NovelEnglishChapter Chapter 9 Twenty minutes later, the car siowy stopped at the Farwell residence. Estella did not want anyone to carry her. She quietly got down rom the car by cimbing down slowly. Lucian followed right behind and did not utter a word. The moment the father and daughter stepped into the house, they heard someone calling Estella. “Essiel” Aubree, who was playing on her phone in the ving room, exclaimed when she ited her head and saw them entering the house. The moment she saw the child from a distance, she ran toward her and gave her a hug. ‘Essie, youre finally home! How could you run away and not tell us? | got the shock of my life when you went missing, do you know that? Are you okay? Are you injured?” She started inspecting Estellz's body to make sure the latter was all ight Estela froze for a bit, as she was taken aback by Aubree's actions. But the cold look soon returned to the lite one's gaze when Aubree's voice kept inging in her ear, expressing her insincere concen. Does she not know why | ran away? | wouldn't have run away if she hadn't told me Daddy wouldn't care about me anymore.
Fesing disgusted after seeing the hypociit's face, Estela recalled the gorgeous voman she had met today. There was a world of diference between these two women. Estella absolutely despised Aubree's pretentious behavior. She started struggling and pulled herself away from the woman “What's wrong, Essie? Stay stil, okay? Let me check if you're all ight Aubree could feel Estella wanted to avoid her. She tightened her grip on the ite gil and sighed helplessly in front of Lucian. Estella started reacting more aggressively, as she was in pain. Aubree vas running out of patience. bin When she punished Estela in the past, the ltl girl would tremble in fear and not make any noises. This was the first time she fought back! Aubree would have acted more harshly if Lucian were not around. But since Lucian was there to observe their interaction, she had to be more cautious not to arouse his suspicion. A hard glint lashed across her eyes, and an idea popped up in her mind. Instead of continuing wih this tug of war, she decided to release Estella and fall to the ground. Aubree then looked at Estella in disbelief “Essie, | know you dislike me. But Im really worried about you. How could you. .* She choked on her words as she looked atthe litle one with red-rimmed eyes. Upon noticing Aubree Iying on the ground after removing his coat, Lucian frovned and pulled Estella aside. “Essie, | know you'Te not happy, and you can take it out on Daddy. But you can't vent your anger like this to others. Its rude, do you know that?” Estella refused to admit she was at fault, but at the same time, she felt helpless. Daddy always Sides vith that evil woman! She pulled her hand auay from his grip, hugged her dol tightly, and ran upstairs. Now that Estella was gone, Aubree gradually crawled up from the ground and said gently, “Don't be too harsh on Essie. We don't Know what she had been through when she was wandering in the streets-* Lucian interrupted her, “You should go now. Essie s stil mad, and she wouldn't want to see you.” Aubree's expression tumed tif for a moment. but she responded vith an awkward smile. “All ight then. 11 come and visit her on another day.” She then lowered her head and walked out of the Farwell residence. Af she stepped out of the residence, Aubres's expression instantly tured grim. How did he manage to find that te bstard! And how dare she behave like this in front of me? Why isn't she dead! Damn i! Meanwhile, Madilyn stayed back at Drunken Fairy even after Lucian had left. When it was about time, she came out of the restaurant and quickly ran to the car. “Are you allright?” Roxanne asked while opening the door or her “He left?" Meadiyn heaved a long sigh. “Yes. If only you could see how he stared at me. Its as f he could see through mel I neary cracked under the pressure and gave you away.” Roxanne smiled and expressed her gratitude. “You must have had it hard. Let's go elsewhere and grab something to eat, shall we? My treat” Madilyn waved her hand and turned her down. “No, thanks. I've packed al the leftovers. | must enjoy all these dishes from this exquisite private restaurant.”
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