Chapter 602 – Her Sudden Departure: A Tale of Love and Redemption (Lucian & Roxanne)

A vicious look crept over Aubree’s face when she thought of that. The elevator soon came to a halt on the first floor The moment Aubree exited the elevator, she bumped into Cory.

When they saw each other, Aubree’s expression turned even more hostile. On the other hand, Cory raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise. “How dare you showed up?” Aubree roared.

Cory shrugged and looked around before saying, “That’s not important. It seems like you have something to say to me, Ms. Pearson. This isn’t the right place for that.”

With that, he turned around and walked toward a quiet corner before Aubree could utter a word in response. Upon seeing that, Aubree gritted her teeth and followed behind him.

Cory was extremely cautious when he walked. At the same time, he was keeping a distance between Aubree and himself. They both came to a stop outside a restroom on the first floor, one after another.

Aubree’s expression darkened when she saw Cory waiting for her inside the male restroom. Instead of saying anything, Cory waited for her silently.

A while later, Aubree clenched her jaw and entered the male restroom. “What do you want from me?” she asked.

Cory took a cleaning signboard and put it at the door before turning around to look at her. “What do I want from you? Shouldn’t I be asking that question, Ms. Pearson?”

Aubree furrowed her brows in response. With fury written all over her face, she yelled, “I called you! Why didn’t you pick up?”

“Oh! My phone died coincidentally. I didn’t expect you to act so rashly, Ms. Pearson. It seems like you already know about Roxanne’s condition. Am I right, Ms. Pearson?” Cory raised his brows.

Aubree’s expression turned solemn at the mention of Roxanne. “She has woken up!” Surprise flashed across Cory’s eyes when he heard those words. Based on Aubree’s expression, I guess I should’ve seen it coming.

“I need you to do me another favor!” There was a hint of hostility in Aubree’s eyes when she looked at Cory.

Has she gone mad? Cory grew slightly anxious when he saw her facial expression. In a wary tone, Cory asked, “What do you want me to do?”

“Help me kill that b*tch!” Aubree stared deeply into Cory’s eyes. I can’t wait any longer! Roxanne must die! “Have you gone mad?” Cory stared at her incredulously when he heard those words.

Cory was merely a private investigator who was good at stalking and investigating. Generally speaking, private investigators were timid and cautious.

Although Cory turned out to be an exception because he preferred tough missions like stalking Roxanne while risking being caught by Lucian, that didn’t mean he had the guts to commit murder.

Even though it wasn’t an impossible task to kill someone in front of Lucian, Cory knew he was bound to get caught if he were to do it.

“Help me kill her. I can give you whatever you want in return!” Aubree’s eyes were filled with madness. “She must die!”

Cory frowned, and he wanted to get out of there. If I stay here any longer, Aubree is going to say something even crazier.

Before he could run away, Aubree held his wrist and uttered in a cold tone, “Don’t run! We’re in the same boat, remember? You played a part in me poisoning those b*stards! If Lucian were to find out about it, do you think he’s going to let you live?”

Cory froze and shot her an icy glance. “Are you threatening me?”

“I’m just telling the truth! Do you think we would be able to escape punishment if Roxanne were to end up marrying Lucian? The only way out of this is to let me take that spot! In other words, Roxanne must die!” Aubree sneered.

In that instant, silence descended upon the restroom. As Cory was looking at the person before him, he wanted nothing more than to kill her.

“Help me,” Aubree said in an alluring tone. “If you help me, I can pay you however much you want. Once you’ve done it, I’ll send you abroad immediately. Lucian wouldn’t even look for you. If he does, he wouldn’t be able to find dirt on you!”

Cory gritted his teeth and mulled over the matter carefully. In the end, he uttered through gritted teeth, “I can’t do it. Find a professional killer to do it for you.”

Aubree unhesitatingly rejected him, “I know you can do it! I only trust you!”

