Assuming that she was hearing things, she reentered the kitchen.
Archie and Benny hailed a taxi as soon as they successfully snuck out of the mansion. Initially, the driver was hesitant to drive both children upon seeing them.
However, he glanced at the residential area where they came running out from and started the engine immediately after they informed him of their destination.
This will earn me a lot, given how rich their parents are! All the while, neither of the boys was aware of the driver’s thoughts as they focused on coming up with excuses for when they met their father.
After a while, the car stopped in front of the Farwell residence. The driver looked at the entrance of the house while waiting eagerly for someone to come out and pay him.
Archie took out a hundred from his small backpack and handed it over to the driver. “You can keep the change.”
The price meter indicated that the trip would cost them sixty, but the kids didn’t feel like getting their change back in their eagerness to meet up with Estella.
Meanwhile, the driver was startled by the relatively small amount he got. The children had gotten out of the taxi by the time he snapped back to his senses.
Despite Archie being the taller of the two, he could only reach the doorbell while standing on his toes given their height. Someone answered the intercom as soon as it rang.
“Who’s there?” Catalina was stunned for a moment as she stared at the screen, on which nobody was visible.
After a moment, she heard the childish voices of Archie and Benny. “It’s us, Ms. Catalina! We would like to visit Essie!”
Catalina felt for the children upon hearing that. Estella must’ve wanted to meet with them two, seeing how she spent the night before weeping.
However, Lucian had left with her early that morning. Moreover, he made a point to instruct her to deny the boys entry if they happened to drop by.
Upon recalling that, Catalina had no choice but to steel herself and inform the boys, “Ms. Estella isn’t home. You should leave.”
She averted her gaze and hung up immediately after, unable to face them. Meanwhile, the boys exchanged looks of suspicion while still standing at the entrance to the manor.
Refusing to believe Estella wasn’t home, they opted to think that Lucian had had Catalina deceive them.
Upon reaching that conclusion, they gave up on entering through the front door and went around the manor instead.
The manor premises were surrounded by fences. While it might be a bit of a squeeze, the boys could make it through the gaps in the fences if they tilted their bodies sideways.
Soon enough, they secured the blindspot of the surveillance cameras and squeezed their way through the gap with all their might.
While it was easy to get onto the property, that wasn’t the case when it came to entering the mansion. Benny shrugged and keenly awaited his brother to come up with a solution.
Archie furrowed his brows as he raised his head to study where he remembered Estella’s room to be. He figured that Estella would lend a helping hand to get them upstairs if she had seen them.
However, they didn’t notice any movement from within the room even after spending some time waiting there. They didn’t see Estella, nor did they run into Lucian.
While they were feeling disappointed, a cry could be heard near them. “Where did those kids come from?”
Followed by the question, two men in black suits showed up before them.
Benny trashed about. “Release me! I came to find Essie!”
The bodyguards ignored his yells while bringing the children to the entrance, ready to report back to Lucian.
Catalina just so happened to come out at that moment.
She felt sorry for the boys when she saw what had transpired. “You don’t have to report this to Mr. Farwell. They’re Ms. Estella’s friends.”
The bodyguards deferred to her but were confused nonetheless. “Catalina, they snuck in through the fences.”
Catalina felt even more for Archie and Benny when she heard that.
“You don’t need to look any further. I didn’t lie to you. Mr. Farwell had left with Ms. Estella early this morning.”
Archie frowned. “Would you happen to know where Mr. Farwell brought Essie?” Catalina hesitated for a moment before answering, “He had perhaps brought her back to the Farwell main residence.”
She recalled having seemingly heard Sonya calling Lucian over the phone. It was likely that Sonya requested that Lucian send Estella over, to which Lucian agreed.
Archie and Benny’s gazes dimmed upon hearing that. Then, Archie asked tentatively, “Can you perhaps tell us where the Farwell main residence is?”
Catalina realized they must be planning to go after Estella by going to the Farwell main residence, which was a huge distance away from where they currently were at.
While Catalina didn’t know how they managed to find their way to the manor from their dwelling, she couldn’t let them go to the Farwell main residence alone as things were. “I know the location, but I can’t tell you.”
With that, Catalina motioned for the bodyguards to unhand the boys. “You must’ve snuck away without Ms. Jarvis’ knowing. Go home now. Don’t make her worry.”
The boys pouted and stood there stubbornly for some time. It wasn’t until they saw that Catalina wouldn’t budge that they turned to leave in defeat.
They had been looking forward to meeting Estella and Lucian ever since the night before. In the end, they only wasted their time by trying.
Benny’s eyes reddened as he moped along.
Archie pouted while walking alongside Benny with a stern expression on his face, worried about Estella’s wellbeing.
They were so deeply immersed in their thoughts that neither noticed the lavish car driving in their direction not far away.
“It’s those boys!”
Aubree’s face fell instantly the moment she laid eyes on the boys who were strolling by the road.
Sonya requested her to retrieve some clothes for Estella from the manor.
She didn’t expect to bump into the boys that early in the morning during a workday.
Those boys are still sticking around Estella even though she’s going to transfer to a new school soon! This is revolting!
If Aubree were the one driving, she would’ve turned the car around and gotten out of there.
She got increasingly riled up as she watched the boys leave her field of vision.
I ought to teach them a lesson so that they would leave Estella alone!
As Aubree thought that, she seemed to remember something. “Turn around and go back to the small plaza just now!” she ordered the driver.
The driver deferred to her, turned the car around, and went back where they came from.
Soon, the car pulled over opposite a small plaza.
Aubree glanced at the plaza from afar and smiled in satisfaction upon noting that the people she had been looking for were still there.
“Wait here while I head over there for a moment.”
With that, Aubree put on her sunglasses and face mask. Then, she took her cane with her before crossing the road fully disguised.
A few hooligans were playing cards at the small plaza across the road.
Without warning, a shadowy figure hovered above their heads, followed by a woman demanding in a cocky voice, “Do something for me.”
They stopped in their motions and stood up with livid faces upon hearing that. “Who the heck are you to order us around?”
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.