Chapter 363 – Her Sudden Departure: A Tale of Love and Redemption (Lucian & Roxanne)

“What’s going on? How did Lucian end up hanging out with this woman again?”

Irritated, Aubree punched the bed without a word.

Gina looked at her daughter’s face again, only to find that it was now tear-streaked.

Clearly, Aubree was livid at the two pictured in the photos.

“Why didn’t you tell me about such a major matter earlier?” Gina was heartbroken and enraged at the same time.

It was only then that Aubree spoke. “What’s the point of telling you? I came up with so many ways before, but I still failed to stop them from getting together!”

At the thought of how her previous efforts were all in vain, Aubree felt even more aggrieved.

On the other hand, Gina was exasperated to see her daughter so upset. “That woman is so shameless! She knows Lucian is engaged, yet she keeps on clinging to him. Even though they were married before, they have already divorced! She left him so resolutely back then. What is she trying to do now?”

Aubree knitted her brows and said glumly, “What’s the point of talking about this now? If this goes on, that b*tch will become his wife again! By then, I will be a nobody and a laughing stock!”

Aubree felt even more furious when that thought occurred to her, and she couldn’t help but shed tears of frustration.

Feeling distressed, Gina exclaimed, “No way! We cannot let her remarry him. Otherwise, all our efforts in the past years will be useless. We have to do something!”

Aubree had the same thoughts as Gina. “But what else can we do now?” the former asked with a frown. From the photos, it was clear that Lucian was very intimate with Roxanne.

Gina pondered for a while before saying, “We have to proceed with your marriage before they completely reconcile.”

Aubree’s face darkened further. She obviously knew that, but she didn’t know how to achieve that goal. Gina’s words were of no help to her. Oblivious to what Aubree was thinking, Gina continued racking her brain.

After a while, the latter spoke again. “No matter what, we can’t let them continue meeting like this. You have to stay beside Lucian so that he has no chance to meet that woman.”

“I do want to do that, but Lucian has been ignoring me recently. I can’t even get close to him! How will I replace that wretched woman?” Aubree complained while sniffling.

Gina glanced at Aubree. “Who says you can’t meet him just because he’s ignoring you? How about you move into his house? That way, he’ll be forced to spend time with you all the time even if he doesn’t want to see you. By then, all you need is some tricks to make him get over that woman.”

Aubree was still hesitant. “Move into his house? Will he let that happen? Even before that woman returned to the country, he forbade me from sleeping over at his house, not to mention now. So there’s no way he’ll let me move in there!”

Hearing that, Gina frowned. For a moment, the mother and daughter sat in silence with troubled expressions. “If he won’t let you do that, we’ll think of a way to make him agree!” Gina uttered coldly after some time.

Seeing how confident her mother was, Aubree was perplexed. Gina threw her a glance and took her phone, ordering, “Come with me.”

Afterward, she walked out of the room without waiting for Aubree’s reaction. The latter hesitated for a while before standing up and following Gina to the study.

Samuel was working inside when he suddenly heard a few knocks on the door. “Come in,” he said. Soon, his wife and daughter entered the room.

At the sight of their sullen faces, Samuel frowned and put down the documents in his hand. “What’s wrong?”

Not knowing what her mother was up to, Aubree stood behind Gina dejectedly. As for Gina, she placed the phone before Samuel. “Take a look for yourself.”

Samuel threw her a dubious look. Then, he lowered his head and checked the phone.

Just like Gina, he put on a grim face when he saw the photos.

“Why is this woman still with Lucian?”

He looked up at Aubree, feeling sorry for what she was going through.

Aubree remained silent with red-rimmed eyes.

“If we want her gone from his side, we have to come together and put on an act. As long as we get Aubree to move into Lucian’s house, it will be over for Roxanne,” Gina claimed seriously.

Aubree and Samuel were both puzzled at her words. “Put on an act? How?”

A cold glint flashed across Gina’s eyes as she waved the two of them over.

With that, they huddled together and listened to Gina’s plan.

That same night, Sonya was preparing to go to bed when Gina called her. Right after she picked up the call, she heard Gina sniffling from the other end of the line and Samuel’s shouts in the background. “Gina, what’s wrong? Did you argue with Samuel?” Sonya asked out of concern.

Gina looked at the father-daughter duo, who was acting at the side. Then, she took a deep breath and choked out, “Samuel is angry at Aubree. I think you should hurry and come over. Aubree won’t listen to any of us right now, but maybe you can get through to her.”

Sonya frowned and listened carefully. Indeed, she could hear Aubree’s sobs in the background.

Because of the car accident before, Sonya was very considerate toward Aubree. Upon hearing the latter crying, she felt her heart clench. “Calm down and talk to me properly. What happened? What made them so worked up?”

“It’s all because of…” Gina stopped her sentence midway as if she was reluctant to speak. She then sighed loudly and continued, “You should just come over.”

Anxious, Sonya questioned, “Why are you keeping things from me? Aubree will become my daughter-in-law sooner or later. You can tell me everything.”

Gina paused for a few seconds before saying bitterly, “It’s because of her engagement with Lucian. Samuel thinks that Aubree should just cancel the engagement and let Lucian go since he doesn’t seem to like her, but Aubree won’t listen. She even claimed that she’d marry no one else but Lucian. That’s how they started arguing.”

Gina’s story sounded so convincing that it made Sonya feel apologetic.

In the end, Lucian was at fault here. Not only did he make Aubree wait for so many years, but he also left her hanging and disregarded her feelings for him.

After finding out that Aubree even had a disagreement with Samuel because of this matter, Sonya was more determined to give her fair treatment.

“Aubree is right. I also object to canceling the engagement. She has waited for Lucian for so many years. Of course, he has to take responsibility for her. Gina, calm them down first. I’ll ask Lucian to go there. If all else fails, Aubree can stay in our house for a couple of days so she and her father can cool off.”

Right after Sonya said that, she heard the muffled sound of something falling to the ground on the other end.

Her heart instantly sank, and she couldn’t help but worry for Aubree.

It seemed like Gina was also surprised. It was only after a moment of silence that she answered, “I… I’ll try.”

After hanging up the phone, Sonya called Lucian immediately.

At the Farwell residence, Lucian had just tucked Estella in and walked out of her room when his phone rang.

Upon seeing the caller ID and recalling how Sonya had recently been so insistent about him marrying Aubree, he rubbed his temples. He only answered the phone after a few more rings.

Right away, Sonya’s voice sounded in his ears. “Aubree had an argument with her father. I’m not sure what’s going on now, but you should go and check.”

Lucian frowned at that. “That’s their business. It’s not appropriate for me to go there.”

“Aubree went against her father because of you. Do you expect me to go there instead at this time of night? Besides, it sounded like he was being violent. I won’t be able to stop him if I go there. You should go there, at least for the sake of Aubree’s safety. She has just recovered, so she can’t afford to get hurt again!” Sonya chided.

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