At seven that evening, Lucian’s car rolled to a stop before the Farwell main residence. The house was brightly lit. Lucian sat in the car for a few minutes before eventually stepping out, his footsteps echoing loudly off the pavement.
He walked from the gate to the door of the main building. On the way, he didn’t forget to recompose himself. “Mr. Lucian.” The butler came out to greet him. “Mr. and Mrs. Farwell are having dinner inside.”
Lucian nodded and headed into the mansion with him. Inside, he saw Sonya and Elias sitting at the dining table. Sonya and Elias appeared to be discussing something, with Sonya seemingly unhappy and Elias seemingly powerless to do anything.
Upon spotting Lucian, Elias asked, “What brings you here? Have you had anything to eat? If not, want to join us?” Lucian nodded and settled in the seat across from Sonya.
Sonya parted her lips and said, “You came at the right time. Your dad and I were talking about Elektra. You remember her, right? She’s from the Lane family and grew up with you.”
Lucian belatedly remembered such a person existed after hearing his mother’s words. They had indeed grown up together, but the Lane family had gone overseas a few years ago.
“Elektra came back a few days ago and was telling us she wanted to meet you but didn’t know when you would be free,” Sonya continued. “I think she’s a great match for you and would be a lot better than Roxanne. She’s kind and gentle, so you won’t have to worry about her causing trouble like Aubree!”
She had been trying to explain her view to Elias, but he held fast to his own thought and thought her to be wrong. That was why the atmosphere seemed tense earlier.
Elias thought she shouldn’t be saying that and interjected, “Stop interfering in Lucian’s relationship. It has been years since they last met, so Elektra might not think that way!”
Sonya huffed in displeasure. “Lucian is at capable man! Even if Elektra doesn’t have feelings for him now, if they spend more time together, her feelings for him may develop and grow over time! How can you be sure she doesn’t love him?”
They started arguing again and completely forgot about Lucian. “You can talk to her,” Lucian suddenly said. Silence fell after he said those words.
Both Sonya and Elias gazed at him in disbelief. “What did you just say?” Elias was the first to regain his composure. He frowned as he put his fork down.
Lucian reiterated, “Since you both think she’s nice, you can approach her. I have no objections if she’s interested in becoming my wife.”
The reason he came to Sonya was that Aubree was the only woman he had been in contact with over the years. Despite agreeing with Jack’s condition to marry another woman, he couldn’t find any suitable candidate.
He had to seek his mother’s help. She had never liked Roxanne and would definitely look around for other suitable women. Be it Elektra or another woman, he didn’t mind, for they weren’t Roxanne.
All he needed was a woman who would marry him as soon as possible. Sonya and Elias shared a look before giving Lucian a pointed one. They refused to believe that he would suddenly change his mind.
“So, you want to marry Elektra now? But what about Roxanne? I thought you were adamant about marrying her a while ago. And what about Essie?” Elias asked sternly.
Lucian’s gaze darkened slightly when Elias mentioned Roxanne. However, he concealed it and recomposed himself before his parents noticed it. “I’ll ask Essie first. But if she wants to be with her mother, I won’t stop her.”
Lucian only mentioned his arrangement for Estella and said nothing about Roxanne. Sonya felt even more incredulous when she heard that Lucian had even thought about whether he was going to keep Estella or let her go.
“What’s with you today, Lucian? Are you feeling sick? Do you have a fever?” Sonya asked. Although I’ve never liked Roxanne, I know Lucian is obsessed with her. In fact, no one knows that better than me! I was prepared for a long battle. Why is he giving up so easily? Could this be a trick or something?
Lucian looked at her with a plain expression and asked in a deep voice, “Haven’t you been wishing to see me marry another woman? Why are you reacting this way now that I’m giving in?”
Sonya was rendered speechless. Nonetheless, she still felt something was amiss, so she shot Elias a glance. Elias looked at Lucian concernedly and asked, “Did something happen? Did you have a fight with Roxanne?”
That was what Elias had in mind because he couldn’t think of another reason for his son’s behavior. Lucian didn’t comment on that. Instead, he urged Sonya, “I don’t have her contact, so please help me contact her and ask her to come over. Or maybe I can go over to look for her.”
Sonya’s eyes were filled with confusion. “I’m only saying this tonight. After tonight, I might change my mind.” Lucian turned to meet Sonya’s gaze. Sonya was still hesitating. It’s true. I’ve always wanted him to marry someone else. However…
something is definitely wrong with Lucian tonight. “What happened, Lucian? Tell us. Even if I can’t help you, maybe your dad can!” Sonya asked patiently because she wanted to get to the bottom of it.
Lucian’s patience was running thin. He instantly put down his fork and said, “Since you’re not going to help, I’ll do it myself.”
Sonya grew anxious when she saw him walking toward the door. She quickly agreed to it and said, “All right! I’ll call Elektra and ask her to come over!” With that, she whipped out her phone to ring Elektra. The call got through after just a few rings.
With a scowl on her face, Sonya asked, “Are you free now, Elektra? You’ve been wanting to see Lucian ever since you came back, right? He’s here with me now. Would you like to come over?”
That was the first time Sonya had asked to meet someone during dinner time. Fortunately for Sonya, Elektra didn’t mind one bit. In fact, Elektra was elated when she heard she could see Lucian. Needless to say, she agreed to go over.
Upon hanging up the phone, Sonya looked at Lucian helplessly and said, “Elektra said she’s coming over. Sit down and have some food.”
After saying that, she sighed worriedly. What exactly happened? Why did Lucian change so suddenly? Lucian kept mum and sat in the same spot as before.
Sonya glanced at Lucian before shooting Elias a look. She knew Lucian wouldn’t listen to whatever she had to say, so she hoped that Elias could get some answers out of Lucian.
To her dismay, Elias merely stared at Lucian with a grim expression and rose to his feet. “It’s your decision, so I’m not going to intervene, but you have to be responsible for your own decision.”
With that, he turned around and went upstairs.
Lucian and Sonya sat in the living room and waited for Elektra. Neither of them uttered a word to the other. After some time, they heard noises coming from the door. Sonya glanced at Lucian before standing up to greet the guest.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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