Chapter 87

Roxanne quickly composed herself and shifted her gaze from Aubree to Jonathan.

Sharp-eyed as usual, it didn’t take long for Jonathan to notice the awkwardness between the two women. He casually approached Roxanne, making sure to block Aubree’s line of sight as he did.

“Dr. Jarvis, my grandfather is already waiting for you upstairs. Shall we go up now?”

Roxanne nodded.

With that, Jonathan turned to Aubree to excuse himself and began walking toward the stairs with Roxanne in tow.

As soon as the two of them got to the stairway, Aubree spoke up again. “Ms. Jarvis, I heard that your course of treatment has helped Old Mr. Queen a lot. I think I shall use this chance to visit him and see you work your magic.”

Right after saying that, Aubree followed behind them.Roxanne knitted her brows, clearly displeased. However, since Jonathan didn’t object to it, she had no choice but to pretend that Aubree didn’t exist.

recovered a fair bit, so much so that he was well enough to

Alfred propped up

announced

a grateful smile. “Dr. Jarvis, thank you so much for

had been so weak that he could barely talk. Now that he had recuperated for a couple of days, he finally found the energy to thank the

mention it, Old Mr. Queen,” Roxanne replied with a polite smile. “After all, I’m a doctor, and you’re my patient. I feel just as happy and accomplished to

sat by the bed and began sterilizing her

she was, Alfred’s appreciation for her instantly grew

reaction and quickly walked up to him to block his view

finally noticed Aubree’s presence and nodded

you’ve woken up, I really wanted to visit you sooner,” Aubree said as she sat beside Alfred. “But I’ve been so busy at work that I couldn’t find

free up my schedule

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