Chapter 9

Twenty minutes later, the car slowly stopped at the Farwell residence.

Estella did not want anyone to carry her. She quietly got down from the car by climbing 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.

“Essie!” Aubree, who was playing on her phone in the living room, exclaimed when she lifted 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, you’re finally home! How could you run away and not tell us? I got the shock of my life when you went missing, do you know that? Are you okay? Are you injured?”

She started inspecting Estella’s body to make sure the latter was all right.

Estella froze for a bit, as she was taken aback by Aubree’s actions.

But the cold look soon returned to the little one’s gaze when Aubree’s voice kept ringing in her ear, expressing her insincere concern.

Does she not know why I ran away? I wouldn’t have run away if she hadn’t told me Daddy wouldn’t care about me anymore.

hypocrite’s face, Estella recalled the

of difference

absolutely despised Aubree’s pretentious

struggling and pulled herself

Stay still, okay? Let

feel Estella wanted to avoid her. She tightened her grip

more aggressively, as she

running out of

little girl would

the first time

more harshly

was there to observe their interaction, she had to be more cautious not to arouse his suspicion. A hard glint flashed across her eyes, and an idea popped up in her mind. Instead of continuing with this tug of war, she

looked at Estella in disbelief. “Essie, I know you dislike me. But

on her words as she looked at the little one with red-rimmed

know you’re not happy, and you can take it out on Daddy. But you can’t

she was at fault,

with

grip, hugged her doll tightly,

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