Lucian nodded, which Cayden took as a sign to drive Peregrine to the research institute. Only Roxanne and Lucian were left in the ward.
After Peregrine left, Roxanne spoke to Madilyn. “Old Mr. Lomax is heading there right now. Just follow his instructions when he arrives.”
At the moment, the trio was speedily devouring the lunch Linda bought. Upon hearing Roxanne’s words, Madilyn nodded and inquired, “Are you doing all right, Roxanne?”
Even though it’s only been a few hours, her face is already as pale as a sheet of paper. Not to mention how feeble her voice sounds. Madilyn couldn’t help but get worried, despite not being able to know her friend’s latest status through the screen. Smiling, Roxanne assured, “Everything’s fine. I’m still holding on. Nothing will happen to me.”
As she spoke, she grimaced due to the pain. Spotting that, Madilyn became even more concerned but knew there was no point in speaking about it further. What’s most important right now is figuring out the antidote’s composition, using it to deduce the poison’s key component, and developing the antidote.
With a heavy expression, she nodded. “I swear I won’t let anything happen to you. I’ll figure out the components that make up the antidote!”
“Thanks for your help.” Roxanne beamed gratefully. “I’m Archie’s and Benny’s godmother! Even if not for you, I’d still do it for them! If you keep acting courteous, I’m going to be mad!” Madilyn intentionally pretended to be enraged to lighten the mood.
The moment she ended her sentence, smiles formed on their faces. “Even if an antidote can’t be synthesized in the end, I won’t let anything happen to you,” stated Lucian resolutely.
He was preparing for the worst because Roxanne’s deteriorating condition wasn’t inspiring him to put all his hope in her.
Hearing that, Roxanne met his eyes and assured softly but tenaciously, “I won’t let you submit to someone else. I will save myself today!” The couple’s conversation touched the people in the laboratory.
Lucian doesn’t seem like someone who has ever conceded, considering his status. Yet, Jack managed to push him to this state. It’s obvious how much he loves Roxanne. It’s hard not to feel pity for the two. They didn’t do anything wrong. Roxanne was only poisoned because someone else was jealous of her talents.
Calmly, Lucian uttered, “I don’t care about that. I’ll find a way to get back at him even if I surrender. I only want you to stay by my side.”
Roxanne was moved and began to relent. Indeed, that’s such a minor issue now when I may lose my life soon. As long as I can keep on living, we’ll find a way to get our revenge.
Peering apologetically at him, she speculated, “Well, I don’t think he’ll forgive you easily if you meet him again after what happened.”
He hugged her comfortingly. “It doesn’t matter what he wants me to do. As long as I can save you, I’ll do it. Nothing is more important than your life.”
Laying in his embrace, she eased up. “That’ll be our only option if things come to that. However, it hasn’t come to that point yet. We still have hope.”
The couple continued to hug each other lovingly. The people on the other side of the screen were emotionally moved by that scene. None of them dared to make a peep.
Suddenly, Jonathan’s phone rang. In response, he stepped out of the laboratory and peered at the screen. It was from Frieda.
He knew Frieda disliked Roxanne, and she only helped track Peregrine down because he asked her to. Why is she calling me right now? Frowning, he hesitated for a few moments before answering the call.
“Are you at the hospital right now, Jonathan?” Frieda inquired the moment the call connected. When Shawn didn’t hear anything about or couldn’t reach Peregrine for a few days after the latter reached Horington, he asked her to call Jonathan to ask about the situation.
When Jonathan heard her bringing up the hospital, he was rather confused. “What do your want to ask about?”
“How’s Dr. Jarvis’ situation right now? Has she woken up yet?” asked Frieda. “When did you start caring about her?” He knitted his eyebrows. “Don’t tell me you already changed your attitude toward her just because | told you off.”
A look of disdain flashed past her eyes as she grumbled, “Isn’t it normal for me to ask about her since I helped her find the King of Medicine? Even if I don’t care about her, I still need to check on him. He hasn’t contacted me for days.”
She seems only interested in Old Mr. Lomax’s situation. In that case, I don’t think I need to be so suspicious of her. “You don’t need to worry about that. Old Mr. Lomax is doing fine. Since you’re the one who invited him here, he’s considered our guest. I’ll take good care of him. Everyone respects him a lot.”
Still, she questioned, “What do you mean by that? How’s Dr. Jarvis’ condition? It’s been so many days, yet the King of Medicine still hasn’t treated her yet?”
Thinking about Roxanne’s condition, he gloomily replied, “Old Mr. Lomax isn’t omnipotent. Everyone’s still figuring out how to treat Roxanne.”
Dissatisfied by the answer, Frieda interrogated, “What happened? Are you still wary of me even after I have helped out?”
If she couldn’t get an answer, she wouldn’t be able to placate Shawn. Jonathan was stumped for a moment.
Considering Roxanne is currently in her worst- case scenario, I doubt anything can worsen the situation. Besides, if I tell Frieda about what’s going on, she may be able to meet that man again. Who knows, perhaps he’ll have new ideas. When his train of thought ended there, he disclosed, “Old Mr. Lomax couldn’t wake Dr. Jarvis up, so Lucian met with Jack to obtain the antidote. However, the antidote could only keep Dr. Jarvis alive for a little longer. It’ll lose its effectiveness tonight, so Old Mr. Lomax is doing research to come up with the cure with us right now.”
“What?” exclaimed Frieda. “I can’t believe Jack concocted a devious plan like that! How loathsome!” Sighing, Jonathan agreed, “Who could’ve imagined the heir to the Damaris family is such a vile man?”
Then he thought of something and reminded, “If news about this matter spread, the Damaris family’s reputation will go down the drain with Jack as precedent. You better realize what you should and shouldn’t do!”
Frieda was annoyed by Jonathan’s lecture. Let’s see what else he’ll say when I become Mrs. Crawford! “All right, all right. It’s as if I’ve not done enough by bringing the King of Medicine here to help with the treatment. What else do you want from me?” Frieda started giving Jonathan an attitude when she thought she might become a part of the upper echelons of society.
Sensing her annoyance, Jonathan realized he, too, was giving her an attitude for no reason. Though it was clear that Frieda had a dislike for Roxanne, Jonathan felt it was important to acknowledge that Frieda had helped them. / shouldn’t have put her down like that.
At that thought, Jonathan toned down his voice. “I shouldn’t have said that. You did Dr. Jarvis and Mr. Farwell a favor by bringing in Old Mr. Lomax. I’ll tell Grandpa about it.” Hearing that, Frieda was pleased with his response. “That’s more like it.”
Jonathan heaved a helpless sigh. Being around his sister was like walking on eggshells, so hel had to be cautious with his words and action.
“Hey, what are you doing out there?” Peregrine walked in and asked Jonathan when he saw him talking over the phone outside.
After ending his chat with Frieda, Jonathan hung up the phone. He walked over and greeted Peregrine. “I was talking to my sister over the phone. She called to see if everything was okay.”
Peregrine could not help but frown when he thought of Frieda. “Your sister is not on good terms with Roxanne, right?”
Jonathan froze for a moment upon hearing that. Peregrine only saw Frieda and Roxanne once, yet he could tell the two women did not get along.
Embarrassed, Jonathan bobbed his head in response. “Frieda is a little difficult to deal with, but she’s changing for the better.”
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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