Without giving Aubree a chance to speak, he put his fork down and stood up. “I’ll be leaving with Essie now.” When Estella heard that, she got down from her chair, grabbed her father’s sleeve, and left the mansion with him.
Aubree watched the two of them leave with a gloomy look. After sitting at the table for a while, she got up as well. No, I must follow them and see where the two of them are going.
“Ms. Pearson!” Catalina called out in confusion upon seeing Aubree leave when she barely touched her meal. Without turning to look at Catalina, Aubree replied, “I’m going home.”
After that, she stepped out of the mansion. Fortunately for her, she exited the building at the right time. Lucian’s car had just left the residence.
Thus, she speedily went to the side of the road, hailed a taxi, entered it, and asked the driver to tail Lucian’s car.
During the drive to his office, Lucian cast a glance at his daughter through the rearview mirror and furrowed his brows. “I’ll send you there,” Lucian said in a low voice.
Initially, he wanted to ask Cayden to send her over. However, judging by Estella’s current state, Lucian reckoned it would be difficult for Cayden to deal with her later on.
He gave Cayden a call right after. It did not take long for Cayden to pick up the call. “Mr. Farwell, when will you arrive?” Lucian frowned and said, “Postpone the meeting in the morning.”
Cayden was stumped. The meeting in the morning was important, and yet Lucian had ordered to postpone it. “Postpone it by an hour will do,” Lucian added. “I’m going to drop Essie off.”
Cayden hurriedly agreed to make the arrangements. He had been working with Lucian for years, and he was already used to his boss prioritizing Estella in every aspect of his life.
After hanging up the call, Lucian turned the car around and headed toward Roxanne’s place.
Following closely behind Lucian’s car was Aubree in a taxi. The fury burning in her chest was slightly appeased when she noticed that Lucian was heading to his office. However, upon noticing that he made an abrupt U-turn, Aubree stiffened in response.
Even though she had never been to Roxanne’s place, Aubree had a hunch that Lucian was heading toward the woman’s place right then.
Aubree’s face fell when she was hit by the pang of realization. She ordered the driver in an icy tone, “Keep up with that car!”
The driver nodded hastily and tailed behind Lucian as told.
As expected, his car slowly came to a stop in front of Roxanne’s place.
Lucian led Estella out of the car and rang the doorbell.
He was greeted soon after, perhaps because he had made a call prior to coming.
“Why is it you? Didn’t you say you will ask Cayden to drop Essie off?”
Roxanne was slightly surprised at the sight of Lucian, and she gave him a confounded look.
“I think it’s better for me to drop her off myself,” Lucian explained.
Roxanne was perplexed by his explanation and lowered her head to look at Estella. Only then did she notice something off with the little girl.
Estella would always greet Roxanne whenever she met her. This time, however, the little girl merely kept quiet as she stared at Roxanne piteously.
It would appear as if the girl had returned to her autistic self.
“Essie?” Roxanne’s heart constricted at the sight, worried that the little girl’s condition had relapsed.
Estella finally snapped out of her daze when she heard Roxanne. The little girl blinked her eyes in distress and edged closer to Roxanne. “Ms. Jarvis…”
Roxanne heaved a sigh of relief and patted her head. She looked at Lucian and asked, “What’s the matter with Essie?”
Lucian frowned. He did not know how to tell Roxanne the fact that Aubree had moved into the Farwell residence.
He remained silent for a few seconds before saying, “I guess she’ll tell you later.”
Roxanne was even more befuddled by his words.
Seeing as the man did not seem to wish to divulge further, she did not egg him on and merely nodded in response.
Archie and Benny were standing right behind Roxanne. They were worried to see the state that Estella was in as well.
“I have a meeting later on. So, I’ll have to get going.” Lucian said in a low voice, “I’ll be leaving Essie to you now. I will come and pick her up in the evening.”
Roxanne nodded in response.
However, when they met each other’s gaze, she seemed to notice that there was something odd about Lucian’s demeanor.
In truth, Lucian was stifling a hint of a laugh as he noticed that Roxanne’s lipstick was drawn out of line. It seems like she was still in a daze when she was doing her makeup. She doesn’t have a clue that her lipstick is out of line.
He felt the urge to tease the woman when he saw the blank expression on her face. Lucian let his mischievous side get the better of him and reached out his hand.
Upon noticing that Lucian’s hand was mere inches away from her face, Roxanne flinched and hurriedly took a step back to keep some distance between them.
His hand was left hanging mid-air, and he titled a brow in displeasure. “Do you have anything else, Mr. Farwell?” Roxanne asked warily.
A ghost of a smile fleeted across his eyes as he noticed Roxanne getting all flustered. “Your lipstick is out of line,” he said impassively.
Roxanne’s face was tinged pink as she instinctively lowered her head to avoid meeting Lucian’s gaze. “Thank you for reminding me, Mr. Farwell. I’ll deal with it myself.”
Then, she inclined her head at him as a sign of goodbye before turning around to head inside the house with the kids.
As he watched the four of them go back inside the house, Lucian could not help but replay the way Roxanne blushed when he tried to touch her. Pleased with her response, he grinned.
It was almost time for his meeting after he dropped Estella off. Hence, Lucian turned around and headed for the office.
In the meantime, opposite the mansion, Aubree was sitting in a taxi parked by the roadside with a dark look on her face.
She had just witnessed Lucian’s interaction with that wretched woman.
He’s always cold and indifferent toward me, but he’s like a whole different person when he’s in front of that b*tch!
When she saw that Lucian’s hand was about to touch Roxanne’s lips, Aubree almost could not restrain her urge to storm over and push her away from Lucian.
“Miss, do you still want to follow the car?”
As Lucian’s car started to drive away, the driver did not know whether he should continue tailing him.
Aubree snapped out of her daze and glared at Roxanne’s door. “No. Just send me back,” she said in a cold voice.
Then, the driver headed back to the Farwell residence via the same route.
When Aubree arrived home, Catalina was surprised to see her return so soon.
Aubree then recalled the way Catalina tried to defend Estella the night before. Frustrated, she shot a daggered look at Catalina.
Catalina could sense Aubree’s hostility. Though bewildered, she said nothing and retreated to the side as she watched Aubree head upstairs.
As Aubree ascended the stairs, her mind was filled with the infuriating images of Lucian being gentle toward Roxanne.
And that little b*tch! She acts so meekly in front of me, and yet she throws herself at that d*mned woman the first chance she gets! If not for her, Lucian would not have gone to see that wretched woman so early in the morning! It’s all that little b*tch’s fault.
Aubree’s face contorted with a deranged look.
She thought that a little threat would make Estella behave and listen to her. However, she did not expect Estella to grow so brazen with Roxanne backing her up, even to the extent of ignoring her completely.
I can’t let this go on… I have to teach that little b*tch a lesson so that she knows whose side she should take!
With that thought in mind, Aubree turned her attention to Estella’s room with a grim look in her eyes.
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.
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