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!"

any demands in the first place. All he was doing was toying with Lucian using Roxanne's life as

straight again. "That's because

eyes and fell

antidote prior to the meeting. I'm guessing that the antidote is only effective for a limited time. Otherwise, Jack would've

researchers and experts had raised, but somehow, Colby was

only then that Lucian finally believed why Linda said that Colby had

quickly 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

not.

experience in this field. All he could do was wait for

said, "There are hundreds of medicinal herbs with varying properties. If you're not careful, you can accidentally choose herbs that are in a state of flux, constantly enhancing and inhibiting the other. I need to be very cautious. For the time being,

grew even

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

knowledge of medicinal

Two days?

sure if he could wait that

all he could do was agree since there

Thank you, Dr. Galloway," said