“Don’t worry, Roxanne. Everyone is thinking of ways to save you. Even Old Mr. Lomax is here. He’s currently browsing through references with Jonathan to figure out how to treat you. I believe he will definitely come up with a solution.
I think you would want to meet him too, Lucian said patiently despite knowing she couldn’t hear him. “I’m also aware of Archie and Benny’s parentage now. I’m sorry for not discovering they are my children earlier. I’m also grateful I didn’t treat them with prejudice because I mistook them as another man’s offspring. You’ve raised them well.
On the other hand, I failed to take good care of our daughter. Because of me, our three children grew up in an incomplete family. Now that I know the truth, I only wish to do my best to compensate you all, but that can only be done provided that you wake up. You will tough this out for the kids, won’t you?”
Gently rubbing his fingers against her hand, hel unwittingly tightened his grip and fell silent for a few seconds before adding, “If the doctors still can’t think of a solution after three days, I will have no choice but to agree to Jack’s request. By then, he will undoubtedly force me to marry another woman.
I hope that after you regain consciousness…” He paused for a few moments before letting out a sigh of resignation. “When you regain consciousness and wish to hate me, you can do so. It was my fault for failing to safeguard you, so this is a burden I deserve to bear.”
Roxanne did not respond even after he muttered the long speech. In the end, Lucian’s heart ached so terribly that he couldn’t speak further. He could only sit on the side of the bed and gazed at her in silence.
Another sleepless night ensued. The next morning, Lucian got up and left the ward when the doctors came to do their rounds.
Standing in the corridor and watching the doctors doing their jobs, Lucian couldn’t stop himself from taking out his phone and contacting Jonathan.
He lost contact with Peregrine after the latter’s last visit to the hospital. He wondered if Peregrine had thought of any treatment plans. It took a while before Jonathan answered.
“What’s the matter, Lucian? Did Roxanne’s condition destabilize again?” Jonathan whispered. Obviously, he was hiding in a corner, speaking with an undertone. Lucian knitted his brows. “Are you still browsing through references?”
Jonathan nodded. “We stayed up the whole night yesterday and almost searched all the medical-related books in the library, but…”
At the thought of the outcome, Jonathan hesitated to speak. We’ve gone through so many references, yet Old Mr. Lomax is still clueless about how to cure Roxanne’s condition. He couldn’t bring himself to inform Lucian of that depressive news.
Lucian’s heart sank as he managed to guess the lack of progress. Still, he didn’t probe further and merely said, “Help me express my gratitude and take good care of Old Mr. Lomax. I’ll personally thank him again after tomorrow.” Old Mr. Lomax is already of such advanced age, yet he’s willing to stay up all night to study medical books for Roxanne’s sake. This gesture alone is sufficiently moving.
Jonathan heaved a soundless sigh before comforting Lucian, “There’s another day left. We will find a way. Don’t worry, Lucian.”
Lucian grunted indifferently in response and hung up the call the next second, not giving Jonathan the opportunity to say another word. Staring at his dimming phone screen and shifting his gaze to Peregrine, who was flipping through the medical references, Jonathan felt. heavy-hearted.
Although he had consoled Lucian in that manner earlier, he couldn’t deny the cold, hard truth lying before them. The chances of saving Roxanne with the combined effort of only a few of them were very slim.
The doctors spent a long time working inside the ward. Their faces were pale when they exited the room. None of them dared to meet Lucian’s eyes when they reached the doorway.
“How is it?” Lucian asked after Madilyn came to a halt beside him. Madilyn seemed absorbed in her thoughts. She was slightly dazed for a few seconds before regaining her senses upon hearing his voice. A grimace spread across her countenance. “Roxanne…”
Although the doctors had been trying various methods to soften her blood vessels, the effects were negligible. Roxanne was not looking well at that moment.
Madilyn had no choice but to repeatedly cheer herself and Roxanne up inwardly, convincing herself to believe Roxanne would survive. Nevertheless, she couldn’t tell those things to Lucian.
Judging by his ashen face, Madilyn reckoned Lucian had stayed up all night again, even though he mentioned he would take a nap..
She hesitated to speak. Lucian gazed at her intently and uttered firmly, “That’s all right. I won’t let anything bad happen to her.”
With that, he turned to look at Roxanne, who was lying inside the ward. Madilyn fathomed his intention after taking in his facial expression. She opened her mouth but couldn’t bring herself to persuade him otherwise.
Between Roxanne’s survival and her love life, Madilyn would undoubtedly choose the former. Madilyn and Lucian entered the ward one after the other.
Looking at Roxanne, whose eyes were tightly shut, they felt utterly depressed. Suddenly, Roxanne’s phone rang. Madilyn glanced at the device and saw Benny’s name on the caller ID.
Her heart ached when she saw the incoming call, and tears brimmed in her eyes uncontrollably. She couldn’t bring herself to reach out and answer the call.
Just when she thought of letting the call disconnect on its own, someone stretched out their hand to pick up the phone. That person was Lucian.
A look of confusion flashed across Madilyn’s face when she saw him answering the call. She wondered how he planned to explain the current circumstances to the children.
“Mommy!” The kids’ gleeful voices sounded from the other end of the call. They had been dialing Roxanne’s number consecutively for two to three days, but she didn’t answer their calls. They were thrilled because she finally picked up their call that day.
Lucian gulped when he heard the kids’ delightful tone. Even his eyes became slightly reddened. Still, he lowered his head and recomposed himself before saying calmly, “It’s me. Your mommy is still occupied with work.”
Hearing his voice, the kids exchanged glances in puzzlement. “Daddy? Isn’t Mommy on a business trip? Is she back?” Otherwise, why would Daddy be using Mommy’s phone?
Lucian silently cleared his throat and said, “She’s not back yet. I traveled here to meet with your mommy. She encountered some problems at work and required my assistance.” The children were dissatisfied upon hearing. that. “We want to meet with Mommy too!”
“You can’t come here. The living environment here is very harsh. Your mommy and I fear you won’t get used to the conditions here. If you were to get sick, your mommy wouldn’t have time to care for you all.”
Naturally, the kids didn’t want to add to Roxanne’s trouble, so they could only acquiesce to Lucian’s decision. “All right. Can you pass the phone to Mommy, then?”
Because of the lingering quietness in the ward, the children’s voices, originating from the phone speaker, clearly reverberated beside Madilyn’s ears.
Hearing their words and glancing at Roxanne, who was lying on the bed, Madilyn couldn’t stop her tears from streaming down her cheeks. Shel covered her mouth and hastily exited the room to prevent the kids from hearing her sobs.
Lucian fell silent for a few moments before saying to them, “Your mommy is busy, but she should be back by tomorrow. We’ll call you when we arrive at the airport.”
The kids were worried, as Roxanne had been out of reach for the past few days. However, after Lucian made the promise that they would be returning the next day, the kids relaxed and said, “Okay Daddy, you must take good care of Mommy!” Lucian grunted in acknowledgment. “Give your watch to Ms. Catalina. I need to have a word with her.”
He heard a rustling sound before Catalina’s voice rang out. “Mr. Lucian.” “How are the children? Did anything unusual happen?” Lucian asked.
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