“Honestly, I’m feeling a little bad for deceiving someone as naïve as Ms. Jarvis-”
Jack was halfway through his sentence when Lucian ran up to him and punched him hard in the stomach. Jack’s face went pale instantly as he groaned in pain and doubled over.
Lucian grabbed him by the shoulder and shouted with a gloomy expression, “Do you even hear yourself? Roxanne trusted you as a fellow medical practitioner! How could you betray her trust like this?”
Lucian felt his blood boil with anger when he recalled Roxanne arguing with him because of Jack. Jack was wheezing as he tried to stand up straight, but Lucian held him down by the shoulder as he continued, “You don’t deserve to be a doctor!”
Jack let out a disdainful chuckle and struggled with all of his might. “I never wanted to be a doctor! Whether or not I’m a good doctor is none of your business! I’m surprised you had the guts to hit me, Mr. Farwell. Are you not worried about Ms. Jarvis anymore?”
Lucian was livid with rage as he let go of Jack’s shoulder. Jack was still rubbing his abdomen as he stood up straight, only to have Lucian grab him by the collar a second later. Lucian’s grip was so tight that Jack could barely breathe.
“Name your terms right now. I am capable of doing just about anything, so don’t play games with me!” Lucian muttered through clenched teeth. Jack fell silent when he saw the vicious look on Lucian’s face.
A few seconds later, he broke into a sinister grin and said coldly, “Go ahead and strangle me to death if you want to! Just keep in mind that no one else in this world can save Roxanne except me!” Lucian punched him hard in the gut once again.
“You wouldn’t dare!” Jack groaned in pain but maintained a smile as he said, “Try me, then! I told you; I won’t save her until I figure out what I want!” Through the corner of his eye, he noticed Lucian slowly loosening his grip on him..
After contemplating his options, Lucian shoved him away with a look of disgust in his eyes. Jack was feeling so gleeful that he temporarily forgot about the pain in his abdomen.
I won this battle against Lucian the moment he came to me! With Roxanne’s life in my hands, Lucian will be completely at my mercy! I could tell him to get on his knees, and he would have no choice but to do as I say! Of course, such instant gratification wouldn’t suffice. Now that I finally have him at my mercy, I’ll take my time and toy with him as much as possible!
“You can go ahead and start thinking about what you want right now,” Lucian said coldly. “Oh, I want way too many things. The drug that Ms. Jarvis is researching after hearing my suggestion should belong to Damaris Group. Also, her research institute has ample room for development,” Jack replied nonchalantly..
With a greedy smile on his face, he met Lucian’s gaze and continued, “Farwell Group owns a ton of subsidiaries. I’m sure you’d be willing to give up some of them for Ms. Jarvis’ sake, right, Mr. Farwell?”
