Prior to that, Sonya had never thought about the matter in that manner.
However, when she realized how biased Lucian was toward Roxanne, she had no choice but to consider the issue from that perspective. What if Roxanne really comes back? What’s going to happen to those two illegitimate children? Are they going to be a part of the Farwell family? Am I supposed to watch Lucian give the Farwell family’s inheritance to those two illegitimate children? I can’t let that happen! That’s it. I want no one but Aubree to be the Farwell family’s daughter-in-law! At the very least, Aubree is a lot more decent than Roxanne! Even if Lucian and Aubree decide not to have their own children in the future, at least I know Essie is still a descendant of the Farwell family!
Lucian remained silent the entire time.
Although Sonya’s words were harsh, Lucian could only frown in response.
Seeing how bullheaded Lucian was, Sonya abruptly stood up and roared, “I can’t do anything about the fact that you’re delaying your wedding with Aubree. But for as long as I’m still breathing, I’ll never accept Roxanne as your wife!”
With that, she left without turning back.
Lucian merely watched her leave the mansion instead of sending her off.
“Mr. Farwell.” Catalina had been waiting upstairs the entire time. She only went down with a concerned expression after she saw Sonya leave.
“How’s Essie?” Lucian asked.
Catalina looked upstairs and said, “She’s still crying.”
She couldn’t console Estella, so she had gone down to ask Lucian for help.
Lucian nodded and went up to Estella’s room.
As usual, she was hiding at the foot of the bed, hugging her knees, and burying her head in between her knees.
It was as if that was the only way she could isolate herself from the rest of the world.
Seeing that, Lucian paused in his tracks for a brief moment before continuing forward with a casual expression on his face.
“Don’t cry, Essie.”
Estella raised her head when she heard his voice.
That tear-filled face of hers could definitely break one’s heart, Lucian’s included.
He wiped the tears off of her cheeks and asked in a deep voice, “What did your grandma say to you?”
“Grandma said I can’t play with Archie and Benny anymore,” Estella choked out tearfully.
Lucian patted her head and uttered, “You don’t have to take those words seriously. You can play with them as much as you want.”
“Really?” Estella was skeptical.
“Whatever I say, goes.” Lucian nodded.
Estella gradually stopped crying when she heard that.
After comforting Estella, Lucian left the room. As he walked to his study, he contemplated the reaction of Sonya and Estella. Lucian furrowed his brows at that thought and pulled out his phone.
Essie was crying so badly when my mother brought her back. Something must have happened. What did my mother say to Roxanne? It’s not a good idea for me to ask Essie about it, as it might trigger her emotions again. I don’t want to see her cry.
After much pondering, Lucian decided to give Roxanne a call. What if my mother said something mean to Roxanne? If that’s the case, I should give her a call to apologize…
Because of Sonya’s abrupt appearance, Roxanne kept having dreams during her nap. In her dreams, Estella was crying and wanted a hug from her. However, she could not reach her at all.
Roxanne woke up feeling uneasy after encountering those awful dreams. Before she could return to her senses, the phone on the table suddenly rang.
She grabbed her phone to take a glance, only to see the phone call from Lucian. It’s him. There are only two possibilities for him to call me at this odd hour. It’s either he has found my stalker or he’s calling me to talk about Essie.
No matter what, Roxanne had no other option but to answer his call. “I’m sorry.”
The moment the call got connected, Lucian’s deep voice rang out. Roxanne was still half awake. She was slightly stunned when she heard his words. Why is he apologizing to me?
“It’s not my intention to bring Essie back,” Lucian went on.
Only then did Roxanne snap out of her daze and recall Sonya’s callous remarks. Realizing that Lucian had called because of Sonya’s behavior, she sensed a peculiar sensation swelling within her.
She could guess that it was not Lucian’s intention to bring Estella back. Otherwise, Lucian would have appeared at her house instead of Sonya.
Nevertheless, Roxanne had never expected an apology from Lucian.
“It’s fine. It’s just that Essie was crying very badly just now.”
She skipped the awkward conversation by switching the topic to Estella.
“She was bawling when she got home. It took some time for me to comfort her. She stopped crying after I assured her that she could still hang out and have fun with the kids another time,” Lucian said.
Roxanne heaved a silent sigh of relief. She knew how difficult it was to calm down a crying Estella. “That’s good.”
“About my mom…”
Lucian was trying to dive deep by asking her the question. However, Roxanne was reluctant to bring up the matter. She merely replied casually, “No worries. I understand that Mrs. Farwell did that for the sake of Essie.”
There was a note of finality in her tone. Lucian stopped probing further.
“Is there anything else, Mr. Farwell? If there’s none, I’ll hang up now.”
Somehow, Lucian could sense a hint of resistance and avoidance in Roxanne’s voice.
The look in Lucian’s eyes turned increasingly gloomy as he realized that.
Hearing no reply from him, Roxanne was about to hang up.
Sonya’s harsh words had been as sharp as a blade, hurting Roxanne’s feelings. Naturally, she refused to recall that incident by talking about it.
As she moved her phone away from her ear, she heard Lucian speaking again on the other end of the line.
“By the way, do you have any suspects in mind regarding the person who followed you?”
Hearing that, Roxanne paused and placed the phone to her ear again.
She hesitated for a few seconds before answering, “No.”
As a matter of fact, Roxanne had a suspect in mind all this while, and that was Aubree.
Whether it’s Aubree or Sonya, their only motive is to keep me away from Lucian.
Roxanne lowered her head at that thought. As long as I keep a distance from Essie and Lucian, Aubree and Sonya won’t come and bother me. If I get close to them, Aubree might do something even crazier.
Previously, Aubree had ruthlessly infected Estella with bacteria. Thinking about that alone, Roxanne felt a chill running down her spine.
“Have you tried thinking about it carefully during this period?” Lucian interrogated. He was quick to notice Roxanne’s strange attitude and tone. He refused to let her hang up on him just like that.
He had already spotted her behavior change at the campsite and had a hunch that she might be concealing something. There must be something fishy going on.
Meanwhile, his question caused Roxanne to feel a wave of turmoil within her. She persisted in not revealing anything, nonetheless.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.