Evidently, Aubree, Cory, and Frieda were all in the same boat. In order to save themselves, they had to make sure Aubree became Lucian’s wife..

Aubree knew that was their common interest.

Cory was at his wits’ end. He didn’t dare to reject Aubree after he saw the crazy look in her eyes. Hence, he decided to shake her off by saying, “I’ll have to think about it first. Once I’ve done that, I’ll get back to you.”

Upon hearing that, Aubree stared at him suspiciously for a few seconds before letting him go reluctantly. When they were exiting the restroom, Aubree’s phone rang.

At that point, Aubree wasn’t as agitated anymore. After all, Cory had just told her he would consider it. She then whipped out her phone and saw that it was a call from Frieda. Why is she calling at such an hour?

Aubree answered the phone with a frown. The moment she did that, she heard Frieda saying, “Aubree, where are you? Did you know something happened to Roxanne? Lucian is with her now!”

Prior to that, Frieda was already getting ready to go to bed, but she suddenly saw Jonathan coming out of his room anxiously while being on the phone.

Initially, she chose to ignore him. However, she heard Jonathan mentioning Roxanne, so she decided to listen in. After hearing about the matter, she called Aubree right away.

Aubree had finally forgotten about the matter but Frieda’s words ignited a fire in the pit of her stomach again. “I knew it! He is at the hospital!”

Frieda breathed a sigh of relief and asked in concern, “How is the situation now? What is going on with Lucian?” She thought with Lucian allowing Aubree to take care of Estella meant he had marriage in mind, but no one could have predicted something like that would happen to Roxanne.

Old flame might rekindle if this was not handled properly! Aubree gave Cory a sideway look and replied coldly, “Roxanne is awake, and Lucian is upstairs with her. Get here, and let’s talk since Cory is also here.” Frieda eventually agreed after a moment of hesitation.

At the Queen residence, Jonathan learned of Roxanne’s coma from his employee who had delivered medicine to her research institute. He deliberated over it before calling Lucian to inform him that he would be paying her a visit at the hospital.

He noticed Frieda hurrying out of the house when he got into the car. “I’m coming with you, Jonathan.” She wore a look of concern on her face. “I want to see Lucian.”

Jonathan remembered her enmity toward Roxanne and hesitated. Frieda continued, “I’m not there for Roxanne, only to see how Lucian is holding up, so why are you worried?”

After hearing her response, he relented and allowed her to enter the car.

Although Frieda claimed she was not going for Roxanne, she kept pressing Jonathan for details about Roxanne during the entire car ride, and he only gave her perfunctory replies.

The conversation lulled, and she eventually stopped talking. The car soon pulled up next to the hospital entrance. Jonathan exited the vehicle and entered the hospital with long strides..

Frieda lagged behind, craning her head to look for Aubree while walking. “What are you doing standing there?” he urged as the elevator arrived.

She whirled around and flashed an airy smile. “You can head up first. I will leave you guys alone since I know you want some privacy to talk to Lucian. Give me a call as soon as you are done.”

Then, she sensibly took a step back. Jonathan did want to speak privately with Lucian, so he unceremoniously pressed the button to close the elevator door.

Frieda’s expression fell as soon as the elevator doors closed, and she turned around to give Aubree a call. Soon, the three of them met at a coffee shop next to the hospital.

“How is the situation, Aubree?” Frieda hurriedly took a seat opposite her with a solemn expression. Aubree replied irritably, “I told Lucian to come home with me, but he declined and wanted to spend the night taking care of that b*tch!”

Frieda’s mood grew heavier. She knew that Lucian and Roxanne would never break off that easily, but she had not expected them to get in contact so soon or that he would go out of his way for her.

I didn’t see him putting in that much effort when Aubree was hurt. “What do you plan to do now?” Frieda pressed, noticing Cory’s strange expression to what she had just said, which she ignored.

“I’m going to kill her!” came Aubree’s vehement answer. Frieda froze and stared at her in disbelief.

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