Winnie nodded before relating what happened by twisting the facts further. While doing so, she mentioned Grant’s visit to the children by accident.
Yuliana furrowed her brows intensely as she glared at her father. “Dad, what’s the meaning of this? Have you no shame? She has severed ties with you. Yet you ingratiate yourself with her? I don’t care if you have an ulterior motive for doing so, but I’m going to make her pay for what she has done to Mom!”
“Mom, get dressed quickly. I’m taking you to see someone distinguished!” After railing at her father, Yuliana lit up a cigarette and sat down impatiently to wait.
Winnie was briefly stunned before she hurried off to do as she was told. For her daughter to refer to someone as distinguished, Winnie was certain that person was really important. Hence, she had to make sure she wouldn’t embarrass the former.
Throughout the entire episode, Grant was frowning as there was nowhere to vent his frustration. The reason was that his attempts to pay off his debts had caused Yuliana to lose her rich boyfriend. In the end, she couldn’t even find a job and had to leave the country in search of better prospects.
All these years, Grant rarely interacted with his daughter. At most, he would get to chat a little when the latter was on the phone with Winnie. A short while later, Winnie emerged from her room looking rather presentable.
Yuliana threw her a quick glance, and upon approving of how Winnie looked, she led her mother downstairs and got into a Mercedes- Benz. The sight of the luxury car shocked Winnie, who knew it cost seven to eight hundred thousand.
“Yuliana, have you struck it rich?” The moment she entered the car, Winnie couldn’t help running her fingers across its opulent interior.
Yuliana pondered a moment before replying, “I met a rich man in Gerton. Although he’s a little old, he likes me a lot and is willing to splurge on me.”
“Age isn’t important. Wealth is what matters in this era.” The excitement within Winnie was stirred. With nothing further to add, Yuliana drove both of them to a five-star hotel. Upon entering the room, she took a shower and changed into a relatively sexy outfit.
“Mom, listen up. Mr. Ramos will arrive later to talk to you about our wedding. Remember to put on some airs and demand a dowry of at least ten million and two houses. A year and a half after our wedding, I’ll start causing problems to get him to divorce me. As for the money, you have to keep it safe on my behalf.”
If not for Roxanne’s success, Yuliana would have been satisfied with what she had. A tycoon from Gerton was rich enough to give her a life of luxury forever.
However, when she was being outdone by Roxanne, whom she used to trample upon, she felt the need to use the rich tycoon as a stepping stone to help her achieve her ambition. Overwhelmed with elation upon hearing the instructions, Winnie railed at Grant out of the blue. “You and Dad got divorced?” Yuliana was infuriated upon learning the truth.
“Yes, we did. Isn’t it great? There’s no need for you to care about him anymore. Going forward, both of us and your brother will be one family. After all, Grant is nothing but a fool!” Winnie was filled with a sense of release as she no longer needed to depend on Grant.
“Fine. Divorce seems to be for the best. I never wanted someone like that for a father anyway. He’s nothing but a piece of trash!” Yuliana sneered with narrowed eyes, for she had hated. Grant for a very long time. I didn’t expect him to ingratiate himself with Roxanne. Has he forgotten how badly he treated Roxanne’s mother back then?
Thereafter, mother and daughter continued scheming as they waited patiently for David Ramos, the tycoon from Gerton. Meanwhile, Grant received a call from Jonas who wanted to meet up.
Grant hurried to a Chanaean restaurant to see the latter and reported his interaction with Roxanne and Lucian in detail.
An insidious glint flashed across Jonas’ eyes as spoke. “Good. You did well. Considering how broke you have been recently, here’s a million. As for your creditors, don’t give them anything anymore. Also, get yourself freshened up to improve your image. If anyone asks about the money, just tell them someone has given you a break by investing in you.”
The next day, Lucian accompanied Roxanne to the cemetery where she paid respects to her mother. As it suddenly began to drizzle, the cemetery was quickly covered in mist.
With an umbrella in his hand, Lucian made sure Roxanne was fully covered even if it meant that half of his body would get wet.
Roxanne looked at the tombstone where a picture of her mother was embedded. It captured the first time she smiled vibrantly ever since she got seriously sick.
She could still remember how she rushed back home from school back then and saw how neatly her mother was dressed when she returned from a photography studio. The beaming expression and the reluctance in her mother’s eyes filled Roxanne with a sense of dread.
True enough, her mother met her untimely end not long after that. Back then, Roxanne felt as if her world had collapsed. Her mind drew a blank, as the pillar of support in her life was now gone.
She couldn’t even recall how many days she went without food and water. In the end, she held a simple funeral for her together with Grant in a detached state of mind. Ever since the tragedy, Roxanne kept all her emotions to herself.
Regardless of the problems she faced in life, she would quietly hide away and let her wounds heal by themselves. She also swore that she would never forgive Grant for his unconscionable deeds. Soon after her mother’s death, Grant married Winnie and brought along Yosef and Yuliana into her life.
That was when all her troubles started. Back then, Lucian wasn’t aware that he was the beacon of light in the darkness that engulfed Roxanne’s life. He had become the very reason she continued to live on.
After all, she was nothing but a lovestruck lass. Therefore, when coincidence somehow delivered her to the Farwell family where she married Lucian, she couldn’t be any happier. This was despite the fact that Lucian harbored no interest in her and only saw her as a lowly gold digger. However, fate worked in mysterious ways!
In front of her mother’s grave, Roxanne softly related Grant’s latest situation. He has gotten what he deserves!
Lucian waited quietly by the side until his wife was done. After helping her back to her feet, he knelt down in front of the grave and declared, “Mom, you can rest assured that I’ll take good care of Roxanne and the kids. I’ll never let anyone bully them ever again. So please bless us from wherever you are up there.”
At that moment, a sense of warmth enveloped Roxanne as she smiled at her mother’s picture. “Mom, we’re going off now. I’ll come with the kids the next time. They’ve finally done it, once a month as promised. Aren’t they just filial to their granny?”
Upon emerging from the cemetery, Roxanne no longer felt the sorrow of the past. Instead, there was a newfound sense of peace within her.
“Lucian, do you trust Grant? I still don’t trust him fully until now,” asked Roxanne softly as she leaned against Lucian’s shoulder inside the car.
“My sentiments are exactly the same, but don’t you worry. I won’t allow him any opportunity to harm you or the children.”
Lucian put his arm around her and pulled her closer. Cayden, who was in the driver’s seat, kept his eyes on the road and made sure not to look All of a sudden, Lucian answered a call from James.
“James said that Mr. and Mrs. Lann will drop by to visit the children tonight. They probably want to thank us for helping Mrs. Lann out the last time. From James’ tone, it’s likely that Mrs. Lann’s condition has finally stabilized.”
While speaking, Lucian couldn’t help admiring Roxanne for how decisively she resolved the matter the last time.
“That’s wonderful! She has finally gotten over her problems. Mrs. Lann is such a kind person and resembles my mom a lot. The reason I managed to come up with that idea was that the situation reminded me of the past, making me feel as if there’s something I can do for my mom.”
Thoughts of her mother began to fill Roxanne’s mind.
Jones and Yennefer brought plenty of gifts, which included vintage red wine preserved for twenty years from Faulkay, Red Hibernia coffee. beans that were extremely rare in the south, and expensive mushrooms harvested from the mountainous regions in Xendale. Roxanne had never seen most of the items given by the couple.
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