Chapter 954 A Deliberate Act Of Sabotage
After Archie, Benny, and Estella had dozed off, Roxanne turned off the small night light in the tent. Consequently, the tent was pitch-dark right then, and she had no idea whether Lucian was asleep on the other side.
Well, I didn’t hear any movement in a long time, so he has probably gone to sleep. At that thought, Roxanne quietly got up and left the tent. She sat outside under the moonlight alone and stared blankly into space.
The weather had been great for the past two days. The moon shone brightly, but there weren’t many stars in the sky.
For safety reasons, Lucian had the headlights turned on, illuminating the tent’s surroundings and rendering it like daylight.
As Roxanne looked at the scenery around her, her mind gradually began drifting. Too many things had happened that day.
At first, the children suddenly contracted a bacterial infection. Then, she inexplicably ended up in the same space as Lucian. Both of the incidents had her emotions turn into a jumbled mess.
While she was distracted, movement abruptly sounded behind her. Jumping in fright, she reflexively jerked her head back. Her entire body was tense, and she was ready to defend herself anytime.
When she made out the person behind her, she gradually relaxed her guard.
“What are you thinking about out here instead of sleeping at this hour?”
Lucian stepped out of the tent and regarded the woman before him with a frown.
In truth, the same could be said of him.
Earlier, he unexpectedly heard rustling sounds that signaled someone leaving from the other side of the tent and thought that Roxanne would be back shortly.
To his surprise, he didn’t hear any movement after waiting for some time.
Worried, he came out to check on her.
Little did he expect that he would be greeted by the sight of her sitting under the moonlight and zoning out no sooner had he left the tent.
Roxanne was dumfounded for several seconds.
She left the tent precisely because she wanted to avoid him, so that question left her at a loss for words.
I can’t answer him candidly and say I only came out because I couldn’t sleep due to his presence in the tent, can I?
During the time when she wavered over how she should respond to that, Lucian had already sat down beside her.
Roxanne stiffened imperceptibly, but she promptly forced herself to relax.
“I was wondering where the bacteria in the kids’ water came from.”
A brief moment later, she nonchalantly gave the man a reasonable answer.
Indeed, that was also one of the reasons that contributed to her quandary.
Lucian arched his brows a fraction, a hint of solemnity entering his eyes. “Perhaps the water accidentally got contaminated by some plant or the like. There are a lot of bacteria in the wild in the first place.”
However, Roxanne shook her head in negation. “That’s impossible. I’m familiar with that kind of bacteria. It doesn’t exist naturally and is created artificially. Generally, it’s only used in labs and would never appear in the wild.”
Following her comment, Lucian’s gaze darkened. “You mean to say that—”
“It goes without question that it’s a deliberate act of sabotage. Otherwise, such a bacteria would never appear in the wild and even happen to fall into our water!” Roxanne asserted firmly.
Initially, she merely wanted to find an excuse for her evasion, but she inevitably turned somber when speaking of the bacterial infection.
“Even an adult wouldn’t be able to withstand the symptoms from such a bacterium, much less two kids. If it weren’t for you delivering the medicine over in time, I don’t know how much longer Benny and Essie could’ve held out.”
The scene of Benny and Estella in the throes of agony flashed across her mind, and her eyes blazed with fury.
Who exactly was ruthless enough to have done such a cruel thing to a few kids?
Understanding of the entire incident dawned upon Lucian. His face went as black as thunder, and his voice turned icy.
“If that’s really the case, Farwell Group will ferret out the culprit who added the bacteria even if it meant turning over every stone in the world!”
