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.

the hypocrite’s face, Estella recalled the gorgeous woman she had

was a world of difference

despised Aubree’s pretentious

started struggling and pulled

Let me check if you’re all

Estella wanted to avoid her. She tightened her grip on the little girl and sighed

aggressively, as she

running out

in the past, the little girl would tremble in

first time

would have acted more harshly if Lucian

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 decided

“Essie, I know you dislike me. But I’m really worried about you. How could

looked at the little

“Essie, I know you’re not happy, and you can

refused to admit she was at fault, but at

with that evil

his grip,

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