“Ah!” cried out Aubree as she violently threw the phone in her hand away. “I’ll ensure that b*tch, Roxanne, regrets the day she was born! She must be the one responsible. She has to be!”
With that, Aubree was about to rush out when. Samuel stopped her in her tracks. “Idiot! Have you forgotten about what happened at the Farwell residence yesterday? Do you actually think it’s a good idea to confront Roxanne now?” rebuked Samuel.
Aubree seemed even madder after listening to that. “You’re my father! Can you really sit by and. do nothing while those people cursed at me online? Since our family has nothing left to lose, I’m going to drag that b*tch down to the abyss with me!”
At that point, Samuel could no longer hold his anger in, so he slapped his daughter so hard that she fell into her bed. “You’re the reason our family is ruined, yet you show no remorse! In fact, you seem more than ready to repeat your mistakes.
Now you listen to me well. I don’t care if you have to kneel before Lucian or grovel at his feet; you will convince the man to stop keeping our family in his crosshair because you’re responsible for this mess! Otherwise, nobody can save you!”
If the Pearson family were to crumble and his daughter was to be subjected to legal procedures by then, Samuel would not be able to do anything even if he wanted to.
Nevertheless, all Aubree could hear after getting smacked was the buzzing sound in her ear. When she finally regained her hearing, the first thing she heard was her father telling her to kneel before Lucian and apologize.
“Fine! I’ll beg for Lucian’s mercy. I’ll go right away!” responded Aubree with nothing but hate in her eyes, and after giving her father a cold glance, she got up and rushed out of the room.
With his eyebrows tightly knitted, Samuel could not help but feel worried when he thought of the look in Aubree’s eyes before she left. Still, there was not much he could do about Aubree, given the situation of his family.
“Aubree!” Gina just so happened to see the swollen-faced Aubree storm out of the room when she arrived at the scene. “Hey, hold up! Calm down! Where are your going?” questioned Gina while trying to catch up with Aubree.
Aubree, however, turned a deaf ear as she rushed out of the house before zooming off in her car.
After witnessing that, Gina returned to the room in a panic to speak to Samuel. “What is Aubree planning to do? Is she going to do something stupid again? You have to stop her!”
“You’re the reason she’s who she is today, so you should figure it out yourself!” uttered Samuel, who was already having an unbearable headache, before striding into the study and slamming the door shut.
Left alone in Aubree’s messy bedroom to stare at the door Samuel had kicked down and the smashed phone, Gina burst into tears.
There was a grimness in Aubree’s eyes when she finally floored the brakes after driving for quite a distance. He expects me to apologize to Lucian? In his dreams! This is all that b*tch’s fault, so why do I have to be the one to apologize? I swear I’ll make Roxanne pay!
Nevertheless, the Pearson family had already run out of resources they could use, so after some thought, Aubree took out her phone and. tried to call Frieda.
When she failed to reach Frieda after several attempts, Aubree sneered and decided to send the woman a message instead: Don’t forget that we’re in the same boat! So far, Lucian knows I added the bacteria, but he has no idea where it came from. How much better do you think your family will do than mine after he finds out about that? In less than a minute after the text message was sent, Aubree received a call from Frieda.
“Aubree, I only noticed your missed calls now because I was in the shower. What’s up?” Frieda sounded very concerned. It was as if the engagement between the Farwells and the Pearsons was never canceled, and they were still on good terms.
Aubree knew that Frieda only called because of the message she had sent, but since she still needed Frieda’s help, she decided to play along.
With that thought in mind, Aubree coldly bit her lower lip. “Nothing much. Seeing how we haven’t seen each other for a few days, I wanted to ask you out.”
Frieda hesitated for a few seconds, but because of Aubree’s threat, she had no choice but to agree to the woman’s request. She wanted to follow Jonathan’s advice, but what happened to the Pearsons was too shocking to ignore..
Frieda worried that her family would be in trouble if Aubree really did sell her out. After confirming the place to meet, the two ended the phone call.
Then, Frieda got changed and was about to walk out the door when she bumped into Jonathan. “Where are you going?” Jonathan gazed suspiciously at his sister.
In response, Frieda plastered on a smile. “Nowhere. I’ve stayed home for too long, so I wanted to go for a walk.”
Jonathan was still unconvinced, however. “I don’t care if you have to stay home for another few days! Just look at those comments online. You’d better stay away from Aubree if you don’t want our family to end up like hers!”
Standing still and staring coldly at Frieda, Jonathan had no intention of getting out of his sister’s way. On top of feeling guilty, Frieda was afraid to meet Aubree then, so she nodded meekly and returned to her room.
Nonetheless, she eventually gave in to her anxiety and called Aubree. “My brother’s not letting me leave the house…”
“I bet he doesn’t want you to meet me because he has no idea what you did!” voiced Aubree through gritted teeth. Frieda nodded guiltily. “I can’t let him know.
Otherwise, he’ll kill me before Lucian does!”
“Does that mean you’re not afraid that Lucian will find out?” sneered Aubree.
After being rendered speechless for a moment, Frieda hurriedly reassured Aubree of her loyalty: to the woman. “I believe you, Aubree, and I’ll do my best to help you in any way I can. However
“Don’t worry, I won’t tell Lucian even if the plan fails, but you have to be a part of it,” interrupted Aubree unceremoniously as though she knew what Frieda wanted to say.
Frieda finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that. “What do you need me to do?” On the other side, Aubree was sitting alone in the corner of a café.
Because of how widespread the online public opinion was, almost everyone in Horington was discussing the matter. In fact, it was difficult to find anyone who did not recognize Aubree.
Even the waiter who served her coffee gave her a dirty look. Aubree could not help but harden her face when reminded of her situation. “How have things developed on the internet?”
After turning on her computer, Frieda was unsure how to reply to Aubree because the truth about Roxanne was close to becoming public knowledge.
Almost everyone was praising Roxanne for her beauty and kindness and saying what a perfect match she was for Lucian. On the other hand, Aubree, who used to be put on a pedestal, became a laughingstock overnight.
Some even said that Aubree made up the story that she was Lucian’s first crush. “What’s going on?” Aubree’s heart sank when she heard nothing but silence from the other end of the line.
Frieda could just imagine Aubree’s face after the latter read the comments even though they were only speaking over the phone. She said dryly, “You should take a look for yourself, Aubree…”
Aubree turned on the speakerphone and opened her social media app grimly. Someone commented: Aubree is shameless. How dare she claim to be Mr. Farwell’s first crush when she’s really just a homewrecker? If he truly had feelings for her, why would he have married his original spouse?
Another seconded: That’s right. Whatever feelings Mr. Farwell had for his first crush would have been gone by now after six long years. Moreover, Mr. Farwell acts as if he doesn’t even know her. If you ask me, his original spouse is his first crush. Aubree is just a nobody.
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