Chapter 143 – The Abandoned Wife: Leaving the Country After Divorce Novel

Filed to story: Leaving the Country After Divorce Novel (Lucian & Roxanne)

The sudden ringing of the phone broke the tense atmosphere at the dining table.

As Lucian’s mind was preoccupied with Roxanne’s relationship with Larry, he picked up the call without looking at the phone.

The moment the call went through, he heard a female’s concerned voice.

“Lucian, I heard you went to Bellridge for a business trip. How are things? Have you settled them?”

Aubree had gone to the office yesterday to look for Lucian and ended up making a wasted trip. She found out that Lucian had gone to Bellridge only after she asked Sonya. As such, she had called him early in the morning to show concern toward him.

She had thought that he would not pick up like all the previous times she called. Yet, little did she expect him to pick up the phone so quickly.

Aubree thought that Lucian had finally let go of his prejudices against her, and her voice was filled with delight.

Lucian frowned upon hearing her voice and subconsciously looked at Roxanne.

As they were quiet, Roxanne and Larry heard the voice coming from the other side of the phone even without intending to do so.

Roxanne’s gaze darkened the moment she heard the voice.

She remembered Aubree’s words from their last encounter—Roxanne was the third party between her and Lucian.

The call also reminded Roxanne that regardless of Lucian’s attitude on the matter, he would become engaged to Aubree soon. It was only fitting that she kept her distance from him.

As she recalled this, she put down her fork, smiled politely at Lucian, and got up to leave.

Upon seeing this, Lucian said to Aubree over the phone without a second of hesitation, “I have to attend to something. I’m hanging up now.”

He looked up and wanted to say something to Roxanne. However, he saw her get up and stumble with a startled look on her face.

Lucian frowned deeply and quickly stood up without hanging up the phone.

Roxanne was in a hurry to leave and had accidentally knocked into the chair beside her. She let out a short yelp that ended the very next second.

“Be careful!” Lucian held his phone in one hand and her wrist in the other.

Roxanne thought he had ended the call and thanked him softly after hearing what he said.

All of Aubree’s delight was swept away when Lucian said he was going to hang up the call. Just as she was about to say something, she heard the yelp of a woman coming from the other side of the phone.

That voice sounded familiar to her.

She eyed the screen and did not know why Lucian had yet to hang up.

She bit her lip and remained silent.

I have to find out the identity of the woman!

However, little did she expect to hear Roxanne saying thanks the next second.

The moment she heard Roxanne’s voice, she gritted her teeth and hung up the call. With a grave expression, she threw her phone onto her bed violently.

It’s that b*tch Roxanne again!

I’ve already warned her the last time. To think that she has the cheek to appear before Lucian!

Also, based on what I heard, Lucian hung up the phone because of her!

Aubree’s face turned red from anger.

She thought that Lucian had finally had a change of heart when the call went through.

Never did she expect Lucian to give her such a big surprise.

That b*tch is out to provoke me!

Aubree clenched her fists so tightly that her fingernails dug into her palm, and her eyes were filled with hatred.

“What’s wrong? Why are you so upset?”

Gina heard the commotion upstairs. Upon entering the room, she saw Aubree’s expression and walked up concernedly. She sat down on the bed and held Aubree’s hand.

The moment she sat down, Aubree flung her hand away forcefully. “Lucian is with that b*tch again!”

Gina’s face clouded over. “How could it be? Didn’t Mrs. Farwell speak to Lucian already? Is there some kind of misunderstanding?”

Aubree was livid just from thinking about Roxanne’s voice and Lucian’s indifferent attitude toward her. “I heard that b*tch’s voice. There’s no way it’s a misunderstanding.”

Lucian’s attitude just now made it clear that I was disrupting them. Otherwise, why would he want to hang up the moment the call went through?

That b*tch left without a word all those years ago. What on earth did she do to seduce Lucian now that she’s back?

Gina furrowed her brows. “Isn’t Lucian on a business trip? Why would he be together with her?”

It was still fine if Gina did not bring this up. However, now that she did so, Aubree gritted her teeth and ventured a guess. “He claims it’s a business trip, but he could have gone all the way there to look for that b*tch!”

Otherwise, why would they be together so early in the day?

Looking at the time… Does this mean they were together the night before as well?

At that thought, Aubree suddenly got up from the bed. She could not sit still, but she could not think of any solution at that moment either.

Gina’s expression soured when she heard this.

Lucian’s wedding with Aubree had already dragged on for six years. Although Lucian had been postponing the wedding, they were never once worried that it would not happen.

After all, Lucian did not have any woman near him except Aubree.

However, things were different now that Roxanne was back in the country.

Lucian had made known his intentions to break off the engagement, and things could not continue this way.

Aubree turned around, held Gina’s hand, and suggested with a face full of concern, “Mom, why don’t we speak to Mrs. Farwell again?”

Gina only hesitated for a moment before shaking her head slowly.

“Then what should we do? Do we leave things be and watch Lucian get together with that b*tch?” Aubree asked through gritted teeth.

She felt her blood boil the moment she pictured Lucian and Roxanne getting together.

Gina patted the back of her hand reassuringly. “Calm down. Even though Mrs. Farwell can help you say a few words, we can’t go to her every time. She’ll feel annoyed.”

She gave Aubree a meaningful glance and continued gently, “We can’t always depend on Mrs. Farwell. You have to come up with ways to make Lucian like you.”

Aubree’s eyes flickered, but she looked conflicted. “But Lucian doesn’t even want to see me because of what happened with Estella.”

“That is because you aren’t chasing him hard enough!” Gina stood up and held Aubree’s hand. “Go buy a ticket to where he is now. You’ll get to meet him eventually!”

Aubree remained hesitant. “Lucian’s head is filled with that b*tch. Wouldn’t I…”

Be humiliating myself?

Gina continued to advise, “Regardless of Lucian’s attitude, he is with that woman now. If you don’t show up, that woman will not know her place. Even if you go over now and can’t see him, you can deal with her. As long as she has some decency, she’ll know to keep a distance from Lucian.”

After a long pause, Aubree agreed to the suggestion through gritted teeth and bought a ticket to Bellridge.