The Abandoned Wife

Unspoken Tension: Roxanne's Assessment

Roxanne didn't mind that at all. When she heard the apology, she smiled."It's fine. After all, you two are his family members. I understand that you have concerns. However, I assure you I'm capable. I may be young and, I might not look like a doctor with years of experience under my belt, but I've researched many complicated diseases abroad. My experience isn't as plenty as doctors who had been in the profession for decades, but I'mconfident in my abilities."When she finished, she pulled out a document from her bag and handed it to Jonathan. "This contains my achievements over the years. You can take a look jourself before deciding if I'm qualified to treat Old Mr. Queen."Jonathan didn't expect she would be that prepared.When he reprimanded Frieda earlier, he himself didn't trust Roxanne that much either.However, after seeing how confident she appeared and spoke, it was enough to convince him that she was capable even without looking at her credentials.Still, his responsibility for taking care of Alfred and curiosity about Roxanne compelled him to grab the documents to take a look.Before he could touch the document, a chiseled hand suddenly reached out and snatched the document away.Everyone present was taken aback.As Roxanne stared at the big hand grabbing her credentials, she panicked.Ever since she saw Lucian, she had been trying to avoid looking at him at all.Since he had suddenly taken away her credentials, she had no choice but to focus on him.I wonder what he's trying to do.Lucian held the document and glanced at Roxanne before commenting, "A lot of people nowadays will fake their credentials to make themselves look better. Old Mr. Queen's condition is already in a critical stage, so you two mustn't let people like that fool you."As he spoke, he casually flipped through the credentials and read them extremely slowly. It looked as though he was really trying to discern if it was fake or not.All details about her life, including the school she went to and the place she was working at, was absorbed by his eyes.The life she had lived over the past years started to take form in his mind.As she said, her achievements during her time abroad were quite impressive. Each of those credentials was so excellent that it would make people widen their eyes.Roxanne stared anxiously at him reading through her credentials.She saw that the more Lucian read, the more obvious the hint of mockery at the corners of his lips.Since she had no idea what he was thinking, all she could do was wring her fingers tightly and hope for the best.After a long while, Lucian slowly closed the cover of her credentials.At that moment, her body tensed up."This looks... real enough." He coldly swept his gaze past her and suggested, "However, I think you better double check her info on the internet, Jonathan. It's best to make sure if she really is who she claims to be. After all, these credentials could be bought."Roxanne couldn't hold back anymore.He's messing with me on purpose and trying to make them doubt my medical skills!On a normal day, she might have been able to tolerate it. However, because this had to do with the research institute, she had to obtain the chance to treat Alfred.Thinking of this, she stared at him seriously and answered coldly, "Yes, those can be bought, but you can't buy medical skills! If I'm not capable, then you'll know when I treat Old Mr. Queen, Mr.Farwell."Things were getting pretty tense between them. It was as though a conflict was brewing.Jonathan found the situation quite odd.Do they know each other? They have to, right? Why else would he say things like that to her?"Do you two know each other?" Frieda asked.Roxanne didn't hesitate at all before denying it. "Nope! How can I possibly know someone as mighty as Mr. Farwell?"Then she turned to Jonathan. "I'm here to treat Old Mr. Queen, Mr. Queen. If you don't mind, will you let me take a look at him?"She was trying to avoid interacting with Lucian directly.Her change of topic was so sudden that Jonathan's reaction couldn't catch up with it.Roxanne's expression turned even more serious. "I am a doctor, and I'm just here to understand Old Mr. Queen's condition. Even if I can't treat him, he won't get hurt. Please let me take a look at him. If I can treat him, then he'll have a chance to survive. If not, I'll leave right away and wont disturb you any longer!"Jonathan was somewhat moved by Roxanne's determination, but he still turned to see what Lucian thought.Lucian was merely staring at her coldly and silently.Upon seeing that, Jonathan nodded at her. "Then I'll take you to my grandfather. Please followme."She secretly let out a sigh of relief and tried her best to ignore Lucian's gaze. She passed by his side as she followed Jonathan.Frieda was still worried after seeing her brother bringing the young doctor upstairs, so she followed them too.The three of them soon vanished at the corner of the stairs.When Estella saw Roxanne leaving, she pulled her father's collar to gesture for him to follow the woman.Lucian looked away from the staircase and stared at the child in his arms. His lips twitched before he headed upstairs too.Roxanne almost had a heart attack when she saw him suddenly appearing as she arrived at Alfred's room."We've arrived," Jonathan announced.She quickly forced herself to calm down and followed him into the roomUpon entering the room, a strong smell of medicine rushed into her nose.She swept a glance across the room and saw a big bed sitting in the middle of it. Standing next to the bed were a couple of people in white outfits. It would appear that they were the medical team specially prepared for Alfred.The room was likely a dedicated medical room to treat the old man.Just as the rumors suggested, the Queen family cared a lot about Alfred's condition.Jonathan brought her straight to Alfred's bed. "Dr. Jarvis, if you will."Roxanne lowered her head and examined the patient on the bed.Alfred looked pretty weak on the bed. He was so thin that he was almost just bones, and his cheeks were sunken. If he wasn't lying down in a medical room, people would've thought he was a corpse.The look in Roxanne's eyes turned stern as her eyebrows furrowed tightly.His condition is as severe as Colby described.She examined him without delay. First, she held the old man's wrist to check his pulse.