Chapter 739 – Her Sudden Departure: A Tale of Love and Redemption (Lucian & Roxanne)

Lucian spoke in a natural voice, concealing his hostility. The bodyguards around them were able to read between the lines. They grabbed Ophelia’s arms and carried her to a car nearby.

Without overthinking, Estella obediently nodded and said naively, “Daddy, make sure you help Ms. Smith get better soon, okay?”

Lucian bobbed his head non-commitally in response. The little ones looked at their father with anticipation and asked, “Are you having dinner with us tonight?”

“Not tonight. We’ll have dinner together on another day,” Lucian replied. He then instructed the bodyguards beside him, “Send them home. Take my car.”

The bodyguards agreed and proceeded to escort the children to Lucian’s car. Roxanne, on the other hand, looked at her own car, then back at the man in front of her with a confused expression in her eyes.

“They’ll take you to the car first. Daddy has something to tell Mommy,” Lucian said to the children. The three little ones inclined their heads in acknowledgment. Before leaving, Benny even gave Lucian a thumbs up.

As Lucian watched the children leave, the hostile energy surrounding him slowly dissipated, replaced by a faint smile. Once the children left, Roxanne could not help but ask, “What just happened? I thought Ms. Smith had resigned. What did she…”

Lucian’s expression turned serious once again. “She wanted to harm you by tampering with your car. We found that she was carrying a bottle of lubricant. So, for now, you shouldn’t drive this car. I’ll send it to the workshop and get someone to inspect it thoroughly.”

Fury surged inside Lucian when he thought of what could have happened had Roxanne driven that car today. Roxanne’s face turned pale at the revelation. She glanced at her car with fear. If Lucian hadn’t found out, the kids and I would have been in danger today.

Roxanne knitted her brows when she thought of the possible consequences that might have happened. After glaring at Ophelia with disgust, she asked, “But why did she do that?”

Lucian’s face turned cold. “That’s what I want to know. Take the children home first. I’ll keep you updated.”

Roxanne knew that she would not be of any help even if she stuck around, so she did not insist on it and went into the car. After watching them leave, Lucian led the remaining bodyguards into their respective cars.

Soon, the cars drove off. Ophelia was blindfolded the entire way, and she found the silence in the car unnerving. “I know I’m wrong now! I really do! Please spare me!” she begged as fear wrapped around her heart.

However, she received no answer from anyone. A while later, the car slowed down, and Ophelia’s heart lurched into her throat. She was so anxious she could barely breathe. Various scenes from television shows kept flashing across her mind.

With the Farwell family’s wealth and power, wiping her existence would be as easy as stepping on an ant. The terror she felt reached its peak when. someone came over with a rope.

After a sharp intake of breath, Ophelia passed out. By the time she woke, she was already on the top floor of a building. Before her was a small helicopter. “How was your sleep, Ms. Smith?” Lucian had a hand in his pocket as he looked down at her expressionlessly. Ophelia shuddered. “W-What do you want?”

Lucian narrowed his eyes and asked coldly, “Who told you to do this?” Ophelia parted her lips before clamping her mouth shut again. She fervently shook her head and said, “N-No one told me to do this. I was the one who wanted to do this.”

If she were to reveal the mastermind behind this, Aubree was certainly going to come after her even if she survived Lucian.

“Is that so?” Lucian stepped on her hand, his expression still the same. “Then, tell me, what grudge do you have against Roxanne?”

That was a question Ophelia could not answer. If not for Aubree, she would not even know a Roxanne Jarvis existed in this world.

“I heard you have quite a bad fear of heights. I wonder what you think of this height? It should be acceptable, right?”

With a look from Lucian, Ophelia was lifted and dragged to the side until the upper half of her body was held outside the railing.

“Ah!” An intense wave of dizziness hit Ophelia. Even though she knew that someone was holding onto her from the back, she felt as if she was going to fall anytime. Moreover, she had been restrained, so she could not struggle at all. The only thing she could do was scream.

After what seemed like eons, she was finally thrown back onto the ground. “Did that clear your mind? What grudge do you have against Roxanne?”

Lucian’s voice was like the voice of a devil who had just crawled out of hell, and a chill ran down Ophelia’s spine. Ophelia collapsed on the ground, covered in sweat, as she said weakly, “I-I’ll tell you everything. It’s Aubree. It’s Aubree Pearson who made me do this! I won’t do this again…”

“Aubree Pearson,” Lucian said through gritted teeth, the veins on his neck popping. “It’s always her!” This woman again! She nearly killed the children previously!

All of a sudden, a thought entered Lucian’s head, and he grabbed Ophelia’s collar, “Speak! Were you the one who hurt Benny the other time?”

Ophelia’s upper body was lifted into the air, and his grip on her collar made it hard for her to breathe. “It was… It was all Aubree’s orders. I-I won’t do this again!”

If she had known early on what kind of devil she was going to cross, she would not have agreed to take on Aubree’s task no matter how much money Aubree offered her.

“I’m sorry! I’ll go to jail! Please have mercy on me!” Ophelia pleaded. She would rather go to jail than be tormented by that man.

Lucian studied her with cold eyes for a few seconds before letting go of her collar. Ophelia nearly fell right on her face. Thinking she had been spared, she started heaving breaths of relief.

“Tie her up there,” came Lucian’s ruthless voice from above her. Ophelia’s breath hitched. Tie me up there? Up where?

Anxiously, she lifted her head, only to see the small helicopter in front of her. At that very moment, Ophelia was certain that she was going to pass out again.

Alas, the bodyguards did not give her the chance to do that as they came over to drag her to the helicopter. Then they tied her under it. Moments later, the rotor blades began spinning. Ophelia had been restrained tightly, but she started struggling nevertheless.

“You better don’t struggle. If you do, I can’t guarantee that you won’t fall off mid-flight,” Lucian whispered in her ear.

“Horington has a nice view, but unfortunately, I can only bring you around the suburbs. Think of this as a reward for your honest words, Ms. Smith.”

Right as he said that, Lucian raised his hand a little at the pilot, and the helicopter slowly ascended into the air. The moment her body was in the air, Ophelia turned ashen and passed out.

Lucian watched the helicopter take off into the distance before turning to say, “Wait for her to return and keep a close eye on her.”

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