine. Saving a life is more important. Where’s the patient?” Jonathan immediately replied, “She’s at the hospital. I’ll bring you to her right now.”
With that, he strode forward to lead the way. Frieda deliberately walked at a slower pace to stay by Peregrine’s side in an attempt to make her seem closer to him. After they got into the car, Jonathan drove them to the hospital in a swift but steady manner.
A while later, the car came to a stop by the entrance of the hospital. Lucian was already waiting downstairs.
After listening to Jonathan’s introduction, Lucian figured out that the reclusive experts were prideful individuals. The humbler he showed himself to be, the better the impression they would have of him.
That way, they would do their best to treat Roxanne. “Lucian, this is Old Mr. Lomax-Peregrine Lomax, a master in medicine.”
Jonathan was surprised to find Lucian waiting for them downstairs, but he soon realized why Lucian was there. He quickly introduced, “Old Mr. Lomax, this is the current head of the Farwell family, Lucian Farwell.”
Lucian lowered his head a little and reached out his hand to Peregrine. “I’m sorry for the trouble, Old Mr. Lomax. I’ve already hired famous doctors all over the world to treat her, but none knew how. I hope that you’ll be able to give us a tip or two.”
Peregrine nodded, but he did not shake Lucian’s hand. “Etiquettes are not important to me.. Bring me to her now.”
Without hesitation, Lucian retracted his arm and led the way. Peregrine was impressed by Lucian’s decisive demeanor. Once they reached the top floor, the doctors were stunned to find out who had come.
They were all middle-aged individuals who had heard about the King of Medicine of Merania sixteen years ago. In fact, they had heard of him from the news too. They had been young when they learned he had become a hermit, and they felt wistful about the matter.
Little did they expect to see him in person that day. The second the man of the legends came, silence draped over the corridor. However, Peregrine ignored them and followed Lucian into the ward.
Upon seeing Roxanne’s complexion, Peregrine uttered, “What’s going on now? How much do you know about her condition?”
Lucian was not well-versed in medical jargon, so he turned to look at Madilyn. Madilyn instantly took out the results of Roxanne’s various checkups since the day before. She then started explaining the data and how Roxanne had been poisoned to Peregrine.
Lucian added, “I’ve asked the one who poisoned her about this, and he said that he used a mixture of the Four Peculiar Poisons and made Roxanne inhale it over time in the form of essential oil. Once she inhales a certain amount, the poison will start to do its job.”
Peregrine narrowed his eyes as he went through the results. When he heard Lucian’s words, a dubious look crossed his face. “Was she really poisoned by essential oil?”
Lucian nodded in certainty. “He wouldn’t dare to lie to me at that time.”
Peregrine drew his brows together when he received Lucian’s reply. Then he shook his head. Everyone was confused, for they did not know what Peregrine meant by that, but they did not dare to ask him why either.
After a long silence, they finally heard Peregrine say, “The Four Peculiar Poisons are the Four Peculiar Poisons of ancient times. They are Crimson Crane, Eviscero Gras, Final Day, and Mad Grin. They aren’t real, and so there’s no way you can get your hands on them.”
In other words, Jack was still telling him nonsense. Lucian’s eyes darkened before a murderous look flashed in them. He could not believe that Jack had lied to him even when he was in that situation.
If someone were to take his words seriously and started a treatment plan for Roxanne according to his words, Roxanne would certainly be on the verge of death by then. Suppressing his anger, Lucian asked politely, “Old Mr. Lomax, what do you think about Roxanne’s condition, then?”
Peregrine turned to look at Roxanne in silence for a while before saying, “All of you must leave. I need to give her a detailed checkup.”
No one dared to object to that. Despite their worries for Roxanne, they all left the room. Even Lucian was standing by the entrance, looking into the room through the window on the door.
He knew that Peregrine truly wanted to give Roxanne a checkup, but he dared not let Roxanne leave his line of sight with her current condition.
“Lucian, Old Mr. Lomax is a capable man. I’m sure he’ll be able to cure Roxanne,” Jonathan reassured Lucian. Even Madilyn bobbed her head in agreement.
Apart from Lucian, there was no one else in the world who was more worried about Roxanne than her. However, as an individual in the medical field; she had heard of the King of Medicine of Merania.
Madilyn was confident in Peregrine’s ability to treat Roxanne. Despite their reassurances, Lucian only nodded at them as he continued to fix his gaze on Roxanne.
Peregrine grabbed Roxanne’s wrist and started taking her pulse with a solemn look. Once he was done with that, he pulled her eyelids up and checked her lips.
He seemed to have discovered something, but through the window, Lucian could only see Peregrine’s lips moving as if he was muttering something under his breath.
A moment later, Peregrine frowned and strode toward the door. Lucian shifted to the side to open up a path for him.
“Summon the doctors who treated her yesterday!” Peregrine snapped at Lucian. The doctors, who were standing nearby, shared a look with each other when they heard that.
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