Mission To Remarry

“Why are you here alone? Where's Roxanne?”

Jonathan gingerly put that question forth, but at the mere mention of Roxanne, the atmosphere in the room dipped frightfully.

He hastily zipped his mouth and sat there silently, waiting for Lucian to speak first.

An indeterminate time passed before the man's voice broke the silence. He sounded bone-tired.

“Something has happened to Roxanne.”

Although Jonathan had long since drawn that conclusion, his heart still clenched when he heard Lucian's tone.

Based on his understanding of the man, Roxanne must be in real trouble this time.

“Is there anything I can do to help?” he voluntarily offered.

Putting down the cup of coffee, Lucian leaned back against the couch. He lifted his hands and covered his eyes, his voice beyond grim.

unconscious for a day and a night. I got a lot of doctors to check her over, but they are all helpless about her situation. They can't even tell what poison exactly

Jonathan. “Jack?

within him and racked his brain

have gone into seclusion, and you can't hire them even if you've got money. But if I use my grandfather's name and implore them for help, I can probably budge one or two of them. I'll go

his assistant, ordering the latter to prepare the invitations that night

him in a hoarse voice, “Thank you.”

formality, wouldn't I have to prostrate myself before you and Roxanne in gratitude when

family to

Queen family would enjoy an even more esteemed reputation when Roxanne's new medicine hit

merely heaved a long sigh without responding

pull through. In light of her

wasn't all that confident

years and had a century of experience in the research of

kind of insidious tactic Jack

true.”

a hand and picked up his cup of coffee, hoping to use the beverage to calm the turmoil within him. Unbeknownst to him, his hand holding the cup trembled uncontrollably.

that, Jonathan was shocked to

had never expected Roxanne's current