Leaving The Country After Divorce

Chapter 63

At noon both Elias and Sonya stayed at the manor for lunch. Aubree also made up an excuse and stayed.

At the dining table, she put on an attentive act. Not only did she take soup and food for the couple every so often, but she even helped Estella peel prawns that she didn’t eat much herself.

“Here, I remember that you love eating prawns, so I peeled them especially for you, Essie.”

Aubree slid the plate of prawns she had peeled to Estella.

Estella merely lifted her head and glanced at it. Then, she dipped her head again and continued eating the food in her bowl as though she didn’t see anything.

Aubree’s hand was still on the plate, and the smile on her face stiffened slightly.

Some time passed, but still, Estella didn’t touch that plate of prawns at all.

“Essie, why are you not eating the prawns Ms. Pearson peeled especially for you. Besides, you didn’t even thank her,” Sonya chided.

Estella turned a deaf ear to it and continued eating.

Upon seeing that, Sonya frowned slightly, and her voice turned significantly harsher as she said, “Such behavior is exceedingly rude, Essie.”

head, her eyes

to eat

hurriedly acted considerate and sensible when she saw that Sonya was standing up for her. “Don’t be angry, Mrs. Farwell. Perhaps Essie isn’t eating the prawns because she’s already full. Besides,

you taking care of her in the future,” Sonya

with a somewhat forced smile on

Sonya looked at her son, but her eyes were

Aubree in a clipped voice, “Essie doesn’t eat

flash of hurt flittered across her face, and she sheepishly took the

that Aubree was hurt. She turned and chastised her son, “This is all on you for

“Children should have some safety awareness in

very least, she won’t simply eat food from

to speak further, but Elias beside her gave a cough and seconded. “Lucian is right Essie likes to wander

then did Sonya

had work to handle, so he asked them about

Sonya remarked, “It’s been a long while since I last brought Essie out to shop. Essie, I’ll bring you out to buy

her son was a man and would inevitably be negligent in that aspect, she would always bring Estella out to buy things favored by little girls every

Aubree came over. “I’ll go with you, Mrs. Farwell. I can also see what

agreed with a