Chapter 871 – Her Sudden Departure: A Tale of Love and Redemption (Lucian & Roxanne)

“Mom, just shut up. Do you take your son as a fool? Also, don’t judge Roxanne in front of me from now on. I have a good grasp of her character,” he uttered firmly. After saying that, Lucian lost his patience and no longer wanted to interact with Sonya further.

However, she refused to let that matter rest. Noticing her son was about to leave, she hurriedly grabbed him. Sorrow and anguish filled her voice as she spoke. “Lucian, you mustn’t listen to everything Roxanne says!”

Disregarding her, he glanced at Sonya impassively, shook off her hand, and strode past her. The next instant, Sonya lost her temper. “You’re indeed formidable, Roxanne Jarvis! I underestimated you! She’s such a manipulative woman. No, I cannot allow this. How can someone like her become a part of the Farwell family?”

Rage burned within her chest, causing her to feel discomfort all over as she mumbled, “What should I do? How can I drive Roxanne away as soon as possible? There’s no way those two bastards are descendants of the Farwell family. No matter how you look at them, they don’t have the befitting temperament. Why would Lucian believe they are his kids?”

Sonya was so furious that she thought she would have a heart attack. She quickly walked toward the table, picked up a glass of water, and took a sip.

Her worried demeanor startled Elektra, who had dropped by unannounced. Carrying numerous bags of all sizes, Elektra entered the house and greeted, “Mrs. Farwell.”

Elektra placed her bags on the ground and hurried toward Sonya. Grabbing Sonya’s hands, she asked in concern, “Mrs. Farwell, why do you look so pale? Are you feeling unwell?” Sonya was so angry her palms were sweaty, though she felt better when Elektra held her hands.

Since Elektra is from a prestigious family, she is definitely more sensible than Roxanne. Sonya immediately put on a smile and calmed herself. “I’m fine. Why did you bring so many gifts here?”

“Are you sure you’re okay? Come and sit down first. Drink some water. Do you feel unwell? Do you need me to send you to the hospital?” Elektra showered Sonya with concern as she supported the latter to sit down. Sonya shook her head. “I’m really fine. By the way, you don’t have to bring gifts when your come to see me!”

“It’s like this. I went to visit Ms. Jarvis in the morning. Since she’s just recovered recently, I bought some supplements for her. Of course, I thought about giving you an even more expensive and effective supplement set!”

Although Elektra seemed like a calm and gentle woman, she was actually a calculating person. If she mentioned that she bought supplements for Roxanne and only bought some for Sonya while she was at it, Sonya would not be pleased. However, the way she phrased it would easily ease any ruffled feathers.

Sonya immediately understood her intentions and gave a small smile. However, her expression quickly soured. “What kind of supplements did you bring her? You guys don’t even know each other. Why did you have to buy them for her? If you didn’t have a fake marriage with Lucian, she wouldn’t have gotten the antidote and might not even be alive now.”

Elektra noticed the change in her expression and kept her emotions in check. “It’s fine. It was only a fake marriage certificate. It wasn’t a big sacrifice. It’s not like I did anything special, so I can’t take credit for it.”

It was evident to Elektra that Sonya and Roxanne didn’t get along. That’s probably why Aubree went overboard. It might be because Sonya was supporting her actions. However, I won’t be as foolish as Aubree.

“Of course, it’s a big deal! Your reputation is at stake here! Your father almost announced the marriage publicly. If that had happened, it would have hurt you badly. Why should you be sacrificing yourself to save her?”

As Sonya fumed, Elektra listened to her quietly without interrupting much. She even took the initiative to brew a cup of coffee for Sonya. Sonya felt better after this and asked Elektra seriously, “Tell me honestly. How do you feel about Lucian?”

Elektra was stunned by the question. However, she quickly put on a surprised expression. “W-Well, Mrs. Farwell. Lucian and Ms. Jarvis have such a great relationship. Moreover, they already have three children together. How could you bring this up?”

“Three children? Besides Essie, how could those two be considered part of the Farwell family?” Sonya replied coldly. Her reaction was what Elektra had expected.

