Chapter 645 – Her Sudden Departure: A Tale of Love and Redemption (Lucian & Roxanne)

Aubree’s eyes flickered. “I did the same thing to Essie once in the past, but I suppose Lucian doesn’t know I am the culprit. He doesn’t have any evidence!”

Samuel bellowed, “Aren’t you aware of Lucian’s capability? He’ll find out all the information he needs once you expose yourself!”

Aubree became even more agitated. “What should we do? Lucian cares a lot about Essie. He’ll never forgive me if he knows I tried to harm her.” Moreover, I even set Roxanne up on multiple occasions. Judging by their current relationship, Lucian will undoubtedly turn my life into a living hell by considering all the horrible things I’ve done when taking revenge on me!

At that thought, she grasped the hem of her. mother’s clothes hysterically. “Mom, you have to save me. I was wrong!” Gina merely felt weak all over.

She understood her daughter more than anyone else, so she knew Aubree must’ve committed. more wrongdoings than she had let on. Still, Aubree’s act of harming Estella alone was sufficient to convince Lucian to unleash his wrath on the Pearson family.

Gina gazed at Samuel, hoping he could figure. out a solution. “You fool! I can’t believe I gave birth to a daughter as senseless as you!” Samuel paced around the mansion anxiously.

After some time, he finally stopped in his tracks. and instructed Gina, “Contact Sonya. We can only rely on her to help speak up for us in front of Lucian.”

Gina was already deeply shaken up. She merely executed his orders blindly after hearing his words. Right after she took out her phone to dial Sonya’s number, Aubree’s phone suddenly rang.

The three of them simultaneously shifted their gazes to the ringing phone. Due to the fire at the factory earlier, her phone screen had been cracked into a mess.

Nonetheless, they could still see the caller ID displayed on the screen. It was a call from Lucian.

Aubree shuddered when she caught sight of the name. She frantically tossed away the device. “Lucian must be calling me to settle the score! We cannot answer the call. We mustn’t…”

“Do you think he’ll be out of ways to deal with you if you don’t pick up the call?” Samuel roared. Frightened, Aubree answered the phone with trembling hands.

On the other end of the call, Lucian wasn’t expecting her to speak, either. He simply uttered coldly, “I’ll be waiting for you at the Farwell residence at two o’clock in the afternoon.”

With that, he hung up the phone right away.

It was two in the afternoon, and there were still two more hours to go. Not wanting to waste any more time, Gina gave Sonya a call. The latter answered immediately. “Gina, what is it?”

From Sonya’s calm voice, it was obvious that she had no clue about what had happened. Despite forcing herself to calm down, Gina couldn’t stop her voice from quivering. “Are you free? Aubree would like to speak to you.”

Gina’s tone puzzled Sonya. “Did something happen? Is it about the engagement? Don’t worry. I’ll talk to Lucian about it.” The mention of Lucian’s name caused the three Pearsons to feel self-conscious.

Finally, Gina steeled herself to reply, “You’ll know when you arrive.” With that, she ended the call, confident that Sonya would come over. Just as expected, Sonya arrived at the Pearson residence half an hour later.

When she saw the three gloomy Pearsons in the living room, Sonya’s heart sank. “What happened? Why do you all look as if you’re at a funeral?”

No sooner had Sonya spoken than Aubree came over and hugged Sonya’s leg. Stunned by the latter’s abrupt action, Sonya was about to speak when Aubree preempted her with a voice brimming with despair.

“I’m sorry, Mrs. Farwell! You have to help me. I’ll never do it again!” Aubree’s words elicited Sonya’s sympathy. “Tell me what happened, and I’ll see if there’s anything I can do.”

In a choking voice, Aubree explained, “Remember when I told you about Essie getting an infection from the camping trip Roxanne took her on? I was the one behind it!”

Sonya’s face darkened instantly. “What in the world happened?”

“I didn’t do it on purpose! I just wanted to teach Roxanne and her two boys a lesson, but the bacteria somehow got into Essie’s cup and infected her.”

Aubree shamelessly tried to defend herself, “I really didn’t expect it to turn out that way. That’s why I didn’t dare tell you about-” Before she finished, Sonya slapped her across the face.

This slap was even harder than the one Samuel had given her earlier. Sonya was outraged to learn that the daughter- in-law she favored had actually harmed her granddaughter.

Aubree’s confession had also reminded Sonya of the time when she whacked Estella on the backside. I must have been blind to believe Aubree when she claimed that she did it for Essie’s own good!

“Mrs. Farwell…” Dazed by the strike, Aubree took a few seconds to regain her senses before giving Sonya a hopeless look.

Showing no mercy, Sonya shoved Aubree’s hand away. “Shut up! How could you have lied to me all these years and even harmed my granddaughter? Why did it take me so long to realize how vicious you are? Aubree, I’m really disappointed in you!”

The Pearsons’ faces fell in response to Sonya’s reaction. Nonetheless, Gina still held some hope. “Sonya, we have been friends for so many-” “Don’t you dare say my name!”

The aura Sonya exuded was so intimidating that it seemed to suffocate the Pearsons. Right then, Sonya had a sudden realization as she looked down at Aubree. “What about the car accident?”

Now that she thought about it, there were plenty of reasons for her to be suspicious. Aubree lowered her head and didn’t dare reply.

Sensing how rapidly the situation was deteriorating, Gina and Samuel dropped to their knees in desperation. “Mrs. Farwell, please forgive us this one time. I guarantee we’ll never show our faces in front of the Farwells-”

“Leave your pleas to Lucian and Essie,” Sonya cut her off ruthlessly.

When their appeal fell on deaf ears, the Pearsons were filled with despair. Sonya gave them the side-eye. “How dare you. lie to me all these years? And now, you still have the cheek to beg for my forgiveness?”

The three of them hung their heads, not daring to utter a single word. After a brief yet deathly silence, Sonya turned to leave. “You guys better pray hard!”

Samuel finally got back up to his feet a long while later. As he stared at his daughter, who was still kneeling, a pained look flashed across his eyes. “You should leave the country.”

Aubree raised her head the moment she heard those words. “That’s the only way out.” Samuel let out a long sigh. “You can save yourself by leaving. Otherwise, we’ll lose both you and our wealth!”

A look of hesitation filled Aubree’s eyes. Leave the country… Would Lucian really let me off? More importantly, would he even give me the chance?

As concerns filled her mind, Aubree just couldn’t agree to her father’s proposal. In the blink of an eye, it was already one thirty. The three of them left home on time.

Given that Lucian was already outraged by Aubree’s actions, they wouldn’t look repentant if they were to be late. Meanwhile, Roxanne was oblivious to what had happened between the Pearson and Farwell families.

She had caught a cold the day before. Archie and Benny had taken the day off from the kindergarten to stay home to accompany her.

As always, the children were extremely concerned about her. They made sure that she took her medication and had enough water. Although all Roxanne had was a slight fever, they forbade her from getting out of bed.

In the morning, Lucian and Estella had dropped by for a visit and only left when they learned it wasn’t serious. Just as Roxanne was about to take a nap so that her boys could also rest, her phone. suddenly rang.

When she saw that it was Lucian on the line, she answered it, thinking that he was just checking in on her. “Do you feel better now?”

Just as expected, Lucian’s concerned voice rang out. Roxanne’s heart was immediately warmed. “It’s just a minor fever. I feel fine. You guys are just overreacting.

For her sake, the three children had taken leave from school, whereas Lucian had almost dropped whatever he was doing in the office to care for her.

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