At the thought of herself being tricked by Aubree, Sonya could not help but feel humiliated. All of a sudden, the support Sonya had shown Aubree all those years seemed like a waste of time.
If she had allowed someone like Aubree to be married into the Farwell family, people would have thought she was a fool. Just as her blood began to boil, Sonya received a call from Gina. Sonya rejected the call without hesitation. “What a wretched woman! How dare she call me at a time like this? How shameless!”
Not wanting to see anything related to the Pearsons, Sonya tossed her phone aside out of fury. Out of sight, out of mind. From this day onward, I will no longer be associated with the Pearsons! Whatever happens to that family will be none of my concern!
“You’ve finally realized the things Aubree has done now, haven’t you?” Just then, Elias came down the stairs. It only took him one second to figure out what was going on based on Sonya’s expression. “Do you still think that everything Aubree had done in the past was because Lucian refused to marry her?”
Sonya was already feeling awful. When she heard his question, her face reddened in anger. and embarrassment. “How would I know that she’s such a good actress? She lied to me for so many years. Serves her right to have such an ending today!”
“I’ve told you not to interfere too much in Lucian’s private life, especially when it comes to romance. He’s a grown man. He can handle his own affairs,” Elias advised her sincerely.
No matter what Sonya’s intention was, Elias truly believed that they, as parents, should not meddle with their children’s life. Begrudgingly, Sonya retorted, “I just want the best for him. Do you think I’d have cared if it was anyone else?”
Knowing that he could not change her mind, Elias did not continue to press on the subject. “Then I believe you know now that Aubree is not the best candidate for the title Mrs. Farwell?”
Sonya’s expression darkened as she understood what he was implying. “Just because Aubree is unfit doesn’t mean that Roxanne is! She is still unfit to marry Lucian!” Sonya’s eyes were filled with disdain. “Aubree might be sleeping around, but at least she didn’t get pregnant! What about Roxanne? Her two children are about the same age as Essie. That means that she had slept with other men ever since she left the country! Now she plans to bring the two children into our family. If I agree to it, others will see our family as a joke!”
Even though Lucian had told the public that the children were his, the truth would be revealed eventually. Nothing could be hidden forever.
Sonya did not want to become a laughingstock when the time came. Seeing that Sonya was persistent, Elias could only heave a heavy sigh. “Just think about it again, okay? We’re not young anymore. Wouldn’t it be nice if we just focus on our own lives? Why do you insist on meddling with their affairs? Even if what you fear becomes a reality in the future, you and I will no longer be in charge of the Farwell family. What’s there to worry about?”
Having said that, he patted Sonya’s shoulder. gently before turning around and returning upstairs.
The backlash online came fast and furious but died down just as quickly, and it only took a few days before everyone’s focus shifted to other news. Nonetheless, Aubree was not about to let the matter slide just like that. She was determined to make her saboteur pay!
She and Frieda spent a whole day at the bar watching the surveillance footage yet failed to find a shot of the culprit’s face. They had no way of ascertaining the person’s identity..
Still feeling annoyed after getting home, Aubree contacted Ophelia immediately. I may not be able to exact revenge on Roxanne right now because I don’t know who that guy is, but I can always follow the original plan and teach Roxanne a lesson!
Ophelia had been waiting to hear from Aubree at the hotel for several days. She had also seen the comments online over the past couple of days. With Aubree’s character, there’s no way she’d let the person who leaked the photos get away with it. However, I still haven’t heard from her after so many days. She’s probably busy looking for the culprit and doesn’t have time to talk to me.
Just as she was about to turn in for the night, she suddenly received a call from Aubree. Quickly answering her phone, she said, “What is it, Aubree? What can I do to help?”
In an icy tone, Aubree replied, “Go to Roxanne as we originally planned. That b*tch dared to plot against me, so I’ll make her regret it!”
Ophelia was dumbfounded when she heard that. “Are you saying the backlash over the past two days was Roxanne’s doing?”
“What’s the matter? Don’t you believe me? I’ve told you before. That b*tch is capable of all sorts of dirty tricks, She’s trying to get back at me!” Aubree hissed through clenched teeth.
In truth, Ophelia did not know much about Roxanne. All she had heard from Aubree was that Roxanne had been responsible for ruining. Aubree’s life of luxury. I never thought she’d resort to such despicable measures!
As Aubree’s best friend, naturally, she felt angry. and agreed immediately, “Calm down. Don’t let your anger affect your health. I’ll go look for her at once.”
Aubree took two deep breaths. Thinking about the trouble Roxanne was about to encounter, she finally felt a little more at ease.
After ending the call, Ophelia wasted no time setting off and headed straight for Roxanne’s research institute, guessing that the latter would be working there at that hour. She spent a long time trying to find Roxanne’s car in front of the research institute but to no avail. Ophelial decided to switch locations and go to Roxanne’s house instead but ended up getting stopped at the residential area entrance. She had no choice but to turn back home and look for another opportunity.
A Bentley slowly drove up right as she was leaving the residential area. Lucian had gotten a clear look at her face and recognized that she was the children’s teacher who had resigned just two days ago. What’s she doing here? Benny’s injury has almost completely healed, so it doesn’t make sense that she’d come to check in on him.
He sensed something amiss yet did not want to alert the enemy, so he called Cayden and instructed him to have someone follow Ophelia, resolved to find out what she had up her sleeve.
After settling that, he drove the Bentley into the residential area and pulled up in front of Roxanne’s house.
All three children were sitting in the living room, bored out of their minds. As always, Benny was the one who got up to see who it was when the doorbell rang, and his eyes lit up the moment he saw the person standing at the door. “Mr. Farwell!”
Archie’s and Estella’s expressions shifted slightly. Almost immediately, they jumped up from the couch and sprinted to the door with anticipation written all over their faces.
Benny opened the door, and Lucian immediately saw the three children waiting to greet him at the door.
“Daddy!”
“Mr. Farwell!” They sounded aggrieved and gazed at him as though he was their savior. Lucian could not resist ruffling their hair affectionately at the sight of their adorable pouting faces. Then he looked up and cast his gaze around the living room. “Where’s your mommy?”
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