Filed to story: Leaving the Country After Divorce Novel (Lucian & Roxanne)
Meanwhile, Aubrce had returned to the Pearson residence with her parents,
The three retained a grim expression all along their way back.
Upon stepping foot into the house, Aubrce kicked off the heels on her feet.
Gina had wanted to comfort lier, but before she could, the latter already strode upstairs with a sullen look on her face.
What followed next was an ear-shattering door slam.
Looks like she’s really mad.
Upstairs, Aubree clenched her fists tightly after slamming the door shut. She was trembling in rage as the voices of the crowd at the dinner party rang in her ears.
You’d think that her marriage with Mr. Farwell is finally happening given how arrogant she is, but who knew…
Didn’t the Pearson family rely on the Farwell family to get to where they are today? Just look at Mr. Farwell; I’m sure the Pearsons will have a hard time in the future!
Alas, it was all for nothing after waiting for that long. Hah! What a joke!
Ever since Lucian took Roxanne with him and left in front of everybody, those guests started treating Aubree in a different way- from politeness at the beginning to mockery and disdain. They could not be bothered with her feelings and would even gossip about her while she was present at the scene.
Within a few minutes, she had turned from the future Mrs. Farwell, whom everybody was envious of in Horington, to the crowd’s laughing stock!
Displeasure built up within her at the thought of her initial motive of attending the dinner party.
She had wanted to make Roxanne acknowledge her own status. Little did she expect that Lucian would actually embarrass her in front of so many people.
I’m sure after tonight, Horington’s high society will definitely spread rumors about how the engagement between Lucian and me has fallen through! My efforts have all become futile because of that woman!
With that thought in mind, her expression turned downright vicious, and she swept across the table in rage, sending everything Ilying to the ground.
It’s all that b*tch’s fault! If not for her, things wouldn’t have come to where it is today! I won’t let her off that easily!
Downstairs, Gina and Samuel could clearly hear the commotion coming from Aubree’s room.
“It’s too much!” Gina could not help but grumbie, “What did Lucian mean by that? He left Aubree
behind while so many people were watching. How are the others going to think of us?”
Samuel’s face turned red with rage. “He obviously doesn’t give a d*mn about us!”
While the couple was fuming and the racket in the room continued, Roxanne was clueless about the incident between the two families.
As she had consumed some alcohol at the dinner party, coupled with her interaction with Lucian along the way back, she was feeling worn out and thus headed to bed early after playing with the kids for a short while.
In the early morning, Estella’s motions jolted Roxanne awake. She groggily got up to carry her and lay for a while longer before she felt much more awake.
By the time she headed downstairs after helping Estella wash up, Catalina had already finished preparing breakfast. Archie And Benny were already seated downstairs as well.
At the sight of Roxanne coming down while holding hands with Estella, the two kids stared at her as they asked earnestly, “Mommy, do you have a headache?”
Along with Estella, Roxanne sat beside the two boys and shook her head, smiling: “Thanks to you boys for bringing me the pills last night, my head doesn’t hurt at all.”
Archie and Benny heaved a sigh of relief when they heard those words.
Following that, Roxanne had breakfast with the three children.
Right then, the doorbell rang.
Roxanne got up to open the door, and a frown crept up her face as the door. “It’s so early. Is anything the matter?”.
A tall and slender Lucian stood in front of the door and tilted his body slightly to reveal a line of bodyguards behind him. Every one of them was carrying a large box.
Seeing thosc bodyguards grasping onto the boxcs lightly without any expression, Roxanne was overwhemed with puzzleinent. “This is…”
Lucian responded, “Lego. I heard the kids saying they wanted to play with it yesterday, so I got my assistant to buy some for them in the middle of the night. There are also some challenging puzzles inside. I tunk they will like it.”
Roxanne was promptly at a loss.
She then shifted her gaze back to those cold-looking, muscular bodyguards. Somehow, she thought the vibe they gave off did not match what they were holding in their hands.
“Let them send the boxes in first.” Lucian gestured for the bodyguards to head inside the house.
Roxanne hesitated for a few seconds before she moved aside for those men to put the boxes down.
Concurrently, when the three children in the dining area heard the noises, they immediately ran out.
Archie and Benny’s eyes lit up as they stood next to the boxes, staring at them intently.
On the other hand, Estella twirled around Lucian once before she went up to her brothers and followed what they were doing.
Wonderstruck by what was before him, Benny pestered Roxanne to open the boxes for them.
He had never expected that there would be Lego right in the house that morning when he had only asked for it the night before.
Moreover, there were also limited edition puzzles that he had wanted but dared not ask Roxanne to buy as they were too expensive. And to his surprise, they were inside those boxes too!
Even Archie could no longer contain his excitement.
“Are these for us?” Benny looked at the man at the door, his eyes gleaming with joy.
Lucian nodded quietly in response.
As soon as Benny received the man’s atlirmation, he cheered in a sweet voice and smiled brightly. “Thank you, Mr. Farwell!”
Archie, in contrast, was slightly more reserved. He curled the comers of his lips upward as he thanked the man.
“I’m happy to know that you guys love it,” Lucian said with a nod.
Their interaction caused Roxanne’s forehead to crease as worry began to surge inside her.
Lucian thought she did not like him giving presents to the kids without informing her
beforchand, so he casually mentioned, “Estclla loves these toys too. The three of you can play together.”
In other words, he was implying that those gifts were for her daughter, and Archie and Benny were merely basking in her glory.
Hearing him say that, Roxanne had no choice but to acquiesce to leaving those toys behind.
Having completed his mission, Lucian did not stay for longer and hurried to the office.
Roxanne briefly put away the boxes and headed for the research institute after leaving the kids in Pippa’s care at the school.
As soon as she entered the office, her phone rang.
When Roxanne saw the caller ID on the screen, her eyes lit up, and she immediately answered the call with a smile.
On the other end of the call, Harvey’s casual voice sounded. “Are you busy?”