On that very night, Aubree went to the Farwell main residence in her injured state. Right then, Sonya had just finished dinner and was taking a stroll in the back garden.
She was all smiles when she saw that Aubree had come to visit her. “You’re here, Aubree? What has been keeping you so busy these few days that you haven’t been over to keep me company?”
Aubree merely pursed her lips and lowered her head without answering the woman. Seeing that, Sonya walked over to her in puzzlement. “What’s wrong? Did Lucian pick on you again?”
Aubree bobbed her head before shaking it in the next second, sniffling softly. As soon as Sonya heard the sniffles, her heart sank. Taking Aubree’s arm, she led the younger woman into the living room and ordered the butler to serve coffee.
“Elias isn’t here tonight. What happened? Feel free to tell me everything!” This time, Aubree lifted her head and glanced at the woman. Earlier, it was dark outside, and she had been keeping her head hung low, so Sonya hadn’t seen her face.
Now that Aubree had raised her head, Sonya noticed that her face seemed slightly puffy, making it evident that she had been crying and badly at that.
“Why did you cry so much? Did Lucian bully you? Tell me, and I’ll seek justice for you!”
Sitting down beside her in distress, Sonya wrapped an arm around her and pulled her close. Her voice brimmed with vexation as she continued, “This is too much! How could he bully you to such a degree when he’s going to marry you soon? Isn’t it only going to be worse after you’ve married into the family? Don’t worry. I’ll definitely help you lecture him!”
When the subject of marriage came up, grief swamped Aubree. The tears pouring down her face became genuine. “Mrs. Farwell… there’s no need to go to such trouble…”
Frowning, Sonya regarded her in mystification. Aubree buried her head in the crook of Sonya’s neck, weeping so violently that she trembled all over. Even her voice shook.
“Lucian has already… He has already called off our engagement! Just pretend that the entire. matter never existed! Even if I can’t become your daughter-in-law, I’ll still take good care of you in the future!”
In a heartbeat, Sonya’s face went as black as thunder. “Don’t cry anymore! Tell me what exactly happened! How could he make an arbitrary decision when it’s such a major issue?”
The marriage agreement between the Farwell and Pearson families has persisted for many years. On top of that, I’ve repeatedly made my stance clear that Aubree is my approved daughter-in-law.
How could he cancel the engagement without asking for my opinion? Does he really think that this matter is his business alone? In a stammering voice, Aubree recounted the series of events that happened yesterday.
“I only wanted to go and pick Essie up, but Ms. Jarvis adamantly refused to let me do so. She even called me a shrew. Naturally, I lost my temper.”
At that point, she cautiously lifted her eyes and stole a peek at Sonya’s expression. Only when she ascertained that the latter didn’t suspect anything that she continued, “A minor conflict broke out between us.
Admittedly, I might have been a bit harsh in my speech, but she was the one who started insulting me first. Worse still, she hit me. Look, I still can’t exert strength on my arm even now.”
Sonya glanced at Aubree’s arm, her eyes. blazing with fury. She once injured her arm while saving me. The previous time, her arm was also hurt for the second time because of Roxanne!
And now, the woman actually dared to make a move against her again! This isn’t just a matter of getting physical with Aubree. Instead, she’s also challenging me!
As her thoughts developed in that direction, her expression turned icy. “What audacity! Is Roxanne trying to walk all over me?” After roaring that, she fixed a firm look on Aubree. “Don’t worry, for I’ll certainly seek justice for you!”
