Filed to story: Leaving the Country After Divorce Novel (Lucian & Roxanne)
“Aren‘t you in a hurry to go to the research institute? Why are you still dawdling?” Lucian could guess her intentions, so he was in a foul mood. Consequently, his tone wasn’t all that amicable. either.
Upon hearing that, Roxanne pursed her lips. A moment later, she flashed him a polite smile and stepped forward, saying, “The research institute is just around the corner, so I‘ll walk there.”
Suppressing the chagrin within him, Lucian replied coolly, “If Essie were to learn that I had you walk over, she‘d throw a fit at me when she returns.”
At that, Roxanne was startled.
As long as neither of us speaks of it, how would she learn about it?
Nonetheless, seeing as the man seemingly wouldn‘t leave unless she got into the car, she still climbed into the back seat after a moment‘s hesitation.
That afternoon, Aubree found her employees looking strangely at her when she was doing the rounds at the office.
One of the female employees who are closer to her came over and teased, “Ms. Pearson. Mr. Farwell is so nice to you that we‘re all green with envy!”
Aubree was inexorably stunned to hear that. In the next instant, she forced a casual smile and inquired airily, “Really? How could you tell?”
Following that, the smile on the female employee‘s face grew all the more ingratiating. “Everyone knows that Mr. Farwell took care of you at the hospital for the entire night. Yet, you still came to work on time today. Verily, you‘re our role model!”
Aubree‘s expression stiffened slightly. “What are you talking about?”
Lucian took care of me at the hospital for the entire night? I‘ve been perfectly fine these two days, so I hadn‘t been to the hospital.
The female employee presumed that she was embarrassed, so she took out her phone straight away and showed her a news report. “Don‘t be shy. It‘s already in the news, so the entire world knows about it now.‘
Only after saying that did she belatedly remember to show some concern for her employer‘s health. She sheepishly asked, “Oh yes, what happened to you last night? Weren‘t you just fine in the afternoon? Why did you suddenly go to the hospital at night?”
Aubree merely cast a swift glance at the content on the phone screen. When she glimpsed the headline that read: Mr. Farwell accompanied his fiancée to the hospital in the middle of the night and took care of her for the entire night, the puzzlement within her grew. At the employee‘s question, she fibbed, “Oh, perhaps I ate something bad last night. I‘m fine now. Go back to work.”
The female employee uttered a few more platitudes in feigned concern before going back to her workstation.
Aubree returned to her office with a grim expression on her face. She immediately logged on to Twitter and searched for news related to Lucian.
As soon as she entered his name, a news report popped out. It read: Mr. Farwell accompanies his fiancée to the hospital, proving their relationship intimate.
The other headlines that popped out underneath were pretty much similar.
She proceeded to click on the first link, and the comments had already exceeded a million.
The most popular one among the news report was one posted by a renowned entertainment page in the industry.
The news report read: Last night, Mr. Farwell personally drove his fiancée to the hospital and carried her in a bridal carry the entire way. What an attentive boyfriend! At eight o‘clock in the morning today, the two of them got into Mr. Farwell‘s car, accompanied by Mr. Farwell‘s
daughter. His fiancée has a close relationship with the little girl, so it seems that wedding bells are near.
Two photos were attached beneath it.
The first photo had a night backdrop, and it was of Lucian carrying a woman in, striding toward the hospital entrance.
Meanwhile, the second photo was taken at the hospital entrance, with Lucian standing in front of the car while the woman climbed into the car with a child in her arms.
Judging from the clothes and figure, the woman in the two photos was obviously the same person.
Merely looking at those two photos alone indeed gave off the impression that the people in the photo were very close. In fact, the second photo seemed like a family of three.
However, as the fiancée in question, Aubree had no knowledge of the entire matter.
Not only had Lucian been avoiding her because of the news report previously, but the woman in the photos was also someone else entirely.
She zoomed in on the photos and scrutinized them multiple times before a familiar figure slowly emerged in her mind.
Argh! It‘s that b*tch, Roxanne, again!
After all, both the woman‘s profile and figure in the photos were a complete match with Roxanne.
At that realization, Aubree‘s expression abruptly darkened.
The so–called attentiveness shown by Lucian toward his fiancée was a misunderstanding from the beginning to the end! It wasn‘t me whom he took care of the entire night, but that batch, Roxanne!
On the contrary the employees outside were convinced by that news report and gossiped about Aubree.
“Previously, it was rumored that Mr. Farwell had been dragging his feet on fulfilling the marriage contract because he was unwilling to marry Ms. Pearson. Unexpectedly, he‘s such an attentive person in secret.”
“Mr. Farwell is so handsome and attentive! I, too, want such a boyfriend!”
And so, similar sentiments rang out, one after another.
When Aubree heard all that, her expression changed time and again. Her fingernails almost punctured her palms before she managed to suppress the blazing wrath within her. “Don‘t talk about irrelevant things during working hours. Go about your work seriously!”
After saying that, she swept a chilly gaze over the employees who were whispering among themselves earlier. Then, she spun on her heel and strode away without a backward glance.
Truly, she couldn‘t bring herself to stay there anymore. The more they talked about it, the greater her fury.
Having left the office, she sped home directly.
In the Pearson residence, Gina and Samuel sat in the living room. Both of them were stunned when they suddenly caught sight of their daughter stalking in huffily.
“What‘s wrong, Aubree? Who offended you at the office that,”
Samuel thought it was a work issue and was about to give his daughter some advice when Aubree cut him off coldly. “Work schmerk! All you talk about is work! If you‘re so eager to have the company do well, shouldn‘t you be enthusiastic about marrying me into the Farwell family? But why do you have no idea about Lucian‘s movements?”
At her remark, Gina and Samuel‘s hearts sank.
Frowning, Gina questioned, “It‘s about Lucian? Didn‘t Sonya already circulate the news of you both getting married? What more is there to worry about?”
No sooner had she said that than Aubree stalked over to them on her high heels and tossed her phone onto the couch. “See for yourselves!”
At that, the couple exchanged a look before picking up the phone in puzzlement.
The instant they saw the content on the screen, both their faces darkened.
They usually watched financial news reports and rarely paid attention to entertainment news. Therefore, it was the first time they saw the news of Lucian taking care of his fiancée last night.
Naturally, they knew that their daughter was at home the whole of last night. Besides, they could also tell that the silhouette in the photo wasn‘t of her at all.