Archie and Benny dragged Madilyn to the door the moment they heard some noises at the gate.They opened the door as soon as the car pulled over at the entrance. The three of them were completely baffled to see the car that stopped at the porch.This car looks somewhat familiar.Roxanne could see the curious gazes of the trio in the car. Instantly, she felt a headache coming her way.While she was still debating how to explain herself, the man next to her opened the car door.Upon recollecting herself, she wanted to open the door. Only then that she realized that it was already open.“You’re home.” Lucian reminded her of her predicament with an outstretched arm.Roxanne clenched her jaw and wanted to hop out of the car from another side.Lucian’s voice sounded again. “I suppose you wouldn’t want your two children to see you fall down, right?”Roxanne’s body stiffened at once.Though she had not regained much of her strength, she did not want Archie and Benny to see her being so close t
Although Roxanne had repeated multiple times that she felt fine, Madilyn could not feel at ease, and hence, she examined her body thoroughly.In the end, she concluded that Roxanne had mild post-traumatic stress. With sufficient rest, she would surely recover.Roxanne did not want the kids to speculate, so she went downstairs after getting a short rest.Right then, Lysa was serving dinner. She was about to head upstairs and check if Roxanne wanted to join them, only to realize that Roxanne was already up.“How are you feeling? Can you eat these? Otherwise, I can make you some soup.” Lysa was very concerned.Roxanne’s face was no longer as pale as before. She shook her head and replied, “Don’t trouble yourself. I don’t have much appetite, anyway. I can eat anything that’s already been prepared.”With that, she took her seat at the dining table.Archie and Benny, who were in the living room, dashed over to surround Roxanne the moment they heard her voice.As their gazes met, Roxanne ruf
Roxanne felt a lot better when she woke up the next morning. Recalling that she was to send the children to the kindergarten, she got up and washed up before opening the door to head downstairs.Just as she did, she was greeted by the sight of the two boys at the door.Looking forward to their mother sending them to kindergarten, the excited Archie and Benny had woken up early to wait at Roxanne’s door.Their initial plan was to knock and wake her up, but they decided against it, as she wasn’t feeling well. Not wanting to disturb her rest, they resigned themselves to waiting outside.When Roxanne came out of her room, the boys’ eyes lit up. “Mommy!”Roxanne stroked their heads. “Come along now. Let’s have breakfast before I send you to the kindergarten.”Both of them nodded as they held Roxanne’s hand, one on each side of her. Every now and then, they would look up at her to ascertain if she had fully recovered.When they arrived downstairs, Lysa had already prepared breakfast. Madily
After finishing breakfast with mixed feelings, Roxanne led Estella out of the dining room.She had barely stepped out when she noticed the prevailing tension in the living room.The brothers were kneeling on the couch with stern looks on their faces, keeping a close eye on Lucian who was standing at the side as if he had gravely offended them.When she saw the boys’ expressions, Roxanne couldn’t help frowning.She had a*sumed that they resented Lucian because of her.However, she recalled that they had been fine with him the very first time all of them met.As of then, her only goal was to stay away from Lucian, but the brothers seemed to be holding a grudge against him.No matter how hard she tried, Roxanne couldn’t figure out the reason why.When the brothers saw Roxanne leading Estella out, they shifted their gazes away from Lucian and welcomed the two with vibrant smiles. “Mommy!”Setting her thoughts aside, Roxanne reciprocated with a grin of her own.Archie and Benny gave Estell
“No wonder you asked me previously about when Dr. Jarvis was traveling to Summerbank. And yet, I was thinking that you were pestering me about my job. Little did I expect that it was for selfish reasons!” Jonathan teased Lucian when he finally connected the dots.Lucian responded with a silent but grim look on his face.I did do it for my own selfish reasons, but Roxanne wasn’t grateful at all.Raising his brows, Jonathan pressed on, “In that case, you must have attended the banquet that night. So, how did it go? Did you make any progress with her?”As soon as he said those words, he saw the gloomy look on Lucian’s face.Looks like it’s obvious that there isn’t any improvement at all.Jonathan was still confounded by the situation.Despite all that Lucian has done to pursue her, why is she still unmoved? This is the first time I have seen Lucian put so much effort into courting a lady. Anyone else in Roxanne’s position would have thrown herself unreservedly into his arms. For Dr. Jarv
Seeing that Jonathan was full of confidence, Lucian asked, “What is it? Stop keeping me in suspense.”Jonathan broke into a casual smile. “To further develop traditional medicine, our country provides the best environment to do so. I’m sure that was Dr. Jarvis’ objective when she chose to return. It’s just…”Here, Jonathan threw Lucian a glance. There was no need for him to finish his sentence.Roxanne had come back to Chanaea so that she could expand the field of traditional medicine. Unfortunately, she didn’t expect to run into the Farwell family and be forced to leave.Meeting Jonathan’s gaze, the frustrated Lucian grimaced.“But if the proposition is attractive enough, I’m sure Dr. Jarvis will be willing to stay for the sake of traditional medicine research,” Jonathan said. “I’m sure you have heard about the prestigious families who live in seclusion within Chanaea. Among them, the Damaris family used to cause waves within the field of ancient medicine. Unfortunately, they gradual
