The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 1644 Obliged To Do

At the mention of Roxanne's condition, the hostility that radiated off Colby gradually subsided.

"The experts I've hired are speculating that Jack used a specific herb, but they cannot determine exactly which medicinal herb it is," said Lucian.

Colby noticed one minor detail. "Did you ask Jack?"

How else could Lucian have known so much about the nature of the drug?

Lucian nodded.

"I think Jack won't give in and save Dr. Jarvis so easily!" scoffed Colby. "He must've come up with a demand so unreasonable that you're not willing to follow through, even for her sake. That's why you thought of me." Having said this, Colby leaned back in his chair. "If your love for Dr. Jarvis only extends that far, then I have no reason to help you. Surely you're aware that we are rivals competing for her affection, Mr. Farwell?"

Lucian furrowed his brows as he said, "If he had made demands, I would have complied with them. However, Jack is deliberately stalling for time with me. I can't wait any longer!"

never made any demands in the first place.

"That's because he's a blasted hypocrite. Of

Colby narrowed his eyes and fell into

must've ingested an antidote prior to the meeting. I'm guessing that the antidote is only effective for a limited time. Otherwise, Jack would've been affected by the drug as well

and experts had raised, but somehow, Colby

was only then that Lucian finally believed why Linda said that Colby had an extra

immersed in his own thoughts. He mumbled the names of a few medicinal herbs and tried to determine if they were possible antidotes. In seconds, he could visualize if they

not.

hand, had no experience in this field. All he could

are hundreds of medicinal herbs with varying properties. If you're not careful, you can accidentally choose herbs that

expression grew even more

exchange, I don't think the efficacy of the drug is virulent. For now, Dr. Jarvis will be fine. Give me two days.

Jack and knowledge of medicinal herbs, he was still confident that a solution

Two days?

if he

was agree since there

you, Dr.