After throwing a glance at Sonya, who was sitting opposite them, Roxanne broke out a flat smile. “I don’t know what you have heard, but what I have just said is the truth. Given how sharp you are, I’m sure you know very well what I mean. Therefore, let’s not disrupt each other’s life from now on.”
Just as she spoke, Roxanne nodded at the two in front of her before strutting away.
The moment she walked past Lucian’s side, she felt a large hand grab her wrist.
Roxanne, frowning intensely, lowered her voice and warned, “Let go of me!”
With knitted brows, Lucian stared at her while exuding an intimidating aura.
Roxanne, with clenched teeth, turned around to glare at him.
The instant they locked gazes, Lucian tightened his grip momentarily before slowly loosening it until her slender wrist was finally released.
The resolve in her eyes told him that whatever he had to say was pointless.
After recovering her gaze, Roxanne walked to the cashier to settle the bill before leaving without even looking back.
Naturally, Sonya, too, heard their exchange.
Nevertheless, she, having long decided to have her son marry Aubree, had warned Roxanne off and wasn’t worried that the latter would disobey.
As a result, she couldn’t care less about their interaction and continued to sip her coffee elegantly.
When Sonya heard Roxanne’s leaving footsteps, a contemptuous smile descended upon her face.
Disgraceful women can always be easily frightened away. Furthermore, there’s no way I’m going to allow such a woman to marry into the Farwell family.
“Have a seat.” Sonya finally turned around to give Lucian a look as she invited him to sit.
The frowning Lucian, whose eyes were burning with suppressed anger, strode up to his mother and sat down.
The cup of untouched coffee in front of him was ordered by Roxanne earlier.
Playing back in his mind the words she said to his mother a while ago, Lucian deepened his frown.
“Waiter, please get us another cup of what I’m having.” Sonya raised her hand at the waiter. “And take this cup away, please.”
After removing Roxanne’s coffee, the waiter brought a new one for Lucian.
“Why are you here? Who asked you to come?” Drinking her coffee, Sonya gave her son a leisurely look.
Other than Roxanne informing him of her presence, she couldn’t think of any other possibility.
After all, there was no way he would’ve known she was there unless someone had reported it to him.
However, she didn’t see when Roxanne had managed to send Lucian a message.
She had hardly finished speaking when she saw the increasingly gloomy look on her son’s face.
Sonya wrinkled her brows. “What’s with that scowl of yours early in the morning? What did I do wrong?”
“What did you see her for?” Lucian asked in a deep voice.
Sonya, after scanning her son from head to toe, was visibly upset. “If you can abandon the injured Aubree to see her, why can’t I have a chat with her? Besides, didn’t you hear it for yourself? She isn’t interested in you at all. So why are you still angry at me on her account?”
Ignoring her words, Lucian pressed on with his questions. “What did you say to her just now?”
He chose to believe that his mother’s words had triggered Roxanne’s frigid response.
Upon hearing her son’s question, Sonya glowered instantly. “I was just stating the truth to her. Yet, she complained to you so that you would come here and flash that snarky attitude of yours at me. To a woman like that, nothing I say can ever be considered too much!”
After giving Sonya a look, Lucian refuted her in a low voice, “She didn’t call me here.”
“Why would I believe you?” Sonya’s expression was filled with disdain.
What Lucian was about to say next would devastate her.
“My men have been keeping an eye on her. It was they who informed me about both of you being here,” Lucian related the truth with an expressionless face.
Filled with disbelief, Roxanne stared at him for a long time to ascertain if she had heard him wrongly.
“What’s so good about her? Don’t forget what she has done to the Farwell family and Essie!” Sonya slammed the table furiously. “I don’t care what you have in mind before this, but you must withdraw your men right now. From today onward, both of you are forbidden to contact each other! For goodness’ sake, you’re going to marry Aubree in the future. What will happen when word of this gets out?”
Despite Sonya’s outburst, Lucian met her gaze firmly. “Let me repeat myself. This is between her and me, and I will resolve it myself. Therefore, you should stop interfering in this matter.”
Sonya’s heart sank when she looked at Lucian’s expression.
She knew her son too well. The more calm and collected he looks, the more determined he is.
It was also not the first time Lucian had warned her not to intervene in his relationship with Roxanne.
Sonya did not understand why Roxanne held a special place in her son’s heart. I can’t believe my son would give me attitude because of that woman!
Sonya knitted her brows. After calming herself down for a minute, she gritted her teeth and questioned him, “What do you take Aubree for? Aubree has been waiting for you for so long, and now you want to get rid of her? What did she not do well? Do you think Roxanne can do better than her? Did you forget how the heartless woman dumped Essie? Aubree was the one who raised Essie with you! Not only did she take good care of Essie, but she also respected the elders in the family. What else could you ask for?”
Lucian’s eyes turned cold. “You sure everything she did had no issues?”
Upon hearing that, Sonya froze for a moment and doubted her judgment for a few seconds.
But after recalling everything Aubree did and how she cared for the family over the years, Sonya steadied herself and nodded matter-of-factly.
“Have you ever wondered why Essie refuses to accept Aubree even after so many years for no apparent reason?” Lucian continued asking in a deep voice.
His question rendered Sonya speechless once again. She then patiently defended Aubree by explaining to Lucian, “Aubree said she likes kids but didn’t have much experience dealing with them. Of course, she’ll make mistakes along the way. But once she spends enough time with the kid, I’m sure their relationship will improve.”
She then shot a glare at Lucian and expressed her dismay, “How many times have I told you to let Essie spend more time with Aubree? Yet you choose to keep Essie by your side.”
Lucian could not help but smirk. He knew there was no point in engaging in this argument with his mother.
No matter how he explained, he knew she would put the blame on him and put in good words for Aubree. “So you’re saying I don’t have a choice but to marry Aubree?”
Sonya bobbed her head in disbelief. “You can’t let her down. She has waited for you for years.”
Lucian threw another question, “What if I refuse?”
Sonya frowned as she was unhappy with his reaction. “Besides Aubree, who else could you marry? Roxanne? Listen carefully. I’ll not allow her to step into the family, so stop dreaming! Aubree got severely wounded when she saved me. You have to marry her because she’s our benefactor!”
Lucian continued to look at his mother with a deadpan expression.
An awkward silence ensued.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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