Leaving The Country After Divorce

Chapter 84

It was nearly ten when Lucian arrived home with Estella.

The butler was already waiting at the door.

“Ms. Pearson is waiting for you inside, Mr. Farwell.”

Lucian’s brows furrowed at the news. With a nod at the butler, he strode in with Estella.

“You’re home!”

Aubree, seated on the couch, leaped to her feet when she saw them crossing the threshold. She bent down and tried to touch Estella’s head, which the latter did her best to avoid.

Aubree’s eyes flashed with displeasure, which she quickly hid by straightening up with a smile.“What’s the matter?” Lucian studied her intently. His tone remained indifferent.

smile. “I want to thank you again for lending us someone today. You helped us out of a

a brief pause,

was momentarily dumbfounded by his bluntness. She nodded with a smile that now seemed rather forced. “Well, the little trouble we had kept us busy until the afternoon. I hope it

Farwell Group, and the absence of one wouldn’t make a difference. There’s no need to

response, he strode past

features contorted with fury, but they softened again when she regained

have helped me resolve something huge. I didn’t know what to get you, so I brought a little present for Estella

she took out a limited edition doll from the bag on the couch. Its delicate packaging caused Lucian to recognize it as one in a set that

daughter loved those dolls, he stopped to see if she wanted to accept

look up. Instead, she tightened her grip on her father’s

her gift. “Thank you for the doll, but she already has this one. Besides, she’s thrown a tantrum at me earlier. Forgive us for not being

stiff. She put away her things with a smile that looked more like a grimace before looking at Estella with concern.

ends in trying to interact with the girl before, Aubree did not try very hard this time for fear that Lucian would see

looking away,