Ch. 1211..1230

Leaving The Country After Divorce Chapter 1211--Jonathan brought the children to the restaurant and ordered a bunch of food for them.

However, they didn’t appear to have any appetite.

“I thought you all were hungry?” Their reaction confounded Jonathan.

In response, Estella slowly took a bite of a dessert. I’m not hungry. I just don’t want to stay with that bad lady. Why is she still hanging around the hospital after Daddy asked her to leave?

Archie and Benny were also pretty distracted.

They only left with Jonathan because they wanted to give their parents some private time.

Nonetheless, ever since they left the hospital, they started to regret their decision because they recalled their parents always argued whenever they spent time together.

They were afraid the same scenario would occur again.

“You three aren’t actually hungry, am I right?” Jonathan grinned when he saw through them.

In response, the children lowered their heads guiltily with tightened fists.

A tinge of confusion flashed past his eyes when he saw the children acting in the exact same way. Is it just me, or do they look like they were made from the same mold when viewed from this angle? Even their reaction when feeling guilty is identical. I know Roxanne gave birth to all three of them, but I feel like I can see Lucian’s childhood self in the boys. In that case, it may be a good thing if Lucian gets back together with Roxanne.

The look in his eyes turned softer as he asked, “Tell me the truth. You three want Mr. Farwell to stay with your mommy, right?”

The children lowered their heads, staying quiet.

In the end, Archie carefully met Jonathan’s eyes and said, “Yes, we do. Mr. Farwell treats us well.”

Jonathan couldn’t help but tease the boys, “You know, I can treat you all well, too. See, I even brought you guys out here to eat.”

The children were dumbstruck upon hearing that.

Amused, he patted their heads. “I’m kidding. I’m Mr. Farwell’s best friend. Don’t worry; I won’t snatch your mommy away from him.”

The children sighed in relief.

“You know, I’ve got the same sentiment as you three. Let’s do our best together, okay?”

His revelation delighted the children.

Benny was the most excited as he celebrated in a small voice, “Yeah!”

Archie and Estella nodded.

Grinning, Jonathan said, “If you three are worried about them, finish the food quickly, and I’ll send you all back.”

In response, the children beamed, put their thoughts away, and enjoyed the food.

Meanwhile, Jack’s car stopped in front of the hospital entrance before he exited the vehicle.

After double-checking the hospital’s name with the message he had received not long ago, he stepped into the building.

Roxanne was a very important partner of his, yet he allowed her to be harmed under his care again. It was only natural he would be worried about her.

That was especially the case as he was aware of how serious the symptoms of that gas poisoning could be.

Ever since Lucian took her away, he had been trying to find out where Lucian brought her to.

Leaving The Country After Divorce Chapter 1212--However, the search was difficult because Lucian was intentionally eluding Jack.

Jack couldn’t find anything, even after looking into Lucian’s whereabouts for a day.

He couldn’t reach Roxanne’s phone either.

Just as he was getting extremely concerned, he suddenly received an anonymous text telling him where she was.

Despite not knowing who the sender was or if the information was true, Jack still drove to the hospital in the middle of the night for an hour.

He was that determined to learn her fate.

Soon, the elevator arrived at the top floor of the hospital.

Upon stepping out of the elevator, he saw Cayden, who was guarding the entrance of a ward.

With a cold expression, he questioned, “Where’s Lucian?”

Cayden was stunned for a moment before he greeted Jack politely. “Mr. Farwell is currently inside keeping Ms. Jarvis company, Mr. Damaris. She should be sleeping by now. I can help relay your message to her when she wakes up if you have anything you want to tell her. Just please don’t disturb her rest.”

As he spoke, he blocked Jack’s path to the ward.

Jack scowled and stepped toward Cayden. “Let me through.”

Grimacing, Cayden pleaded, “Please don’t put me in a difficult spot, Mr. Damaris. This is Mr. Farwell’s order.”

“Then ask him to come out for a talk!” barked Jack.

Cayden remained still with a resigned countenance.

In response, Jack tried to walk around Cayden, but the latter moved accordingly to deny the former entry.

In the end, their interactions turned into a physical altercation.

It was agonizing for Cayden because he was getting roughed up by Jack.

