The bodyguard inclined his head. Lucian did not linger; he immediately turned to head downstairs. Once Lucian was in the car, Cayden gave his employer a careful look. “Mr. Farwell, are we going back to the manor or…”
“We’re going back,” Lucian uttered after a moment of silence. Cayden hummed in reply and started the car. He could guess why Lucian was not looking for Roxanne. Even he had trouble enduring the wrath seeping out of Lucian, let alone Roxanne and the children. Ms. Smith really must have had a death wish!
The car soon came to a stop before the entrance of the Farwell residence. After giving some simple instructions to Cayden, Lucian got out of the car and went into the manor.
Catalina had made dinner, and when she saw her employer return, she walked over to him. Yet, before she could say anything, she saw Lucian gesturing to her to stay quiet.
Catalina swallowed her words and watched as Lucian went up the stairs. She could not help but worry about the expression she saw on Lucian’s face when he entered the house earlier.
I wonder what happened for Mr. Farwell to be this furious. Still, Catalina did not dare to ask him about it, so she called Roxanne. I’m sure Mr. Farwell will say something if it’s Mrs. Farwell asking.
Meanwhile, Roxanne had been waiting for Lucian’s news. She would look at her phone every once in a while. The second she received a call from the Farwell residence, she picked it up immediately. “Mrs. Farwell,” Catalina greeted cautiously..
Roxanne was momentarily stunned when she heard the way Catalina greeted her. For a moment, she thought she had gone back in time.
Before Roxanne could say anything, Catalina said, “Are you free right now? If you are, could you please call Mr. Farwell? He seemed really angry when he came back earlier, and he even skipped his dinner. I don’t know what happened.”
In the past, Catalina would have been helpless in the face of a situation like this. She would have had no choice but to let Lucian do as he pleased. However, Roxanne was around now..
Roxanne was surprised to hear Catalina’s words. “He’s back?” Catalina replied in confusion, “He is. What’s the matter? Were you going to meet Mr. Farwell?”
Why does she sound surprised?
Catalina instinctively thought that the two of them were fighting again, so she started trying to patch them back.
“Mrs. Farwell, Mr. Farwell really cares for you. He must have lost control of himself out of worry if he accidentally said something wrong or had been acting terribly. Please don’t be mad at him…”
Roxanne realized that Catalina had misunderstood their situation, but she did not have the time to explain. She only said, “I got it. I’ll call him now, so don’t worry.”
With that, she hastily ended the call and called Lucian instead. Right as she was about to tap the call button, she abruptly thought about something. Glancing at the three children, she said, “I’m going to head out for a while, so be good at home, okay? Rest earlier.”
The children had overheard her conversation with Catalina, and Benny asked, “Mommy, are you going to meet Mr. Farwell?”
Roxanne did not plan to hide it from them. She nodded and said, “Take care of Essie. Don’t open the door for anyone and don’t sneak out either!” The children nodded obediently. “Don’t worry, Mommy, and go and meet Mr. Farwell. We’ll be good!”
It was only after they promised did Roxanne feel at ease enough to leave the house. She hoped to get clear answers from Lucian after meeting him in person.
At the Farwell residence, Catalina was worriedly looking upstairs, wondering how Roxanne and Lucian’s conversation had gone. She wondered if the two of them were fighting again, for Lucian had not yet come downstairs. Right then, someone rang the doorbell.
Turning over, Catalina saw that it was Roxanne. The latter looked anxious by the gate. Catalina quickly opened the gate and the door before waiting for Roxanne by the doorway.
“Mrs. Farwell, it’s late. Why did you come here in person?” Catalina asked in concern. Roxanne bobbed her head at Catalina and said, “There are some things I need to talk to Lucian about. Where is he?” Catalina pointed up. “Mr. Farwell’s been in the study since he came back. He hasn’t come out until now.”
Roxanne instantly turned to ascend the stairs. However, she recalled what Catalina had told her earlier and halted in her tracks. “I’ll be going up first. Heat up the dishes and serve them to him in a bit.”
Catalina finally let out a sigh of relief and quickly went to do as Roxanne told her to. Roxanne continued her way upstairs.
Lucian was standing by the tall window in the study. His jaw was tense, and the veins on his temples were visible. The anger he felt refused to leave.
I can’t believe someone’s trying to hurt Roxanne and the kids under my nose! If I didn’t notice this in time… I’d have lost her again.
Every time he thought about the possibility of losing her, Lucian would feel his chest tightening. While he was trying his best to recompose himself, someone suddenly knocked on the door.
“I’m not hungry, so leave me be,” he promptly said. The knocking stopped. Roxanne’s voice rang out. “It’s me.”
Upon hearing that voice, Lucian furrowed his brows and glanced at his scowling reflection in the window. His track toward the door faltered. Roxanne’s voice rang out again. “Did I come too abruptly? But… I can’t be at ease. If you’re not free, then-”
The door to the study opened in the middle of her sentence. Roxanne found herself in the man’s embrace before she could even react.
Lucian’s embrace was a tight one, for he was terrified that she would leave. “Don’t go.” He yearned to see her. He wanted to feel her in his arms, but he was afraid that he would frighten the children, so he had to restrain himself from doing so.
Now that Roxanne had come, there was no way Lucian was going to let her go easily. Roxanne did not know whether it was just her hallucination or not, but she sensed that Lucian seemed anxious.
After a second of hesitation, she raised her arms to return the hug and whispered, “I’m not going to leave. I wanted to say that I’ll be waiting downstairs if you’re not free.”
She was there for the children, after all; she would not leave in peace until she received answers to her questions. It was then Lucian slowly relaxed his grip on her. After patting his back soothingly, Roxanne moved away from his arms and asked, “What happened? Why are you…”
Lucian slowly calmed down as he gazed at her. However, when he thought about the results of his interrogation, an iciness crept into his voice. “Ophelia poured lubricant on your brakes. She was also the one who got Benny injured the last time.”
Roxanne’s eyes widened. “Why would she do that?” She did not remember when she had crossed Ophelia, and she could not wrap her head around why Ophelia would want her and her children dead. “Aubree’s the one behind this.” Lucian’s tone took on an even more glacial tone. “I nearly lost you again.”
Roxanne snapped her brows together at the mention of Aubree’s name. However, in the next second, she heard Lucian’s long sigh, and she shuddered.
“You noticed her plan in time, and I’m standing here, safe and sound.” Roxanne did not know how to respond to Lucian’s heavy feelings. She could only do her best to console him. “This is an oversight on my part. I’ll protect the children and myself well from now on. Also, you’ve assigned more bodyguards to us, haven’t you? We’ll be fine.”
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.