That night, Roxanne went personally to the Queen residence to show her gratitude.During dinnertime, Alfred conveniently brought up the news regarding the Damaris family. “Dr. Jarvis, the Damaris family is planning to have a medical consultation. Would you be interested in being a part of it? If you’re interested, I can help introduce you to them.”The shock was written all over Roxanne’s face.Even though she had mostly been living overseas, the Damaris family was no stranger to her.In the world of traditional medicine, the Damaris family was nothing short of legendary. The younger ones in the industry would always hear about the legacy of the Damaris family, yet they rarely stood a chance to meet them in person.Because Roxanne had been overseas for so long, it was even harder for her to have any encounter with the Damaris family. Even so, she had longed to meet and interact with them.After all, the Damaris family was extremely skilled in traditional medicine. The family also owne
Once Archie and Benny were comforted, Roxanne breathed out a sigh of relief.After they finished eating, Roxanne sent Archie and Benny into their room before she entered the study.According to Alfred, the medical consultation held by the Damaris family was in two days. She needed to understand more about the consultation in advance.Before that, she had only heard of the medical consultations by the Damaris family, but she had never really looked into it, and neither had she imagined herself to be lucky enough to have the chance to participate in it.Since the unexpected opportunity had landed in her hands, she was determined to perform well.Without many leads for her to find out more about the process of the medical consultation, Roxanne could only use the most unreliable method—searching online—and hope for the best. If she were lucky, she would be able to get a glimmer of information.Unfortunately, the Damaris family was far too mysterious for the common men. Despite the fact th
Roxanne had long guessed Sonya would treat her with an unpleasant attitude. Although she was displeased, she didn’t show it on her face.“It’s Essie and Mr. Farwell’s wishes that Essie stays here. As you’re her grandma, I have nothing to say if you want to bring her back, but I hope you respect Essie’s opinions.”Sonya frowned in displeasure.I’ve already asked Essie just now. I wonder what sorcery Roxanne has cast on her to make her refuse to go home. That’s why I turned to ask Roxanne, but I didn’t expect this woman to be so tactless!Sonya was livid.Just then, Estella spoke. “Grandma, I don’t want to go home. I want to stay here and play with Archie and Benny.”Estella looked at Sonya pitifully.Usually, when Estella wore such an expression, Sonya would have gone along with her wishes. However, she was filled with rage right now, so Estella’s look only added fuel to the fire.“You have to go home even if you don’t want to. You belong to the Farwell family. How can you stay at some
Ten minutes ago, Catalina had been instructing the rest of the household staff on their chores when she heard the doorbell ring.The moment she opened the door, she saw that it was Sonya.Before Catalina could greet her, Sonya questioned her, “Where’s Essie? Tell Essie to come out. Tell her that her grandma is here.”Catalina was put in a difficult position.Estella had not been in the manor for the past few days.She had thought that the little girl was with Sonya.However, judging from Sonya’s reaction, Catalina knew there and then that Estella was with Roxanne.It was obvious that Sonya must have discovered that, and that explained her anger.As a servant, Catalina did not know how to answer her question. In the end, she replied, “I will inform Mr. Farwell right away.”She was about to go and seek help from Lucian when Sonya stopped her in her tracks.“I want to see Essie. If she doesn’t come down, I will go up myself.”With that, she began to walk upstairs.Catalina had no choice
“Please wait for a moment as Mrs. Farwell is taking a nap. I’ll tell her you’re here.” After inviting Aubree to sit on the couch in the living hall, the butler was ready to go up to call Sonya.Aubree knitted her brows and responded, “It’s okay. I can go up and check on her.”The butler knew Sonya doted on her. He hesitated but eventually agreed to allow her to go upstairs.Aubree responded with a nod. After plastering a smile on her face, she took the stairs and went up.Sonya had just woken up from her nap in the master bedroom upstairs. Upon hearing a knock on the door, she opened it right away.“Mrs. Farwell.” Aubree grinned politely. “I hope I’m not disturbing you.”Sonya, too, responded with a smile when she realized it was Aubree. “Not at all. I just woke up.”Aubree walked up to her and held her arm affectionately. “I brought you lots of gifts. Let’s go down and check them out.”“Aww, you’re too sweet.” Sonya glanced at her. “You didn’t have to do that. I’m happy that you’re h