Lucian told Cayden that no one was allowed entry without his permission.

However, Jack wasn’t an ordinary joe. Thus, even though Cayden was mandated to block Jack’s path, he couldn’t fight back.

In the end, Cayden was the only one suffering.

Eventually, Jack pinned Cayden to the door and was about to open it.

In the next moment, the door was opened from the inside.

“What’s going on?” Lucian stepped out of the room with a grim expression, which morphed into a scowl when he saw Jack. “Why are you here so late at night, Mr. Damaris?”

Then he closed the door and blocked the entrance with his body.

In response, Jack let go of Cayden and stared intently at Lucian. “Where’s Ms. Jarvis? How is she doing?”

Coldly, Lucian answered, “She’s doing fine. You don’t need to worry about her.”

“Let me in! I want to see for myself!” Jack exclaimed resolutely.

Then he tried to barge into the ward again.

He took only one step forward before Cayden obstructed his entry once more.

With Lucian around this time, Cayden wasn’t going to hold back anymore.

As Jack stared at the two, he contemplated his actions before recognizing he wasn’t going to win against them. Thus, he stopped.

In response, Cayden let down his guard.

“I wonder what Ms. Jarvis would think if she learns you’re preventing me from visiting her, Mr. Farwell.” That was Jack’s attempt at a negotiation.

However, Lucian was unmoving. “She won’t know.”

Jack’s expression shifted slightly when he heard that. I can tell he means it.

“Even if she knows, nothing’s going to happen.” Lucian mocked, “Don’t forget, Mr. Damaris, you two are only business partners. Your late-night visit is clearly overstepping her boundaries.”

Leaving The Country After Divorce Chapter 1217--The following morning, Roxanne had already woken up by the time Lucian did. Her brows remained furrowed while she removed the needles for herself.

Lucian glanced at his empty palm, then shifted his gaze to look at the woman before him. In a hoarse voice, he asked, “When did you wake up? Why didn’t you wake me up?”

Roxanne was too focused on the task and only realized the man was awake after hearing his voice. She hesitated for a moment, then continued with what she had been doing.

“You look like you were sound asleep. Besides, I am feeling better now, so I didn’t wake you up.”

She did not spare the man a glance as she spoke.

It was worth noting that Roxanne felt as if it was like a dream when she woke up to the sight of Lucian taking a short rest while holding her hand tightly earlier.

But soon after, the memories of what happened last night while she was half-asleep came to her mind.

She knew very well it was not a dream. Lucian had indeed taken care of her for the whole night.

For a bit, Roxanne had no idea how to describe her feelings after coming to that realization.

Then again, at the sight of Lucian’s tightly furrowed eyebrows and the visible signs of exhaustion on his face, she could not bear to wake him up and thus carefully pulled her hand out without him knowing.

Evidently, the man was so tired that he was unaware of the slight movements and remained asleep.

Since he was still asleep, Roxanne decided to take the chance to examine her condition before performing a simple acupuncture on herself.

Little did she expect Lucian to wake up when she was at the last step of removing the needles.

It was just that she became a little flustered after hearing the man’s voice.

“What are you doing?”

Rubbing his temples, Lucian languidly straightened his body. A slight frown marred his countenance at the sight of her actions.

Roxanne put on a calm pretense as she stared at the silver needle on the acupuncture point and pulled it out. “I gave myself a body check and felt that acupuncture could help detoxify my system.”

Hearing that, Lucian looked at her with a solemn expression. “You’re doing it yourself?”

His tone was overflowing with concern, and that undoubtedly startled Roxanne slightly. Despite so, she still flashed him a smile as she turned around. “These acupuncture points aren’t too complex. I can do it myself. There’s no need to worry, Mr. Farwell.”

Her words caused Lucian’s already dark expression to turn even darker.

Mr. Farwell again? I took care of her the entire night. How can she still sound so distant?

A wave of rage surged within him. However, at the thought of how Roxanne was still unwell, he had no choice but to suppress his anger and frustration.

In an instant, the whole ward plunged into a deathly silence.

Roxanne could sense Lucian’s sudden fluctuating mood. She was puzzled, yet for some reason, she dared not question him and only lowered her head to put away her silver needles.

