Lucian's test results would take at least a full day to come back. But rather than spending that time worrying, the family of three chose to enjoy the rest of the day — one activity being a tour of Ashley's new building, since her new office was opening soon.
Her grand opening had already been pushed back. Taking Lucian and Primo through it, getting them familiar with the space — especially her secret floor — seemed like something that wouldn't be too taxing on Lucian.
But while the family went about their day and into the night, Raka sat in his office as Lucian's results came in earlier than expected.
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"Let's see."
Raka sat at his desk, clicking through his screen as he went over Lucian's results from all the tests conducted. As before, most of his labs came back normal — a few values slightly off, but nothing dangerously high or low.
He moved on to the next set until he reached a clearer image of Lucian's lungs.
"Hah." Raka rocked his head. "Still the same, huh?"
