Leaving The Country After Divorce

Chapter 1701 I Can Save Myself

“Madilyn. She's worried about me and kept asking how I'm doing,” Roxanne replied with a smile.

Lucian nodded and asked casually as he sat down beside the bed, “I noticed that one of the doctors was out when I arrived. Did he tell you where he was going?”

The smile on Roxanne's face was frozen in place when she heard that.

She wasn't expecting Lucian to even notice such details, let alone ask about it.

After taking a few seconds to regain her composure, Roxanne replied as calmly as possible, “I'm not sure. I'll be fine as long as there are people around. It doesn't matter if one or two of them step away for a bit.

She then let out a helpless sigh and added, “I've already regained consciousness, so you don't need to have so many of them standing by. You should let them head back and get some rest.”

Lucian seemed to be in deep thought as he retrieved an apple from the grocery bag and slowly peeled it.

she wouldn't ask for desserts immediately after recovering, let alone have me buy them from a store so far away. I know she probably needed some time alone, but I can't seem to figure out why... Hmm... Her reaction and that of the experts outside the ward all seem rather suspicious. She must've told them something while I was out earlier. Given the situation at hand, her

in Lucian's eyes turned gloomy

the apple and stared solemnly at Roxanne as he asked, “Is

helpless chuckle

knew she wouldn't be able to hide it from Lucian for long, but she didn't think he would find out

you after I had found a way to neutralize the poison. I'm sorry I lied to you after promising to not keep

his eyes. “Did Jack pull some kind of trick

shook her head. “The antidote is real.

grew increasingly colder as

out about her lies, Roxanne decided to

at least four to five times more of what he gave me in order to completely rid my body of that poison. I had a discussion with the experts earlier. We now have a lead and might be on to