Although he wasn’t sure of the authenticity of the marriage certificate yet, he wanted to use it to provoke Roxanne.
At first, he thought Roxanne would be enraged by this. To his surprise, she sounded calm on the other end of the line.
“I’m aware of all this. Just give up. I’m the person in charge of the research institute. Even if we terminate the contract with Farwell Group, we will not work with you.”
As for Lucian’s fake marriage, Roxanne didn’t plan to expose it yet. “You got a death wish?” Jack was livid. “Roxanne, do you think Lucian got the real antidote yesterday?”
Roxanne uttered firmly, “Of course, I know it’s not real, but I’ll develop the antidote with my own strength. My life will only be in my own hands!” However, Jack felt as if he had heard a joke. He was dumbfounded at first, then broke into laughter.
“You will develop the antidote? Stop dreaming! Is the Damaris family’s secret technique a joke to you? There’s not a chance even if you ask Harvey for help!”
Roxanne’s expression turned solemn when she heard him belittling her professor. “I’m Professor Lambert’s student. If I can develop the antidote to your poison, so can he. I’m not asking him for help because I don’t want to worry him. You’d better be more respectful!”
“Since you are so confident, then give it a try. If you don’t get the second bottle of antidote before tonight, you will die from poisoning. Don’t come crying to beg me,” Jack snorted coldly.
Without waiting for Roxanne to speak, he hung up right away. He didn’t believe that anyone other than him could make an antidote to his poison.
Lucian’s expression froze slightly when the phone was hung up. He had a lot to say. On second thought, he swallowed all his unspoken words.
Right now, all he wanted was for Roxanne to concentrate and find a way to develop the antidote. Everything else did not matter.
At worst, he would beg Jack again. Roxanne could sense his worry, so she comforted him softly, “The blood test results should be out soon. I will think of a way.” The look on Lucian’s face eased up a little after hearing that. “I have faith in you.”
Once again, a blanket of silence fell over the room. Lucian knew Roxanne was occupied with thinking about the antidote again, so he didn’t. disturb her.
All of a sudden, someone knocked on the door. Breaking out of her reverie, Roxanne looked at the door in confusion. She thought it was Madilyn. Lucian stood up and opened the door.
He felt much more relaxed when he saw the person at the door. “Lucian, Old Mr. Lomax might have found some composition of Jack’s poison!”
Jonathan announced excitedly and then he thought of something, causing his expression to turn grim. “How is Roxanne doing? We aren’t late, are we?”
He carefully observed Lucian’s expression after he was done talking. Then, he began murmuring, “I don’t think we’re late, right? Otherwise, you wouldn’t look like this.”
As soon as those words fell, Roxanne’s voice sounded from inside before Lucian could reply, “Is that Jonathan? Why aren’t you coming in?”
She heard Jonathan’s voice at the door for a long time and felt strange since he wasn’t coming in. Jonathan sighed in relief when he heard her voice. Taken aback, he asked, “You’re awake, Roxanne? You two got the antidote?”
He looked at Lucian in disbelief. Lucian remained silent and nodded respectfully at Peregrine, who was right behind Jonathan. Then, he turned around and brought them into the ward.
Jonathan was overjoyed when he saw Roxanne sitting up on the bed. “You’re finally awake, Roxanne. We were so worried for the past few days! I thought…. Forget it. Let’s not talk about that. Everything is fine now that you have regained consciousness. How are you feeling? Do you feel unwell?”
Seeing his excitement, Roxanne couldn’t help but chuckle, “I’m sorry I made you worry. I feel much better now.”
Then, she looked curiously at the person behind Jonathan and asked hesitantly, “I heard you mention Old Mr. Lomax. Is he the person I’m thinking of?” The two finally realized they hadn’t introduced Peregrine to Roxanne.
Jonathan took half a step back and stood behind Peregrine as he said, “This is the King of Medicine of Merania, Peregrine Lomax, also known as Old Mr. Lomax. He came to treat you specially.” Peregrine Lomax?
Upon hearing that, Roxanne reeled in shock. “What do you mean by King of Medicine of Merania? I can’t even find the antidote for the poison that young man made. I’ve failed my title!”
Peregrine stayed up for a few nights to browse through his medical books. He was beyond exhaustion. Coupled with the frustration of failing to find the antidote, his expression looked grim.
Lucian comforted, “Please don’t feel bad, Old Mr. Lomax. Jack said he learned the method of developing this poison from the ancient medical books of the Damaris family. Understandably, you couldn’t find the antidote.”
Peregrine frowned slightly and suddenly exclaimed, “No wonder I couldn’t find what I wanted even after going through all the medical books!”
“You’re Old Mr. Lomax?” Roxanne finally snapped out of her shock and compared the person in front of her with the picture taken in his younger days. Peregrine nodded and asked caringly, “How’s your body doing?”
Respectfully, she sat with a straightened back. “Thank you for asking. My body’s doing fine right now. I’m sorry for greeting you in such an impertinent manner.”
Then she tried to leave the bed. In response, Peregrine waved his hand. “It’s fine. You’re a patient. There’s no need for you to mind your etiquette.” He turned to Lucian. “How did Ms. Jarvis wake up? Did an expert create the antidote?”
Pressing on Roxanne’s shoulder to make her sit on the bed, Lucian replied in a deep voice, “I successfully took some from Jack. However, the dosage I obtained wasn’t enough to expel all traces of poison in her body. I’m afraid your help is still necessary, Old Mr. Lomax.”
Peregrine nodded. “Of course.” Obviously, he was going to do his best to treat Roxanne. It was why he came, after all.
“Jonathan said you’ve already figured out some of the poison’s composition. Is that true?” inquired Lucian somewhat impatiently.
As long as they knew what the poison was made of, it would be easy to synthesize an antidote. Peregrine nodded and informed the two of his analysis.
Since Lucian knew nothing about medicine, he could only guess that the medicinal herbs Peregrine listed were rare. As Roxanne listened to Peregrine, a look of awe settled in her eyes.
When the old man finished speaking, she couldn’t help but exclaim with admiration, “You really do live up to your title as Merania’s King of Medicine! While these medicinal herbs aren’t particularly rare, people seldom use them because they are often ignored. I think only you could’ve thought of them, Old Mr. Lomax!”
If he hadn’t mentioned the names of those herbs, she would’ve forgotten that some of them even existed. Peregrine shook his head. “Don’t celebrate yet. This is only one part of the solution. If we want to develop the antidote, we must find all the medicinal herbs.”
I believe the rest of the medicinal herbs are recorded in the Damaris family’s ancient medicine books, but even I have no clue what they are. Staring at Roxanne with anticipation, he said, “I recall you are Harvey’s student. In that case, your medicinal skills should be top- notch. Since you’ve woken up, you can help me devise a solution together.”
Roxanne felt a little embarrassed to be praised by him. “I’m just an amateur compared to you. However, since it concerns my life and death, of course, I’ll do my best.”
Her tone grew more resolute and professional. “If you don’t mind, can you tell me what you’ve discovered over the past few days? I’m running out of time.”
Upon seeing how fast she got into the groove, Peregrine nodded with delight as he became even more impressed by her. I must say, she’s the only one who has seemed the most like a doctor over the past few days! Furthermore, even though she has been poisoned, she remains composed. Her future will be unbelievably bright!
Soon, the two began discussing the composition of the poison. Occasionally, Jonathan would voice his opinion. Meanwhile, Lucian could only listen to the conversation at the side. I should’ve found some. time to learn a thing or two about medicine!
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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