The thought of that possibility felt like a knife stabbing through his heart. A grim look fleeted across her eyes as she saw the concerned look on his face. When he turned to look at her, she immediately put on a smile.
“You don’t need to thank me. That’s how things should be when we have such a good relationship. If not for Ms. Jarvis, perhaps I might be your wife now.”
Lucian’s gaze dimmed when he heard that. “You Madilyn, too, was shocked and approached them. She cast Elektra a look of wariness. The last person who said something like that was Aubree. She looks so innocent and kind. Could she be the same as Aubree?
Seeing the two taking her words so seriously, Elektra chuckled. “It’s a joke. Although I’m a little envious of the way you treat Ms. Jarvis, I believe I’ll find a man who can treat me like that sooner or later.”
The smile on her face looked sincere. Lucian stared at her for a few seconds before relaxing his brows and nodding in agreement. “I’m sure there’ll be one.” Madilyn nodded as well. “Ms. Lane, you’re at pretty woman. I’m sure there are many people who like you.”
“I’d rather not have so many people like me. It’s too difficult to pick someone who’ll be sincere toward me out of so many people.” Elektra sounded almost exasperated, which tickled Madilyn’s funny bone. They looked like old friends who had not met for many years.
In the meantime, Lucian turned to look through the windows. The warmth in his eyes was apparent when he saw Roxanne, who was surrounded by the specialists.
With that, the trio ate some food in the corridor. The atmosphere there was drastically different from how it was in the ward earlier.
After their meat, Elektra bid farewell since she had no plans to stay. “I should go home. My family will start getting suspicious if I don’t.” Nodding, Lucian said, “Please let me know if your parents face any problems. I’ll handle it.”
Elektra nodded with a smile. “Okay” Right then, Lucian glanced at the time and remembered they had not slept the entire night. Hence, he called out, “Wait, I’ll get my assistant to send you home.”
He then turned to Madilyn and said, “You should go home and get some sleep, too. You haven’t been resting much since you took care of Roxanne for the past few days. I can handle this now that she’s awake.”
Madilyn did not bother arguing with him. “I’ll leave Roxanne with you, then.” Recalling the atmosphere in the ward earlier, she grew worried and added, “Roxanne has just recovered. Don’t be mad at her. You two can talk it out when she’s discharged.”
Lucian said nothing and gave Cayden a call to pick the two women up. Very quickly, Cayden arrived and went upstairs to meet them.
Soon, Lucian was the only one left in the corridor. The experts had completed the examination and called out to him, “Mr. Farwell.”
Hearing that, Lucian nodded and marched over. Indeed, the doctors had finished examining her, but all of them were frowning.
“How did it go?” Lucian felt his heart sink, and he glanced at the person on the hospital bed with worry. Roxanne smiled faintly, but she still looked a little pale.
When she met his gaze, she smiled wider as if she was trying to console him. Lucian’s brows creased, and he went over to hold her hand.
The doctors had been mulling over the matter for some time before finally having the guts to call him in. After hesitating for a few seconds, one of them informed him, “The hardening of Mrs. Farwell’s arteries has visibly reduced, and her bleeding point is also showing signs of recovery.”
However, based on their examination, she was only showing signs of recovery instead of complete recovery. The doctors did not know how to tell Lucian the rest. Lucian could tell they had not finished their sentence. Thus, he questioned coldly, “When will she be cured completely, then?”
“Um…” The doctors exchanged looks. They could not give him a definite answer for the time being. With a smile, Roxanne piped up, “I’ll be cured soon. Please leave first, doctors. I just woke up and am still feeling a little tired. I’d like some quiet.”
Hearing that, Lucian frowned at her. “You aren’t cured.” Roxanne gave him a reassuring smile. “Don’t forget, I’m a doctor myself. I’d already diagnosed myself as being poisoned before I passed out. No one knows my body better than I do.”
The experts were flabbergasted to hear that. They could not believe Roxanne had found her diagnosis before passing out. After all, they had racked their brains yet could not find the cause for her symptoms.
They stared at the woman on the hospital bed in amazement, shocked by her incredible medical skills. Lucian’s gaze dimmed, but he agreed when he saw the determined look on her face. “Please go out first.”
He had to admit Roxanne’s medical skills were way better than the doctors. Upon hearing his words, the experts nodded and gave the couple privacy.
With that, only Lucian and Roxanne were left in the room. Lucian lowered his gaze to stare at Roxanne with his heart filled with an inexplicable feeling.
She had already consumed the antidote and was awake, yet he felt a heavy feeling in his heart as if there was a rock on it.
Roxanne could tell that he was worried, so she sat up slowly on the bed and said, “Don’t worry. I’m really fine. The doctors said I’m recovering. Besides, I can feel the antidote you brought worked.” Lucian cast her a gloomy gaze. “Do you remember what you said?”
Roxanne chuckled and assured, “I’ll tell you if anything happens.” Only then did Lucian feel slightly relieved. Roxanne’s gaze drooped slightly with a hint of worry fleeted across.
“What are you thinking about?” Lucian asked softly when he noticed something was amiss with her. Roxanne quickly dismissed her thoughts, recollected herself, and looked up. “I’m worried about the kids. I can’t help but think how they are doing now.”
When he heard that, the suspicion in his gaze dissipated. “Since you’re already awake, we can give them a call at night. They’ll be relieved to hear from you.” Roxanne bobbed her head. “Hopefully.”
With that, she looked down again. Seeing that, Lucian furrowed his brows, and worry filled his gaze again. “Are you feeling discomfort anywhere?”
Roxanne looked up innocently before caressing her belly with a sigh. “After being unconscious for several days, I’m feeling a little hungry. And speaking about the kids made me think of the desserts they eat. So, I feel like eating some desserts now.”
“I’ll get you some,” said Lucian without hesitation. Roxanne frowned, looking troubled. “But I just woke up, and I’m not allowed to eat greasy stuff. Desserts are out of the question.”
Lucian could sense the emotion in her voice, and his heart softened. “Bear with it for a while, okay? You can have some fruits.”
He then turned around and patted Roxanne’s head affectionately. Roxanne frowned in silence for a few seconds before giving a hum in response. “I want to have fruits from the stall beside the research institute. Their fruits are sweet,” she said.
She gave Lucian a shy glance. “Am I being too troublesome? You can actually get some from downstairs, too.” Roxanne would never say no to her request. After all, he almost lost her.
“It’s no trouble at all. I’ll get you some now. I’ll get the doctors to wait for you out there. Just tell them if there’s anything you need.” Roxanne nodded. “Be careful.”
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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