“Lucian, how’s Dr. Jarvis?” Jonathan gingerly asked after they had driven for some distance.

It was bad enough that one could cut the tension in the car with a knife, but it was even worse to see a grim-faced Lucian in the rearview mirror. Naturally, Jonathan couldn’t help but wonder if he had imagined the earlier interaction.

I remember Lucian being perfectly normal with Roxanne and the kids just now. Why has he done a one-eighty since getting into the car?

Alas, Lucian merely shot Jonathan a cold stare and asked, “Where are Aubree and your sister?”

“I sent them to the hospital,” Jonathan replied, sheepishly touching his nose as he did.

“Take me there.”

Left with no other choice, Jonathan sighed inwardly and nodded.

D*mn it. I wonder if he’ll take his anger out on our family when he sees Frieda later…

silence, Jonathan composed himself and brought the focus back

expression somber. “No, she wasn’t.

Seeing her cry

Jarvis say anything?” Jonathan probed before getting the nagging feeling that something was off. “Wait a minute…

difference in his friend’s tone. “No. I

perplexed by that

incident,” Lucian added somberly. “After having experienced the pain of almost losing her, all I want to do now

her mood fluctuations after she regained

felt a wave of relief wash over him. “That’s more like it. If you had realized this sooner, perhaps there wouldn’t be so many

why I won’t let anyone who has

that, Jonathan’s

of Lucian’s private matters, yet she still had to tag along with Aubree. Look what she’s done now! Who knows if Grandpa can take the stress if Lucian

Jonathan gradually

buy more time, they eventually still

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