Roxanne snapped back to her senses at his words and disagreed with him. “Why would you say that? This was Jack’s fault!”
A wry smile was on Lucian’s lips as he ran his fingers through her long hair. “If I hadn’t taught you how to negotiate with others, you wouldn’t have got into a conflict with him regarding the profits. I’d rather have you settle on a fifty-fifty profit back then.”
With a solemn look, Roxanne raised her hand to grab his. “That’s not how things work. Even if you didn’t teach me those skills, I’d still have insisted on my idea. In fact, this might have dragged on even longer. He couldn’t find the chance to give me the last dose because of the skills you thought me, and that was why he ended up coming to the research institute instead.”
Something in her mind told her that Jack might have been poisoning her for an even longer time than Lucian had assumed. Roxanne could already sense the changes in Jack before this collaboration.
Her poisoning was already set in stone. It did not matter what Lucian did. As a matter of fact, if not for Lucian, she might not have actually remained alive this time.
Right then, another thought entered her mind and brought a furrow to her brows. “Jack’s such a meticulous person with his plan. Would he have given you the antidote so easily? Did you agree to something?”
Lucian did not intend to hide anything from her, so he told her Jack’s terms. It was then Roxanne learned about Jack’s greed. He had demanded ten subsidiaries from Lucian and Lucian to marry another woman.
Roxanne was livid. “He’s too much!” I’m the one who’s been poisoned, but Jack is targeting Farwell Group. He’s even trying to separate us!
“Are you really going to give him ten subsidiaries? What about Farwell Group? Will the other shareholders agree with this? Will they find fault with you for that?”
Roxanne was worried. In contrast, Lucian laughed, unbothered. “It’s only ten subsidiaries. My management is why those ten subsidiaries are making a profit. As long as I want, I can make any subsidiary make a profit. I doubt they’ll make as much if I hand them over to Jack.”
Roxanne had no qualms about Lucian’s capability in business management. She relaxed slightly after hearing his reply She was confident that Lucian could fix the loss caused by these ten subsidiaries.
Right then, she recalled the unfamiliar woman earlier in the ward. “Is Ms. Lane the one you married?” Roxanne’s eyes were dull as she asked that question.
Even though he did that to save her, the very thought of him marrying another woman made her upset. In fact, she started to pull her hand away, wanting to keep a distance from him.
There was a hint of anger that flashed across Lucian’s eyes as he tightened his grip on her hand when he noticed her struggles. “Do you have that little trust in me?”
He was talking about Elektra, as well as Archie and Benny’s parentage. Roxanne froze when she sensed his fury. A moment later, a flame of hope began burning in her chest.
Does he mean that there’s something else behind this? But he has already gotten the antidote and saved me. There’s no way something else happened instead.
The woman on the bed had just woken up from her coma, so Lucian could not bring himself to be angry with her. He tamped down his fury and explained in a low voice, “She isn’t interested in me in that way, and that’s the same for me. Faking a marriage with her is only one of the steps in going up against Jack.”
Hearing that, Roxanne felt apologetic. She parted her lips, but she did not know how to apologize to him. Something in her mind was telling her that Lucian would not be this angry if that was the only reason.
Right as they were in the middle of a tense silence, some noises came from outside the ward. Madilyn and Elektra had returned with the doctors. The doctors strode in, but they were taken aback by the tension in the room just as they stepped inside.
No one dared to say a word for a moment. “Roxanne, these doctors were the ones treating you while you were in a coma,” Madilyn said. Roxanne flashed them a grateful smile. “Thank you for the past few days.”
The doctors glanced at Lucian’s expression before waving their hands. “Mr. Farwell’s the one who hired us. If you want to thank someone, thank Mr. Farwell.” Roxanne turned to the person beside her. “Thank you.”
Lucian frowned in exasperation. He did not speak, but he hummed in acknowledgment. Roxanne relaxed when she heard that before turning to look at Elektra. “Ms. Lane, I’ve heard what happened from Lucian. We’re strangers to each other, but you’ve helped me so much. Thank you.”
Elektra could tell that Roxanne and Lucian were in a disagreement, so she offered a smile and tried to ease the tension.
“I only agreed to it when I saw how anxious Lucian was for you. Honestly, I was curious as to what kind of person you were when I saw how worried he was. After seeing you, I finally understood why he felt that way. You do seem like a good match for him.”
Roxanne’s face burned, and she stole a glance at the man beside her before thanking Elektra again. Elektra continued smiling and went silent. “Um…” the doctors carefully started. “We’ll be giving the patient a checkup now, so…”
They wanted to ask Lucian and the others to leave the ward, but they dared not voice it out loud at the sight of Lucian’s dark expression. Fortunately, Roxanne helped them out by saying, “You guys should head outside for now.”
Lucian gave her a long look at that, and she responded with a reassuring smile. “I’m fine now. Besides, the antidote was something you’ve gotten on your own. Don’t worry.”
Only then did Lucian stand up and leave the room.
Lucian and Elektra left the ward. Madilyn, too, did not stay back because she was tired from staying awake the whole night. “Here. Have some food. Now that Roxanne’s awake, we can relax.”
When Madilyn stepped out of the ward, she brought along the dishes sent by the director. Seeing that, Elektra took it from her, saying, “I’H heat them up.”
Noting Lucian was still looking rather gloomy, Madilyn hurriedly followed Elektra. The two women did not know what Lucian and
Roxanne talked about, which made the couple look so gloomy. Nonetheless, the only thing Madilyn and Elektra could do at that moment was to let him calm down.
By the time the two returned, Lucian looked slightly better. Elektra carefully divided the dishes into three portions and handed one each to Madilyn and Lucian.
When Lucian saw the plate of food, he frowned. Just as he was about to refuse it, Elektra spoke. “Just have some. You look terrible. You should use this time to replenish your energy. After all, Ms. Jarvis still needs you to take care of her.”
With that, she brought the plate closer to him.. This time, Lucian finally took it. Even the frown on his forehead lightened. “Thank you. I didn’t expect you to agree to my request.”
When he chose to tell Elektra the truth at the Farwell main residence, he thought a lady from a rich family like her would hesitate. To his surprise, she agreed to it without hesitation.
Now that he thought about it, there would be a delay in getting the antidote if Elektra hesitated. With the poison acting up right on time, Roxanne would have died if they were a second too late.
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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