It was only after some time that Lucian’s deep voice sounded again. “How do you feel now?”

He thought Roxanne had performed acupuncture on herself because she was not feeling well.

Not knowing what the man was thinking, she replied flatly, “I’m feeling much better. The poison should’ve been completely purged now.”

As soon as she finished her sentence, the look in her eyes, which she fixed on Lucian, abruptly wavered as though she thought of something.

Lucian knitted his brows as he noticed the change in her expression. “What’s wrong?”

Roxanne lowered her gaze guiltily but tried to sound calm with her words. “Nothing. I’m just a little worried about the kids. How are they doing?”

She remembered that Lucian had brought the three kids over the day before.

Since the kids saw how sick I was, they must be terribly worried now.

Roxanne vaguely recalled that she seemed to have heard the kids’ voices before falling asleep last night.

Not only that, she thought she heard a soft voice that resembled that of her dead daughter.

Leaving The Country After Divorce Chapter 1215--It was Lucian’s second time hearing Estella addressing Roxanne in that way in the period of merely one night.

When Lucian saw the girl’s timid look, he frowned but could not bring himself to say anything to her.

Once Estella realized her father was not asking her to change the way she called Roxanne, her eyes lit up, and she turned to look at Archie and Benny with delight on her face.

If Roxanne had not been asleep, the children would have cheered out loud.

Confusion danced across Lucian’s eyes at the sight of their happiness, but he did not ask them any questions. The only thing he said was, “It’s getting late, so hurry back to sleep.”

After making sure that Roxanne was fine and receiving the unexpected surprise, the children quickly agreed to that and followed Lucian out of the ward.

After sending the children back to the ward next door, Lucian found his heart skipping a beat as he looked at the way they were staring at him.

I think I know why they’re happy now.

“Daddy.”

Estella was the closest to Lucian, and she reached out to grab the hem of his shirt.

Lucian halted in his tracks and crouched down to look at her at eye level.

Tilting her head, Estella then hesitantly asked, “Daddy, are you on good terms with Ms. Jarvis again?”

She hastily added, “You didn’t say anything when I called Ms. Jarvis Mommy!”

To her, it was a silent agreement from her father to call Roxanne that from then on.

Meanwhile, both Archie and Benny were also looking at Lucian with hope in their eyes.

Lucian lifted his hand to ruffle the girl’s hair. “This isn’t something I can decide on my own. We have to wait until Ms. Jarvis has recovered before asking her about her opinion.”

The children’s eyes dimmed when they heard the ambiguous answer.

The sight of the children’s disappointment brought a frown to Lucian’s face. He then swore to them, “But before Ms. Jarvis fully recovers, I’ll be taking care of her. So, don’t worry and take good care of yourselves instead.”

In other words, he was promising the children that he would try his best to patch things up with Roxanne and return to how they were before.

Even though that was not an answer the children truly wanted, it was better than nothing.

Hence, they nodded fervently. “Got it!”

Lucian ruffled their hair before saying, “Get some rest. I’m going to go take care of Ms. Jarvis now.”

Once he saw them bobbing their heads, he stood up and left the room.

The children watched the door close with similar looks of anticipation.

“We have to convince Mommy to forgive Mr. Farwell as soon as possible during this time!” Benny announced in determination as he clenched his fist.

Archie nodded in agreement.

After the incident, the children were getting more and more sure that Lucian liked Roxanne.

However, it seemed like Roxanne had yet to figure it out, so they had to do even better to make their mother see what her heart truly wanted.

Then, Archie and Benny turned to Estella, waiting for her response to the plan.

Estella’s eyes were bright, and she bobbed her head vigorously. “I’ll keep an eye on Daddy and make sure he doesn’t make Ms. Jarvis angry!”

The three of them then smiled at each other.

As it was indeed getting late, the children climbed onto their beds to sleep.

Right as Archie and Benny fell asleep, the sounds of Estella crying traveled into their ears.

“Mommy…”

The boys quickly clambered upright and rushed to Estella’s bedside. “What’s wrong, Essie?”

As their voices woke Estella, they soon noticed the tear streaks on her cheeks.