Lucian knitted his brows. “Let me write it. I doubt you can even hold a pen in your current state.”
Roxanne shook her head. “People who don’t have experience with traditional medicine can easily misspell the name. Besides, traditional medicines have many homophones. Even doctors can mishear it. Let me write it.”
Time was of the essence, so Lucian dared not argue. He had no choice but to quickly fetch the materials and placed them in front of her.
Roxanne fell into a deep silence for some time before writing on the piece of paper. She was so weak she had to muster all her strength to hold the pen. No matter how focused she was, the writing still came out crooked.
Lucian and the four people on the other end of the call could not help but feel worried when they saw that.
Roxanne was drenched in a cold sweat from the pain. When she was finally done writing the formula, she looked up at the screen and said, “Old Mr. Lomax, this is the formula I can think of for now. It might be incomplete. Please help me to check it later.”
Peregrine nodded. “Don’t worry. I’ll do my best.” Roxanne flashed him a grateful smile before turning to Lucian. “Get someone to send Archie over. Be quick.”
“Okay.” Just as he was about to give Cayden a call, Jonathan offered, “There’s no time for that! I’ll go!”
“Thank you,” Roxanne uttered weakly. Jonathan then rushed out of the laboratory. “Why are you sending Archie there?” Lucian pulled her into his embrace to distract her.
Roxanne was trembling from the pain, but she still managed to answer, “A-Archie remembers the order of the medicinal herbs in the research institute. Only he can gather all the herbs using the shortest amount of time.”
Even Roxanne could not defeat Archie in that. Meanwhile, Peregrine was confused about who Archie was. All he could gather was that Archie was a person with amazing memory based on Roxanne’s description. While he was deep in his thoughts, he heard Madilyn shriek, “Roxanne!”
From the screen, Roxanne could be seen curled up and trembling in pain. She could barely. focus on what they were saying. A conflicted look fleeted across Lucian’s eyes when he saw how much pain Roxanne was in.
No matter how torturous it was for her, she still snuggled against his chest instinctively. Realizing that, Lucian came to a decision. He held her tightly with one hand and used the other to hit the back of her neck with the right amount of force.
Immediately, Roxanne stiffened and fell silent. Lucian hugged her for a few seconds before carefully placing her on the bed and tucking her in.
“I’ll go over and meet up with you guys,” he said to Madilyn and the others. Madilyn nodded in acknowledgment. Her heart ached as she watched Roxanne’s furrowed brows relax. Regardless, that was a better option, as Roxanne would not feel the pain when she was unconscious.
It was better for her to be unconscious instead of enduring the pain in a conscious state. As Lucian marched out of the ward, he told Zayne to call in the experts.
“I’m going out for a while. Please take care of Roxanne. Make sure to contact me right away if anything happens.”
Lucian’s attitude had softened a little compared to the last time. Of course, the experts were fully aware of the reason for his sudden change in attitude. They nodded fervently. “Don’t worry, Mr. Farwell. We’ll take good care of her.”
Lucian turned around and gazed at the woman on the bed before striding into the elevator with the formula she had just written.
At the same time, Jonathan had arrived at the Farwell residence. The manor was brightly lit. Although there were three children about the age of six in the house, the atmosphere felt incredibly gloomy.
Thinking of the reason for that made Jonathan’s heart ache, and every step he took felt heavy. The moment he arrived at the entrance, the door opened automatically. Lucian must’ve given Catalina a call.
Jonathan recollected himself before walking in.
“Hello, Mr. Queen. As soon as Jonathan stepped into the house, Catalina greeted him with a troubled look. “The children are upstairs. I have no idea what happened these two days. Mr. and Mrs. Farwell haven’t been back, and the children are in a bad mood.”
Of course, Jonathan was aware of the reason for their bad mood. He looked up at the second floor, only to feel worse. For a moment, he did not know how to break the news to them.
However, time was of the essence. He had no time to hesitate. Nodding at Catalina, Jonathan said, “Tll go upstairs and check on them.”
Catalina murmured a response in acknowledgement. Jonathan strode upstairs. At that moment, the three children were sitting in the bedroom, looking dejected. Estella cast Archie an uneasy look. “Archie, I’m scared. What happened to Mommy? Why isn’t she home yet?”
Archie knitted his brows and comforted her, “Don’t be scared. Mommy said she’s just having a fever. Besides, Daddy will take good care of her. Don’t you trust Daddy?”
A look of hesitation flashed across Estella’s and Benny’s eyes. They trusted Lucian. However, Roxanne did not look like she was having a fever. Moreover, they had not been able to contact her for the past few days.
Taking in his siblings’ worried faces, Archie pursed his lips and racked his brains for a solution. He had promised Lucian he would take good care of Benny and Estella, which included their physical and emotional health. While his mind was racing, a knock sounded on the door.
Archie got down from the bed and opened the door, only to feel dejected at the sight of the person standing there. “What’s the matter, Mr. Queen?”
Jonathan’s heart sank with worry when he saw how crestfallen the children looked. Regardless, he still feigned nonchalance and said to Archie, “I have something to tell you. Come, take a walk with me.”
Vaguely sensing it had something to do with Roxanne, Archie nodded without hesitation and walked out.
“I want to go too!”
Both Benny and Estella hopped off the bed and ran up to the door. “You two stay at home. I just need Archie to help me with something.” Jonathan said, looking troubled.
“I’ll be back soon. Stay at home, okay? What if Mommy comes back later?” Archie chimed in. Unfortunately, the other two were unconvinced.
Benny and Estella stared at them indignantly. “No! We want to go with you! What if you leave and never come back like Daddy and Mommy?”
Jonathan’s heart skipped a beat. He parted his lips, but he could say nothing to refute. Archie frowned and turned to Jonathan to seek his opinion on the matter. Meeting the three children’s pitiful gazes, Jonathan said in resignation, “All right, I’ll take all of you out.”
Hopefully Lucian’s at the research institute by the time we arrive. I really can bear to tell them the truth, let alone lie to them.
When the four of them went down the stairs, Catalina approached with a huge thermal container. “I’ve prepared some food, Mr. Queen. It’s late. Bring this over and have it with Mr. and Mrs. Farwell.”
Jonathan’s eyes grew teary. He nodded silently and accepted the container.
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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