She suddenly pretended to appear sorrowful. “I do have feelings for Lucian. After all, we grew up together. However, I knew I had lost my opportunity when I went to Epea to further my studies. Besides, Ms. Pearson was Lucian’s fiancée at that time.”

Sonya shook her head and grabbed Elektra’s hands. She tried to persuade Elektra, “What do you mean by missing your opportunity? Lucian hasn’t remarried Roxanne yet, so they aren’t officially together. You still have a chancel”

“B-But they have three children already! I probably only have these feelings because Lucian is my childhood friend. I don’t want to ruin his happiness, so I hope you won’t bring this up to me again.”

Elektra understood Sonya’s intentions, but she had to put on a show of outright rejecting the latter.

“I’ll say it again. Those two boys aren’t part of the Farwell family. Roxanne is really good at lying. At first, she convinced Lucian to acknowledge them as his godsons, but now they are suddenly Lucian’s biological sons. She’s really shameless. How could she even pretend to be someone she’s not?”

Sonya lost her temper again upon thinking about this. Elektra appeared shocked. “That can’t be true. Ms. Jarvis doesn’t seem to be that kind of person. Is there some misunderstanding here?”

“There’s no misunderstanding here. How could you think Roxanne is an innocent woman? You have misjudged ber. Roxanne is an extremely cunning and ruthless person,” Sonya emphasized as she frowned. She was worried that Elektra was too naive and had been deceived by Roxanne’s facade.

Initially, Elektra saw Lucian and Roxanne being so affectionate with each other and thought there was no hope for her to get together with Lucian anymore. However, upon seeing Sonya’s rejection and hatred for Roxanne, she felt a glimmer of hope.

Back then, she had already expressed her feelings for Lucian. However, he had been too busy taking over the family business that he had no time for romance.

Then, she regained hope again after Lucian and Roxanne got a divorce. However, Aubree was much more proactive in pursuing Lucian then, so she had no choice but to give up again.

After meeting men and dating for a while, she realized that no one could compare to Lucian. She suddenly felt restless after suppressing her feelings for so long.

Sonya noticed Elektra was in a daze and assumed that the latter didn’t believe her words, so she quickly added, “I know your feelings toward Lucian. When Lucian told me he was going to marry you, I could tell that you were delighted.”

Elektra smiled bitterly in response because Sonya had hit the bullseye on her thoughts. That’s right! I was really surprised then as I thought my time had finally come! However, I didn’t expect that we would only be getting a fake marriage certificate. It was ridiculous.

Elektra tried to suppress her emotions, not wanting to reveal them to Sonya. This instinctual response was something she had developed over the years. “Ah! If only you were my daughter-in-law! How great would that be? Anyway, if you are interested, I will fully support you!”

Sonya was also a cunning woman. Her frankness had led Elektra to expose her true feelings this day. As long as someone ran interference and disturbed Roxanne, she was happy.

“Mrs. Farwell, thank you. However, when it comes to matters of the heart, it cannot be forced. I’m doing well and hope to utilize what I learned overseas. Ms. Jarvis is also an outstanding woman. How could I compete with her?” Elektra replied as she finally managed to push down her raging emotions.

At that moment, Elias had been standing outside the main hall for quite some time. Sonya’s voice was loud, so he had been able to hear most of the conversation. He coughed twice before walking into the main hall briskly.

“Elektra, you’re here.” “Mr. Farwell, nice to see you! I came over to pass Mrs. Farwell some supplements. I also. bought some gifts for you when I was overseas, but the delivery is really slow, so it’s not here yet!” Everything Elektra said and did was diplomatic.

Elias nodded before praising her, “That’s so thoughtful of you. Why don’t you sit for a while longer? We can have dinner together.”

“It’s okay, Mr. Farwell. I still have some things to attend to, so I’ll take my leave now! You guys should come and visit us when you have the time. My parents have been saying it has been. a long time since you guys have talked to one another!”

Since she had gathered all the information she needed, there was no need for her to linger any longer. She quickly left after exchanging some pleasantries.

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