Chapter 119 – The Abandoned Wife: Leaving the Country After Divorce Novel

Filed to story: Leaving the Country After Divorce Novel (Lucian & Roxanne)

Benny nodded his head vigorously. “Archie and I will be obedient boys from now on. Mommy, please don‘t overwork yourself, okay?”

With a sullen expression, Archie said nothing. Yet, one could tell that he concurred with his brother on this matter.

Roxanne chuckled before replying, “Sure, I‘ll take good care of myself.”

Lysa placed a thermal lunch box on the bedside table and said, “Have you had breakfast? I brought some for you both. Hurry up and eat it while it‘s still hot.”

Then, she proceeded to take out two bowls to serve them soup and some side dishes.

In response, Roxanne nodded. “Thank you so much.”

Seeing that Lysa had already prepared the food for him, Lucian could not bring himself to decline her kind gesture even though he had no appetite to eat.

Simultaneously, the two of them reached for the bowls, which had been placed side by side. Their fingers then accidentally brushed against each other.

Roxanne froze, and she subconsciously looked up at the man, who was coincidentally gazing in her direction too.

Her heart thumped rapidly as they locked eyes with each other. Instantly, she snapped back to her senses and quickly repressed her feelings. She then picked up her bowl as though nothing had happened.

“Mr. Farwell, thanks for spending a night here to take care of Ms. Jarvis.” Lysa broke the silence.

“I‘m happy to do that,” Lucian said with a nod.

He took a quick glance at Roxanne before adding, “After all, Essie loves her so much, and she has been so wonderful to her. I should do what I can to return the favor to Ms. Jarvis.“

He tried to justify his actions again, stating that he only did it for Estella.

Roxanne had heard similar words just last night, so she did not show any reaction when he spoke this time.

Conversely, Lysa was taken aback.

Their interaction with each other last night suggested positive progress. I thought that…

Suspecting that she had interpreted the situation wrongly, Lysa responded wryly, “Oh, I see…”

When Archie learned that Lucian had stayed by Roxanne‘s side the entire night, he pursed his lips, turned around to look at the man, and inclined his head. “Thank you, Mr. Farwell, for taking care of my mommy,” he uttered in a rather formal manner.

He shared the same thoughts as his mother. Since this guy has disappointed Mommy, we should keep our distance from him. However, he did help Mommy a lot this time, so I must thank him in principle.

Benny followed suit and gave the man a courteous bob of his head.

Lucian‘s forehead creased in response to the boys‘ distant attitude. He simply nodded to acknowledge them.

After breakfast. Roxanne thought that the time was still early, so she could possibly make it to the research institute in time.

“My fever has subsided. Lysa, could you please arrange for my discharge? I need to get some work done.”

Her work progress at the research institute had been impacted due to the surgery she did for Larry

Therefore, Roxanne did not want to create a backlog of work and fall behind even further.

Lysa hesitated. “Ms. Jarvis, I think you should stay and observe your condition for one more day. I know how swamped with work you‘ve been recently. You didn‘t fall sick yesterday for no apparent reason. It‘s because of fatigue! Now that your temperature is kept at bay, you can‘t wait to bury yourself in work again. I‘m really afraid that your body can‘t cope with it and will collapse for the second time.”

Though Lysa had not been serving Roxanne for a long time, she had witnessed enough of how the latter overworked herself day in and day out.

One would easily assume that Roxanne had superpowers if she had not fallen ill yesterday. She never once grumbled that she was tired nor complained about her hectic routine of juggling a career and raising her children. I

The more time Lysa spent with the family, the more she felt sorry for the single mother of two.

She treated Roxanne like her own daughter, and it broke her heart to see the younger woman fall sick.

“It‘s okay. I‘m used to it already. Moreover, yesterday was just a little accident.” Roxanne removed the blanket and insisted on getting off the bed.

The expression of the man standing not too far away from her turned grim when he heard that.

He recalled the contents of her amazing resume. How did she attain all those achievements within six short years? What kind of life did she lead when she was abroad? What has she gone through to get to where she is today?

Lysa was still very concerned. She had not been present when the doctor gave his diagnosis, so she was clueless about Roxanne‘s actual condition.

While Lysa was still debating what to do, Roxanne had already gotten up from the bed. Fretting, the former hurriedly turned to Lucian and gave him a pleading look, hoping that he would offer some help in persuading Roxanne to stay.

Somehow, she just felt that Roxanne would listen to him.

Lucian‘s frown became more pronounced as he strode toward the bed and stared at the stubborn woman. “The doctor said that you must go through a check–up before he will approve your discharge.”

With that said, he glanced at Lysa and instructed, “Please get the doctor here.”

Finally, Lysa heaved a sigh of relief and did as he had requested.

Roxanne‘s brow snapped together disapprovingly. “This is really unnecessary. I know myself, and I know my body well.”

As a doctor, she was well aware of her own body‘s condition.

It was just a fever. I have recovered, and I can definitely be discharged.

Lucian retorted, “If you did, why would you have collapsed at home and gotten so weak that you couldn‘t even get down from your bed?”

Roxanne was rendered speechless at his comeback.

Upon hearing Lucian‘s words, Archie and Benny chimed in, “Mommy, let‘s get the doctor to perform a check–up thoroughly.”

Roxanne could not bear to see her boys getting all anxious because of her. At last, she swallowed her rejection and obliged.

Soon, Lysa returned to the ward with the doctor.

After a series of examinations, the doctor scanned the group and located the man who had admitted Roxanne to the hospital. “There appears to be nothing wrong with her, so the patient can be discharged. However, she must pay attention to her health and get sufficient rest from now on. Remember, health is wealth.”

Lucian nodded. Then, he cast a look at Roxanne.

After meeting his gaze, Roxanne felt somewhat guilty and lowered her eyes. “Thanks, doctor. I‘ll take note of this,” she muttered.

With that, the doctor listed a few other usual reminders and left the room.

Upon confirming that all was well with Roxanne, Lysa was put at ease and went ahead to settle the discharge procedures.