Cory was frozen in shock when he heard that. Wait a minute… Did I hear that right? Three hundred thousand? That’s a hundred times lesser than what I asked for! Paying thirty million is a piece of cake for someone as wealthy as Lucian, so why isn’t he willing to pay me the full amount?
Cayden then stuffed a check worth three hundred thousand into Cory’s coat pocket.
“You nearly helped Aubree get rid of Ms. Estella, so be grateful that you’re even getting paid at all. In fact, you should consider yourself lucky that Mr. Farwell didn’t have you killed. Now, take this money and get lost!”
Having snapped out of his dazed state, Cory shifted his gaze between the check and Lucian’s icy-cold expression. “P-Please forgive me, Mr. Farwell! I have a huge gambling debt! They’ll kill me if I don’t pay up! Please help me!”
As though he didn’t hear a word Cory said, Lucian simply stared silently at him with no emotion whatsoever. Cayden grabbed Cory by the arm and began dragging him toward the door. “Shut up, or I’ll take this check back as well!”
Cory struggled with all of his might, but he couldn’t break free from Cayden’s vice-like grip.
Cayden opened the front door and tossed him. out like a bag of trash. Cory’s face went completely pale as he watched the mansion door close in front of him.
This is all Aubree’s fault! I wouldn’t be in this position if it weren’t for her! “I’ve taken care of him, Mr. Farwell. The guys from Marsingfill will be informed of his location tomorrow,” Cayden said as he made his way over to Lucian.
Lucian simply nodded without saying anything. Cayden glanced at the back garden as he continued cautiously, “Mr. Farwell, about the decorations in the back garden…”
The look on Lucian’s face changed slightly when he heard Cayden mention the back garden. After a brief pause, he turned around and made his way toward the back garden.
The expensive plants had all been replaced with some unimpressive flowers, and the walls were decorated with strips of colorful lights. Unsure if Lucian was satisfied with the decoration, Cayden explained, “I kept the decoration simple as per your instructions, Mr. Farwell.”
The look in Lucian’s eyes slowly grew gentle as he scanned the back garden. “This will do. Did you bring the item I asked for?” Cayden quickly whipped out an exquisite velvet box and handed it over to him.
The cold look on Lucian’s face vanished completely when he opened the box and saw its content. Exhausted from crying, Estella fell asleep while lying in Roxanne’s arms.
Roxanne didn’t get any sleep throughout the entire afternoon. The incident with Aubree left. her feeling a little tired as well, so she decided to take a nap on Estella’s bed.
Seeing as Roxanne and Estella were fast asleep, Archie and Benny left the room to avoid disturbing them. Upon arriving at the balcony, they saw Lucian and Cayden discussing something in the back garden.
They couldn’t hear what the two were saying, but they could see Cayden handing Lucian a tiny box As the boys got on their tiptoes to get a better look, they saw something shiny inside the box.
Benny’s eyes lit up as he asked excitedly, “Is Daddy going to propose to Mommy?” After all, it was obvious that the item inside the box was a ring. Archie was a little surprised as well, but he frowned in confusion moments later.
That evil woman just caused a huge scene not long ago, though. Is Daddy really going to propose to Mommy so soon? Now that I think about it, Daddy probably wanted Grandma to stay over so she could witness his proposal.
Archie’s confusion was soon replaced by excitement and anticipation. The boys were tempted to wake Roxanne up and bring her to Lucian right away, but they held themselves back when they recalled her having a mild fever earlier that morning.
They had no choice but to wait in anticipation for Roxanne to wake up later that evening. Fortunately for them, Roxanne wasn’t asleep for too long.
She groggily climbed out of bed at around eight in the evening, only to realize that Estella was no longer lying in her arms.
As she glanced around the room, she saw her sitting on the carpet with Archie and Benny. The three of them were huddled together and seemed to be whispering among themselves.
Archie was the first to notice Roxanne waking up, so he quickly called out to her, “Mommy! You’re finally awake!” The kids then stood up and made their way over to the bed.
“What were you three whispering about?” Roxanne shifted her gaze toward Estella. “And when did you wake up, Essie? How come I didn’t notice?”
Estella narrowed her eyes and broke into a smile as she replied, “I wasn’t really tired because I took a nap at noon, so I got up after a while.”
Roxanne had wanted to ask how she was feeling, but she held her tongue when she saw the smile on Estella’s face. Seeing as she was already feeling a lot better, Roxanne decided not to bring it up and simply patted her on the head.
“We’re hungry, Mommy! Let’s go downstairs and have dinner!” Benny exclaimed while tugging at her arm. Roxanne gasped in shock when she checked the time and saw that it was already eight.
Oh my goodness! Why didn’t anyone wake me up? “You kids must be starving. I’m sorry I overslept,” Roxanne said as she got out of bed and brought the kids downstairs.
There were a few dishes on the dining table, but no one was around. Roxanne felt a little bad for sleeping past dinner time. Everyone else must’ve eaten dinner because they couldn’t wait for me any longer. I feel so bad… Good thing they reserved some food for us.
Roxanne was a little worried that Estella would be unhappy that Lucian wasn’t around to dine with them. To her surprise, however, Estella was smiling. happily as she munched away on her food. It was as though she didn’t even mind if Lucian was there.
Roxanne felt her heart ache when she saw that. Is Lucian really so busy that he barely has time to spend with his daughter? That probably explains why Estella is recovering so slowly…
Roxanne was about to bring the kids back upstairs after dinner when Catalina entered the living room and said, “Mr. Farwell is waiting for you in the back garden, Ms. Jarvis.”
Having witnessed the incident earlier that afternoon, Catalina was tempted to address Roxanne as “Mrs. Farwell.” However, she chose not to, as she figured it would make her uncomfortable.
Roxanne paused and stared at the kids after hearing that. What does Lucian want to see me for? Would it be convenient to bring the kids with me? “We want to go too, Mommy!” Benny exclaimed. while tugging at Roxanne’s arm.
Estella chimed in as well, “I want to go too, Aunt Roxanne!” Archie simply stood there without saying a word, but the look in his eyes gave his intention away.
Unable to bring herself to say no to them, Roxanne asked Catalina, “He didn’t say anything about bringing the kids along, right?” Catalina shook her head after giving it some thought and stepped aside to make way for them.
Roxanne then held Benny’s and Estella’s hands while Archie walked to the front. The four of them walked out of the mansion and made their way toward the back garden.
Roxanne frowned in confusion when she saw that the place was in total darkness. Huh? Didn’t Lucian say he was waiting here for me?
“Lucian?” she called out to him. A second later, the entire garden was illuminated by a light that gradually grew brighter.
Roxanne’s eyes went wide with surprise when she saw the traditional medicine in the back garden. Noble dendrobium, jasmine, golden-and-silver honeysuckle….
Roxanne could name almost every plant in the back garden. She also knew that they weren’t. worth a lot of money, but they were essential ingredients in traditional medicine.
The fact that such plants were found in the back garden of the Farwell residence came as a huge surprise for her. What is Lucian playing at?
“This garden used to be filled with expensive roses and peonies, but you didn’t like them. After giving it some thought, I decided to have someone replace them all with plants related to traditional medicine instead,” Lucian said.
Roxanne glanced in the direction of his voice and saw him walking along a tiny path as he made his way toward her. For some reason, Roxanne felt exceptionally nervous when she saw him approaching. She even thought about turning around and running off.
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.