The search lasted the entire morning.The grim-faced Cayden, who returned with his subordinates in the afternoon, said, “We found nothing, Mr. Farwell.”Admittedly, Cory was an excellent private investigator.Cayden could not help but wonder how he had managed to keep in touch with his employers.Not only did Cayden not find any evidence of how the mastermind instructed Cory to spy on Roxanne, but he also could not find proof that could expose Cory’s identity as a private investigator.Cory began playing the sympathy card. “Mr. Farwell, I told you no one instructed me to do anything.”Lucian waited for half a day but did not get the answer he was looking for. His eyes blazed with fury when he saw the pretentious innocent look on the culprit’s face.“If no one put you up to this, why did you stalk her?” he asked.Cory blinked innocently. “B-Because I find Ms. Jarvis attractive. I wished to snap photos of her since I was trying my hand at photography.”He had felt nervous before Cayden
Meanwhile, Lucian, too, ordered Cayden to investigate the issue.With Farwell Group’s financial capability, the investigation was carried out effortlessly.In less than an hour, Cayden had managed to bring the private investigator to Farwell Group.It was not until the private investigator was led to Farwell Group’s entrance that he realized something was off.“D-Did I do something wrong? Why did you bring me here?”Cayden cast him a cold glance. “Why are you asking me that? I’m not the one who calls the shots here. You’ll find out soon.”The private investigator’s legs trembled when he heard Cayden’s words.The only person who came to mind when he thought of the person who called the shots for Farwell Group was none other than Lucian Farwell.The private investigator had recently been following Roxanne around on Aubree’s orders. During those times, he had indeed seen Roxanne interacting with Lucian.Yet, he paid no mind to that.After all, he was merely doing as instructed. He did no
Upon hearing that, the doubtful Roxanne and Madilyn exchanged glances.They had spoken to nearly all the research institutes that could develop that specific bacterium in Horington, and only that research institute confirmed that their laboratory had previously lost the bacteria.Although it happened half a month ago, the bacteria could remain viable as long as they were appropriately preserved.Madilyn was aware of that and didn’t hesitate to ask, “How did you guys lose the bacteria back then? Do you guys have any findings now?”The person’s answer did not disappoint them. “One of the researchers should have taken it,” he said frankly.Madilyn was filled with confusion when she heard that.“Although we have no solid evidence, we were certain about that. Two days after the bacteria went missing, that researcher suddenly quit. We haven’t heard from her since then,” the person continued.Before Madilyn could speak, Roxanne asked, “What’s the name of that researcher?”The person on the o
At the side, Estella had her head lifted and gazed at Roxanne, looking hopeful.Roxanne’s gaze flickered. Only after obtaining Lucian’s promise did she forcibly suppress the worry within her.“Got it. I’ll take good care of Essie for the next few days.”Lucian indifferently inclined his head a fraction in acknowledgment. Shortly after, he took his leave and left.Roxanne watched as his car disappeared into the distance before bringing Archie, Benny, and Estella into the mansion.All three children were already starving to the point that their stomachs growled incessantly.Without tarrying, Roxanne prepared some quick and easy breakfast to fill their stomachs first.After having breakfast, she had the children play by themselves while she stood up and went into the study.She simply couldn’t sit back and do nothing about the person who used the bacteria on the children.Worse still, Lucian left Estella at her place. Hence, she wanted to catch the culprit as soon as possible to eliminat
“Have you and the kids been here?”Lucian came to a stop under a gigantic tree.Stopping with him, Roxanne looked around before shaking her head. “No.”That tree was located at the edge of the woods.Yesterday, she had been with Archie, Benny, and Estella in the woods or by the waterfall.As such, they indeed hadn’t been to that particular spot.Nodding in understanding, Lucian motioned for her to take a look at the bottom of the tree.Roxanne followed his gaze and took a closer look, upon which she made out a vague footprint.From the looks of it, it obviously belonged to an adult.As the footprints moved toward the edge of the gra*sy area, they grew increasingly faint.Therefore, she had no way of knowing whether the owner of those footprints had gone anywhere near the tent.However, it was certain that someone else was there yesterday other than her and the children.In fact, that person had been watching from the side while she was playing with the children.That realization had a
After Archie, Benny, and Estella had dozed off, Roxanne turned off the small night light in the tent.Consequently, the tent was pitch-dark right then, and she had no idea whether Lucian was asleep on the other side.Well, I didn’t hear any movement in a long time, so he has probably gone to sleep.At that thought, Roxanne quietly got up and left the tent. She sat outside under the moonlight alone and stared blankly into space.The weather had been great for the past two days. The moon shone brightly, but there weren’t many stars in the sky.For safety reasons, Lucian had the headlights turned on, illuminating the tent’s surroundings and rendering it like daylight.As Roxanne looked at the scenery around her, her mind gradually began drifting.Too many things had happened that day.At first, the children suddenly contracted a bacterial infection. Then, she inexplicably ended up in the same space as Lucian.Both of the incidents had her emotions turn into a jumbled mess.While she was