Mission To Remarry

“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…

seconds of silence, Jonathan composed himself and brought the focus back to Roxanne and Lucian. “By

his expression somber. “No, she

again, so what if she wasn’t injured? Seeing her cry made

getting the nagging feeling that something was off. “Wait a minute… You

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

however, was perplexed

having experienced the pain of almost

only reminded me of how much the latter suffered from her mood fluctuations after she regained consciousness. I don’t want

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

who

Jonathan’s heart

her time and time again to stay out of Lucian’s private matters, yet she still had to

Jonathan gradually slowed down