A frown marred Lucian’s countenance. “You’ve been living perfectly fine at the Farwell main residence, but you’ve just got to come to the manor and interfere in our lives. Besides, I merely suggested that you move back to the main residence. You were the one who chose to do so at this hour.”
In truth, he was very much surprised that his mother would move out of the manor in the middle of the night. Little had he expected that she would even use it as a pretext to pick fault with Roxanne.
“How could you talk to me like this because of that woman?” Disbelief was written clearly in Sonya’s eyes. At that, Lucian’s expression darkened further. “She has a name. Don’t refer to her in such a manner anymore henceforth. The same goes for the boys.”
Sonya gaped at her son before her, a myriad of emotions brewing in her eyes. Over the years, he’d never treated me like this, not even when I forced him to fulfill the marriage agreement between him and Aubree. Now that Roxanne is back, it’s as though he has turned into an entirely different person, not only does he have the guts to talk back against me but also admonishes me!
Then, there’s Essie. In the past, she was greatly attached to me. Now, however, she’s also clinging to that woman. Hah! I reckon that woman must have bespelled both my son and granddaughter that they’re perpetually taking her side!
As her thoughts went in that direction, her temper spiked. When she again recalled that Roxanne’s pile of branded clothes was all bought with the Farwell family’s money, distress and vexation swamped her.
“You should set off now since you’ve decided to leave tonight itself. It’s late.” After having made his stance clear, Lucian. gentled his voice and opened the car door for her.
Sonya shot him a hard glare in fury but ultimately said nothing. Fine, I’ll put up with it today. But I’ll never allow that woman to marry into the Farwell family easily!
“Drive safe,” Lucian said to the driver. The driver murmured in acquiescence. Subsequently, he drove away slowly. Lucian watched until the car disappeared from his line of sight before whirling around and going back into the mansion.
Right then, Roxanne was sitting in the living. room with the three children while Catalina explained the chain of events that day to her at the side.
Catalina had no idea what had happened either. As soon as Sonya returned that day, the woman. clamored about going back to the Farwell maint residence and ordered Catalina to have someone help pack her luggage.
It went without saying that Catalina dared not defy her. While helping to pack her luggage, shet listened to her veiled slurs.
“Mrs. Farwell has left?” At the sight of Lucian coming back into the house, Roxanne put that question to him.
Dipping his head a fraction, Lucian waved a hand at Catalina in dismissal. The latter promptly grasped his meaning and left.
“I was the one who told my mother to go back. She dragged her feet for two days, so I thought she didn’t want to do so. Never did I expect her to choose to leave at this hour. I’m sorry. Don’t take her words just now to heart. She was merely peeved that I didn’t allow her to continue living here.”
Lucian looked at Roxanne apologetically. Despite his words, Roxanne understood the meaning of Sonya’s remarks earlier all too well. She forced a smile. “I know. I just hope she’s not mad at me.”
“Let’s try on the clothes, Mommy!” Noticing that her mother was in a bad mood, Estella tugged on Roxanne’s hand lightly.
Roxanne glanced down at her. Aware that her daughter wanted to divert her attention, she cooperatively nodded and went upstairs with the little girl. Meanwhile, Archie and Benny started studying the various functions of their laptops.
“What would you two like to learn? I don’t mind teaching you.” Sitting down beside them, Lucian took the initiative to bond with them.
Archie and Benny were just about to log into their respective accounts. The instant they saw their father taking a seat by their side, they furtively stilled for fear of giving away their identities. Archie put on an innocent expression. “What can you teach us, Daddy? We want to learn everything!”
Taking the boys’ age into consideration, Lucian pondered for a while. Alas, he couldn’t think of anything suitable for them to learn.
But in the face of their eager gazes, coupled with the fact that he was the one who proposed it, he could only bite the bullet and declare, “I’ll teach you some simple programming.”
Stealing a peek at his brother, Archie glimpsed the distinct reluctance in Benny’s eyes. Undeniably, it was a veritable torture for a hacker ranked second in the world to begin learning from programming.
Unfortunately, Benny hadn’t any choice but to feign anticipation and bob his head hard to keep their identities under wraps. “Thank you, Daddy!”
Inwardly breathing a sigh of relief, Lucian snagged one of the laptops over and started downloading the corresponding software. While he did that, Archie and Benny silently exchanged commiserating looks at the side. “Well? Is Essie pretty?”
Out of the blue, Roxanne’s voice drifted into their ears. Jolted out of their thoughts, Archie and Benny jerked their heads in the direction of the voice.
At once, they were greeted by the sight of Roxanne holding Estella’s hand, both of them. wearing dresses of the same design..
Estella even had a pair of petite wings at her back and appeared adorable, just like an angel. Roxanne, on the other hand, wore a blue maxi dress looking beautiful and elegant.
Archie and Benny had long since been accustomed to their mother’s beauty. Finding their sister cute and unenthused about learning simple programming from their father, they instantly leaped off the couch and sprinted over to Estella.
“Essie is as pretty as a picture! Did you also look the same when you were little, Mommy?” Curiosity was etched across Archie’s features. With that simple utterance, he complimented both his mother and sister. “Essie is lovely! Are the wings retractable?”
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.