Old Mr. Lomax!
Colby’s eyes were filled with shock at Lucian’s words.
He even managed to hire Old. Mr. Lomax. Even more surprisingly, Old Mr. Lomax couldn’t handle Roxanne’s condition. Otherwise, Lucian would not have come to see me today.
“What else did the old gentleman say?” He was desperate to hear Peregrine’s diagnosis.
Lucian shook his head, his expression dark. “Old Mr. Lomax is still perusing the medical literature for a way to cure Roxanne.”
Colby turned grim; his eyes thoughtful. “Let me mull it over. I will think of something.”
I am in prison while Roxanne lies on a hospital bed with her life at stake. Even Old Mr. Lomax couldn’t save her. I need to do something for her no matter what it takes.
Lucian’s words played over and over again in his mind.
Colby’s brows were fu
