As soon as he arrived at the Farwell residence, he strode in.
“Mr. Farwell, why are you alone? Where is Ms. Estella?”
Catalina was preparing lunch when she saw him come home. Worried, she followed behind him as she looked for Estella.
Lucian’s expression darkened. “Essie will stay at the Farwell main residence for the time being.”
After that, he asked promptly, “Did Archie and Benny come this morning?”
Feeling sorry, Catalina bobbed her head as she thought of Archie and Benny. “They came to look for Ms. Estella, but I asked them to leave at your command.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Lucian’s eyes were full of anger.
Hearing that, Catalina was momentarily stunned and confused.
She clearly remembered Lucian telling her to ask Roxanne and the two children to leave if they ever came.
Thus, she did as he ordered.
What’s going on? Why is he suddenly so mad?
Lucian probed further, “Did you know the two of them got injured while being chased by the juveniles nearby? They almost got beat up.”
“How did that happen?” Shocked, Catalina asked in distress as she looked up at him abruptly.
Lucian furrowed his brows. “The safety of the two children couldn’t even be guaranteed in the vicinity of the Farwell residence!”
Catalina apologized, “It was a mistake on my part. I should have asked someone to send them home.”
At the very least, she felt she should have watched them get into a car safely.
Lucian stopped questioning Catalina and turned to look at Axel Ferguson, the head of security, who stood at the side.
“This happened here due to your ineffective supervision.”
Axel lowered his head in silence and was prepared to be punished.
Lucian ordered in a cold voice, “You guys have one day to find out what happened and who dared to mess around near the Farwell residence!”
After hearing that, Axel agreed without hesitation and immediately led people to patrol nearby the residence.
The few hooligans who took money from Aubree received an order from her to stay around the area for the next few days to keep an eye out for the two children.
Aubree felt they would come again since they didn’t see Estella when they came the last time. As long as they dared to come, they wouldn’t be able to escape easily as they did.
The next morning, the security team of the Farwell residence surrounded the hooligans. “Please, we didn’t do anything!” The hooligans quickly squatted down while shielding their heads as they sensed the other party was not to be trifled with.
Axel looked at them coldly. “Did you people chase after two children yesterday?” They exchanged glances with each other, not daring to respond first.
These men in black attire were clearly after the people who harmed the children. The hooligans knew if they admitted they were the ones who attacked the children, they might not be able to leave safely.
“Didn’t you hear me?” Axel kicked one of them in displeasure. He didn’t use all his strength, but it was enough to intimidate them.
“I’ll talk!” the hooligan who got kicked immediately cried out as he shut his eyes. Then, he continued, “S-Someone paid us to do this! Otherwise, we would never have dared! Those two children looked like children from rich families. If someone hadn’t paid us, we wouldn’t dare to provoke them!”
After coming clean, he inched back into the group. “Sir, I’ve revealed everything. Please don’t give me a hard time…”
Axel frowned as he heard that and probed coldly, “Do you know the person who paid you? What does he look like?”
The hooligans shook their heads fervently and answered, “It’s a lady, but she covered herself fully. We couldn’t see her face at all.”
Looking at the tall man in black in front of them, the hooligans felt miserable.
They realized they should have noticed earlier that things wouldn’t be as simple since the woman covered herself so cautiously.
The hooligans thought they got lucky and didn’t expect to get into huge trouble.
Axel looked at the hooligans with a scrutinizing gaze and saw them trembling in fear.
It was clear they wouldn’t dare to lie.
After confirming the information, Axel gave a gesture to his subordinates.
Shortly after, the hooligans got surrounded by the team and started to wail in pain.
Axel stopped the team after some time and warned coldly, “This is a lesson for you all. Stay away from this area in the future!”
The hooligans were wounded differently, and when they heard what Axel said, they nodded while covering their wounds.
After Axel watched them leave, he led the team back to the manor and reported to Lucian.
Lucian had been staying at the manor for the past two days.
He was working in the study when Axel returned.
The look in Lucian’s eyes darkened when he heard Axel.
So, they were following someone else’s order. Who could it be? Who dares to do such a thing on my turf? According to the hooligans, they were hired by a woman who covered herself completely.
A conjecture flashed across Lucian’s mind, but he forcibly suppressed it.
“Carry on with the investigation,” Lucian instructed coldly.
Although he had a guess in mind, he needed concrete evidence.
Axel assented without hesitation and turned to leave.
Meanwhile, Lucian frowned as he picked up his phone.
It was natural for him to inform Roxanne since there was progress in the investigation.
Roxanne was changing Archie and Benny’s dressing when her phone suddenly rang. When the boys saw the caller ID on the screen, their eyes lit up.
In contrast, Roxanne’s eyes dimmed. The only matter she had with Lucian at the moment was the matter of the boys’ injuries.
If nothing else had happened, Lucian had to be calling because he found something regarding the incident. I wonder if he has found out who the culprit is yet.
“Mommy,” Benny urged. “Mr. Farwell is calling!” Roxanne came back to her senses and smiled at the boys. “Mhm. I’m going upstairs to take the call. Be careful of your wounds, okay?”
The boys were disappointed to hear that Roxanne was not going to take the call while they were in hearing range. Nevertheless, Roxanne did not notice their looks of disappointment as she went upstairs and into the study.
“I’ve looked into the matter, and indeed, someone bribed them. However, I still haven’t found who that someone is,” Lucian said just as Roxanne picked up the call.
Roxanne turned grim upon hearing that. “Have you not found out who it is, or do you not want to tell me the identity of the culprit?”
She guessed that it was Aubree, and she did not believe that Lucian would not be able to find a single clue pointing toward Aubree’s involvement after such a long time of investigating.
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.