“Madilyn. She’s worried about me and kept asking how I’m doing,” Roxanne replied with a smile. Lucian nodded and asked casually as he sat down beside the bed, “I noticed that one of the doctors was out when I arrived. Did he tell you where he was going?”
The smile on Roxanne’s face was frozen in place when she heard that. She wasn’t expecting Lucian to even notice such details, let alone ask about it.
After taking a few seconds to regain her composure, Roxanne replied as calmly as possible, “I’m not sure. I’ll be fine as long as there are people around. It doesn’t matter if one or two of them step away for a bit.
She then let out a helpless sigh and added, “I’ve already regained consciousness, so you don’t need to have so many of them standing by. You should let them head back and get some rest.”
Lucian seemed to be in deep thought as he retrieved an apple from the grocery bag and slowly peeled it.
Knowing Roxanne, she wouldn’t ask for desserts immediately after recovering, let alone have met buy them from a store so far away. I know she probably needed some time alone, but I can’t seem to figure out why… Hmm… Her reaction and that of the experts outside the ward all seem rather suspicious. She must’ve told them something while I was out earlier. Given the situation at hand, her poisoning is the only possible thing they could’ve been talking about.
The look in Lucian’s eyes turned gloomy at the thought of that. He stopped peeling the apple and stared solemnly at Roxanne as he asked, “Is it true that the poison has been completely removed from your body?”
Roxanne let out a helpless chuckle after a brief pause. “You noticed?” She knew she wouldn’t be able to hide it from Lucian for long, but she didn’t think he would find out so soon.
“I was planning to tell you after I had found a way to neutralize the poison. I’m sorry I lied to you after promising to not keep secrets from you just earlier,” she continued with an apologetic look on her face.
Lucian frowned as the flames of anger began. to burn within his eyes. “Did Jack pull some kind of trick on us? Did he give you a fake antidote or something?” Roxanne shook her head. “The antidote is real. It’s just that…”
Lucian’s tone grew increasingly colder as he pressed on, “It’s just what?” Since Lucian had already found out about her lies, Roxanne decided to not hide anything from him.
“The dosage he gave was incomplete. I would need at least four to five times more of what he gave me in order to completely rid my body of that poison. I had a discussion with the experts earlier. We now have a lead and might be on to something, so you don’t have to worry too much about it.”
Lucian’s eyes were clearly filled with anxiousness when he looked at her, but he soon regained his composure and said calmly, “Oh, I’m not worried. I could just go deal with him again if necessary.”
If submitting to Jack will save her life, then I shall gladly do it! Roxanne felt touched when she heard that.
She reached out to caress his cheek as she said reassuringly, “That won’t be necessary. I’m confident in my ability to save myself. I mean, I did develop a drug that even the Damaris family couldn’t!”
Jack had shown her some of the Damaris family’s books on ancient medicine while they were still on good terms. Those books contained lots of information on all sorts of rare and special medicinal herbs..
Roxanne had a feeling that the key to the antidote could be found within those books. Fortunately for her, she had put in the effort to memorize everything in those books.
Once the blood test results were out, I should be able to use that information to figure out the poison’s contents and synthesize an antidote myself!
As Lucian was already prepared for the worst, he nodded after hearing what she said. “All right; I trust you. You’re the best doctor know, so you should be able to handle Jack’s poison with ease.”
Roxanne wasn’t expecting Lucian to be convinced so easily, so she was caught off guard when she heard him say that.
“However, you must promise me that you will be honest with me if you ever run into any further issues along the way,” Lucian added as he continued peeling the apple. Having been snapped out of her dazed state, Roxanne nodded obediently in response. “All right.”
She then looked Lucian in the eye and said affectionately, “Thanks for believing in me, Honey.” The ward fell into complete silence for a few seconds.
“W-What did you just call me?” Lucian asked with a look of joy and surprise in his eyes. Roxanne didn’t know what came over her just now, but she couldn’t bring herself to say it again with him staring at her like that.
Her face burned bright red as she looked away to avoid his gaze. Naturally, Lucian wasn’t about to let her off the hook so easily. He quickly put the apple down and pressed on, “What did you just call me? Say it again!”
The sexual tension in the ward intensified as he continued to tease her. Roxanne was about to hide under the blanket when her phone started ringing on the side.
Realizing that it was the ringtone she had chosen for her kids, Roxanne pushed Lucian back as she said, “Our kids are calling! Hurry up and answer the phone!”
She hadn’t contacted them for a few days, so she figured they must have been worried sick. Although Lucian had already told them that Roxanne was away on a business trip, Archie and Benny were very smart, so it was only natural that they would get worried about her.
Lucian had no choice but to stop teasing her and answer the phone. Even so, he kept his scorching gaze on her as he held the phone up to her ear.
“Mommy!” The kids’ adorable voices could be heard the moment the call got through. “Yes, it’s me. Have you kids been behaving yourselves lately?” Roxanne replied with at smile.
Feeling glad that they could finally speak to Roxanne, the kids started telling her what they had been doing lately. “Yeah, we have! We even helped Ms. Catalina do the dishes!”
“I helped too!” “I helped Ms. Catalina with the laundry!” The look in Roxanne’s eyes grew gentle when she heard their adorable voices. “Really? I’m glad to hear that!”
Their tone grew a little depressed as they asked, “When will you come home, Mommy? We really miss you!”
Unsure of what to say, Roxanne simply stared at Lucian in silence. “Daddy said you would be coming home tonight. Is that true?” Archie pressed on.
Roxanne fell silent for a few seconds before replying with a smile, “Yeah, that’s right. I’m already at the airport, so I’ll be arriving in Horington later tonight. Behave yourselves and wait for me at home, okay? I’ll buy you all some gifts on my way back.”
“Okay, Mommy! We’ll wait till you’re back home. before we go to bed!” Roxanne then changed the topic by asking them how they had been doing lately..
The kids then told her everything that had happened throughout the past few days, and they continued chatting happily until it was time for lunch.
After reluctantly ending the call, Roxanne’s expression grew depressed as she stared at the black screen of her phone.
“I want to make a trip back tonight. The kids will get worried if I don’t show up,” she said while looking up at Lucian.
“You’ve only just recovered, and you have yet to make a full recovery,” Lucian replied with a disapproving frown. “I know what I’m doing. At least I can get off the bed and walk around now,” Roxanne explained patiently.
After arguing for a bit, Lucian gave in and said, “You can’t leave the hospital. If you must see them, I’ll have Cayden bring them over.”
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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