Chapter 1696


    Chapter 1696 There Will Be One


    Lucian and Elektra left the ward. Madilyn, too, did not stay back because she was tired from staying


    awake the whole night.


    “Here. Have some food. Now that Roxanne''s awake, we can rx.”


    When Madilyn stepped out of the ward, she brought along the dishes sent by the director.


    Seeing that, Elektra took it from her, saying, “I''ll heat them up.”


    Noting Lucian was still looking rather gloomy, Madilyn hurriedly followed Elektra.


    The two women did not know what Lucian and Roxanne talked about, which made the couple look so


    gloomy.


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    Nheless, the only thing Madilyn and Elektra could do at that moment was to let him calm down.


    By the time the two returned, Lucian looked slightly better.


    Elektra carefully divided the dishes into three portions and handed one each to Madilyn and Lucian.


    When Lucian saw the te of food, he frowned. Just as he was about to refuse it, Elektra spoke. “Just


    have some. You look terrible. You should use this time to replenish your energy. After all, Ms. Jarvis still


    needs you to take care of her.”


    With that, she brought the te closer to him.


    This time, Lucian finally took it. Even the frown on his forehead lightened. “Thank you. I didn''t expect


    you to agree to my request.”


    When he chose to tell Elektra the truth at the Farwell main residence, he thought ady from a rich


    family like her would hesitate.


    To his surprise, she agreed to it without hesitation.


    Now that he thought about it, there would be a dy in getting the antidote if Elektra hesitated.


    With the poison acting up right on time, Roxanne would have died if they were a second toote.


    The thought of that possibility felt like a knife stabbing through his heart.


    A grim look fleeted across her eyes as she saw the concerned look on his face. When he turned to look


    at her, she immediately put on a smile.


    “You don''t need to thank me. That''s how things should be when we have such a good rtionship. If


    not for Ms. Jarvis, perhaps I might be your wife now.”


    Lucian''s gaze dimmed when he heard that. “You—”


    Madilyn, too, was shocked and approached them. She cast Elektra a look of wariness.


    Thest person who said something like that was Aubree.


    When he chose to tell Elektra the truth at the Farwell main residence, he thought ady from a rich


    family like her would hesitate.


    She looks so innocent and kind. Could she be the same as Aubree?


    Seeing the two taking her words so seriously, Elektra chuckled.


    “It''s a joke. Although I''m a little envious of the way you treat Ms. Jarvis, I believe I''ll find a man who can


    treat me like that sooner orter.”


    The smile on her face looked sincere.


    Lucian stared at her for a few seconds before rxing his brows and nodding in agreement. “I''m sure


    there''ll be one.”


    Madilyn nodded as well. “Ms. Lane, you''re a pretty woman. I''m sure there are many people who like


    you.”


    “I''d rather not have so many people like me. It''s too difficult to pick someone who''ll be sincere toward


    me out of so many people.” Elektra sounded almost exasperated, which tickled Madilyn''s funny bone.


    They looked like old friends who had not met for many years.


    In the meantime, Lucian turned to look through the windows. The warmth in his eyes was apparent


    when he saw Roxanne, who was surrounded by the specialists.


    With that, the trio ate some food in the corridor. The atmosphere there was drastically different from


    how it was in the ward earlier.