Leaving The Country After Divorce

Chapter 352 Aversion

Noticing that her father had given her no response, Estella pushed her plate forward and egged Lucian on.

Lucian finally snapped out of his surprise and put some veggies on Estella’s plate.

She lowered her head and started to eat. Her appetite was obviously much better than before.

Estella finished her dinner and wiped her mouth clean before heading upstairs. Lucian called out her name, stopping Estella in her tracks.

“Essie.”

Estella stopped and turned around to look at Lucian in a puzzled manner.

Lucian met her gaze and could no longer restrain himself as he asked, “Did you go to Ms. Jarvis’ place today?”

The little girl’s lips pursed into a hard line after listening to her father. Then, she lowered her head and appeared reluctant to divulge anything to Lucian.

He got up from his seat and walked over to Estella’s side. Lucian carried her to the couch and said, “I called Ms. Ward. She told me.”

said, “I don’t like

Estella that she would not tell Lucian about

eased her furrowed brows and corrected her, “Ms. Ward was right. You are my daughter. I have the right to know about your whereabouts at school. Besides, Catalina told me that you came back on your own. I was worried, and I could only ask Ms. Ward what happened. She was

a small voice,

had expected that

“I know. Ms. Jarvis must have sent you home. I explained it to Ms.

on her face eased a

softly. Of course, he already had an answer. However, he would

her head in

frowned slightly and egged her on, “Did

head and

Ms. Jarvis?” Lucian asked. Estella, who would hardly speak to him, jumped to defend Roxanne. Lucian could not

her head

stretched between the father and daughter

but feel that something was amiss. Ever since he met Archie and Benny, he could sense that

aversion toward him had reached its peak