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.

a night. I got a lot of doctors to check

his words, sheer shock deluged Jonathan. “Jack?

within him and racked his brain to help figure out a solution.

you've got money. But if I use my grandfather's name and implore them for help, I can

prepare the invitations

hoarse voice, “Thank you.”

us. If we were really standing on formality, wouldn't I have to prostrate myself before you and Roxanne in

Pearson family's resources alone had already enabled the Queen family to expand to almost double

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

merely heaved a long sigh

worry. Someone as kind as Roxanne will definitely pull through. In light of her having saved innumerable patients, God

his reassurance, he wasn't all that

Damaris family had withdrawn from society for the past few years and had a century of experience in the research of medicinal

of insidious tactic Jack used...

true.”

He lifted 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

that, Jonathan was shocked to the

he had never expected Roxanne's current situation to scare him to such a degree.