Yet, he thought Elektra’s sudden appearance at this juncture was too much of a coincidence, so much that he could not help but feel suspicious. After some deliberation, Jack decided to call Kevin over. “Go and find out who exactly Elektra Lane is.”
I must find out the truth so that I can feel assured. That very night, Kevin began his extensive search on Elektra. In less than half an hour, he retrieved some results.
“Mr. Damaris, I’ve found it. As Mr. Farwell said, Elektra is indeed the daughter of the Lane family. The Lane family and the Farwell family are considered family friends. A few years ago, the Lanes decided to go overseas, and Elektra followed along too. However, there aren’t any clues as to why she’s back recently,” Kevin conveyed the investigation findings to Jack respectfully.
Despite the lengthy report, Jack did not hear anything related to the marriage. He knitted his brows in dismay. “What about the marriage between the Farwell family and the Lane family? It’s such a big matter. There’s no way the Lanes didn’t show any response whatsoever!”
If I’m right, any family will be eager to announce it to the whole world if their daughter gets to marry Lucian. How is it possible that there’s no news from the Lane family?
Jack was particularly suspicious about that. Kevin recalled his investigation findings and said cautiously, “I didn’t discover any reaction from the Lanes to the marriage news while I was investigating. It’s almost as if they didn’t know about the marriage…”
Jack narrowed his eyes pensively. “No reaction? Perhaps they’re really clueless about this matter?” And one possible reason why they’re clueless is that Lucian and Elektra haven’t had time to inform them. Then again, it’s also possible that…. this marriage is merely a ruse!
Kevin was stunned to hear those words. Marriage is such an important matter. How can they not inform their family about it?
Jack stayed silent for a long while, seemingly pondering over something. Frustration engulfed him initially, but that soon transformed into contempt and disdain. “Get someone to continue keeping an eye on the Lanes.”
Even though Kevin did not quite understand Jack’s meaning, he politely nodded regardless and immediately left to execute the order.
With that, Jack was the only one left in the living room. At the thought of Kevin’s findings report, Jack curled the corners of his lips into a cold smile.
How interesting is it that the Lane family doesn’t know about the marriage? Don’t tell me the CEO of Farwell Group actually got driven to the edge of the cliff by me and had to fake his marriage? Or did Elektra and him agree to a paper marriage?
But if that’s the case, I wonder what he did to win over the heiress of the Lane family. Her family background is so prominent, so why is she willing to be his nominal wife? Or should ! say, is Lucian really that charming? Anyway, none of this matters. Whether or not it’s a real marriage, I’ll find out sooner or later by monitoring the Lane family’s response. If Lucian dares to deceive me regarding this matter….
Jack narrowed his eyes dangerously. That bottle he gave Lucian was indeed the antidote that could save Roxanne. Nevertheless, it was impossible to entirely remove the toxins in Roxanne’s body based on just that tiny bottle of antidote alone.
The amount in that bottle was only one-fifth of the dosage and was enough to keep Roxanne conscious for some time.
After the antidote effects wear off, if Lucian keeps his promise and leaves Roxanne, I’ll naturally let Roxanne have the remaining dosage. But if he dares to lie to me, I’ll make sure he has to beg me for help by then!
After leaving the Damaris residence, Lucian did not even spare time to send Elektra home and brought her to the hospital instead.
As she sat in the rear passenger seat and observed how worried he looked through the rearview mirror, she could not help sighing inwardly. So, it turns out that everything Sonya told me previously is true, I can’t believe he’d love someone to this extent.
Her realization of how strong his love was for Roxanne only piqued her curiosity about what sort of woman Roxanne was. Even though he was taking her to the hospital in the middle of the night, she did not utter a single complaint.
It was only after Lucian had sped all the way to the hospital that he realized he had forgotten to send Elektra home. Things had been so busy over the past few days that he could hardly think straight. He said apologetically, “I’m sorry for troubling you to come with me to get the marriage certificate at such a late hour, then bringing you here to the hospital. If you don’t mind waiting in the car for a while, I’ll ask my assistant to come over and take you home.”
Elektra chuckled unconcernedly. Lifting her gaze to look toward the hospital, she replied. lightly, “No. I want to go in and see the woman. who’s capable of making you care so deeply about her.” Then she turned to Lucian with a smile. “You don’t mind, do you?”
The pair looked at each other for a few seconds. She could see his gaze gradually soften when she mentioned Roxanne, and her curiosity heightened.
“Part of the reason I managed to obtain this bottle of antidote is because of you. In a way, you have a part in saving Roxanne. She should thank you personally,” he answered in a deep voice.
Upon hearing his response, Elektra could not resist saying teasingly, “Really? Aren’t you afraid she’ll get jealous when she wakes up and sees you with another woman? No woman can bear such a shock, no?”
The mere thought of waking up after being unconscious for three or four days to see the man she loved standing next to a strange woman was too much for Elektra, let alone that it was the reality Roxanne was about to face.
Lucian smiled calmly. “Roxanne isn’t like that, so you don’t have to worry. Since you wish to meet her, you should go in with me.” After saying that, he turned and led the way without waiting for her to respond..
She was momentarily surprised. Recalling what Lucian had said earlier, she could not suppress her curiosity and hurried after him..
As soon as the pair exited the elevator, they saw Madilyn quietly wiping her tears next to the door of the ward. She had been tending to Roxanne inside the room and working with the specialists to help Roxanne regain consciousness.
But no matter how hard they tried, their efforts had been futile. In fact, Roxanne’s condition had even worsened! The sky was pitch-black, and it was going to be morning soon. However, they had yet to make any progress.
Unable to bear staying in the ward any longer, she had left the room in despair and gone out to the corridor to compose herself. However, try as she might, she could not stop her tears from flowing.
When she saw Lucian walking out of the elevator, she was stunned for a few seconds. Then she rushed forward anxiously and grabbed his arm. “How did it go, Mr. Farwell? Have you thought of a way to save Roxanne? There’s no time left! If we delay any longer…”
I know the only way he can save Roxanne is to comply with Jack’s wishes and marry someone else, but I can’t worry about that anymore! If we delay any longer, she’ll die!
When Lucian noticed her red-rimmed eyes, his gaze dimmed with concern. “What happened? Did her condition worsen again?”
He could not think of another reason that could have caused Madilyn to cry so bitterly.
Madilyn turned to glance in the direction of the ward while struggling to steady her tearful voice. “It was just hardening of the blood vessels at first, but the effect of the treatment these few days has been little to none. Now, several blood spots have appeared…”
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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