Chapter 548 – Her Sudden Departure: A Tale of Love and Redemption (Lucian & Roxanne)

Roxanne opened her mouth wordlessly. She felt sorry for Estella and looked up at Lucian, signaling for him to comfort Estella.

The moment she did so, she spotted the blazing fury in his eyes.

When their eyes met, Roxanne felt her heart skip a beat.

“That’s it. Essie, come. Let’s go home.”

Lucian looked away and bent down to take Estella’s hand.

Estella was already flustered by their fight. Hearing her father’s tone, she knew their disagreement had escalated.

She began crying her lungs out.

Archie and Benny ran up the stairs hastily. “What’s wrong, Essie?”

Roxanne’s stress levels had already been pushed to their limit by Lucian and Estella. The boys’ arrival was the last thing she needed.

She closed her eyes and rubbed her temples, trying to remain calm as she spoke in a soft voice. “It’s nothing. You guys wait downstairs.”

Confusion crossed the boys’ faces.

However, they nodded obediently and trotted down the stairs, as Roxanne’s expression was grim.

Roxanne confronted Lucian. “What was that, Mr. Farwell? Even if you want Essie to sever ties with me, this isn’t the way to go about it!”

Lucian averted his gaze, his features unreadable. “You agreed to cut ties with Essie, so how it happened doesn’t matter, right?”

With that, he spun around and strode down the stairs with Estella in his arms.

“Lucian!” Roxanne yelled.

For some reason, she felt that the man seemed decisive as she watched him walk away.

He was acting as if they were strangers.

To be exact, he made it seem as though they were sworn enemies.

Something told Roxanne if she were to let them leave, she might not see them again in the future.

That was what she had always wanted, but now that the moment had arrived, she felt a sharp pang in her heart.

Downstairs, Lucian halted in his tracks as she wished and turned over his shoulder. His voice dripped with disdain as he asked, “Ms. Jarvis, is there anything else you need?”

Before she could answer, he continued mockingly, “Don’t tell me you changed your mind and want to interfere in Essie’s matters again. If that’s the case, you should consider my suggestion.”

A deep line appeared between Roxanne’s brows when she heard his words.

His suggestion is the same as his previous ones. He wants me to be Essie’s mother. This time, however, he didn’t mention Aubree’s name. This is obviously an insult!

His composed attitude made her clench her fists and suppress her anger.

“Why are you upset? Did I say something wrong?” Roxanne forced herself to stay calm and looked at him.

She did want to break off ties with the Farwell family, but this wasn’t how she expected it to happen. If I do nothing to stop him from bringing Essie away, no one knows what he’ll tell her back home.

Seeing that she didn’t seem to know her mistake, Lucian frowned angrily. “How are you wrong? Didn’t Essie make it clear? It was my fault.”

With that, he turned to leave. Roxanne gritted her teeth. It was obvious he said that out of anger, so she couldn’t let him leave in this state.

Lucian was already downstairs when Roxanne finally made up her mind. She quickened her steps and grabbed his sleeves.

As she approached, Estella’s cries grew quieter.

Lucian glanced at her hand gripping his sleeve with his dark and inscrutable gaze.

I wonder what she will say.

Roxanne’s instincts acted faster than her mind. She stopped him but could not find the words to make him stay.

“If you have nothing to say, please release me, Ms. Jarvis,” Lucian said coldly.

Roxanne was taken aback, as it was a familiar scenario to her.

Previously, she would do the same thing to Lucian whenever he tried to make her stay.

It seemed that they had exchanged roles today, and she was the one getting pushed away.

Roxanne didn’t know how to feel about that.

“Don’t act recklessly. Let’s sit down and talk,” she said weakly a while later.

That seemed to spark Lucian’s anger again. He held Estella with one hand and used his other hand to shove her hand away from his sleeve.

“We have nothing to talk about. Ms. Jarvis, please remember your promise earlier.”

He then turned around to leave without hesitation.

Roxanne stretched her arm out weakly but did not have the courage to call his name again.

Estella also seemed to know that her father wouldn’t relent no matter what she did.

At that realization, she was overwhelmed with sorrow. Tears welled up in her eyes, and her vision turned blurry.

Archie and Benny were waiting quietly downstairs.

Their hearts sank when they noticed Lucian’s expression.

Oh, no. Daddy and Mommy are fighting again. It looks like we have to work harder!

The boys watched silently as Lucian strode past them with Estella in his arms.

Estella’s eyes were wet with tears, so it was obvious she had cried a lot.

The boys felt bad for her, but they didn’t forget to mouth the words: Don’t cry! Let’s work hard together!

They gestured for her to wipe off her tears.

Estella pouted unhappily but bobbed her head and raised her hand to wipe off her tears obediently.

We’ve made a pact. If Daddy and Ms. Jarvis cannot reconcile, we’ll have to work hard to make that happen! I must stop crying!

Lucian sensed her breathing calming down and frowned in confusion.

After all, it was the first time Estella had stopped crying or kicking up a fuss when he brought her away from Roxanne.

Is Essie losing control of her tears again?

Lucian’s expression darkened when the thought of that possibility crossed his mind. He turned Estella around and observed her carefully.

There were tear stains on Estella’s face, but she was no longer crying.

Sensing his gaze, she gave him a tremulous smile.

Lucian’s confusion heightened as he wondered what happened during Estella’s stay at Roxanne’s place.

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