The mention of Lucian and Aubree’s impending wedding caused Roxanne to lower her gaze. She swallowed the retort on the tip of her tongue and replied to the nasty woman, “Thank you for your advice.

I’ll be more mindful in the future.” The woman took Roxanne’s meekness as a sign of her victory.

She made a mental note to tell Aubree about that night’s incident and used it to butter up the future Mrs.

Farwell.

As that thought crossed her mind, the woman stared at Roxanne scornfully and spat, “Good

You would never be a good match for Mr.

Farwell.” Their conversation had lasted so long that Estella began wondering why Roxanne had not come searching for them.

She peeped out from behind a tree and noticed a fierce-looking woman standing in front of Roxanne.

Estella thought the woman was bullying Roxanne and hastily clambered toward them.

“Don’t bully Ms.

Jarvis!” Estella yelled after latching onto Roxanne’s legs.

She even shot the nasty woman a glare for good measure.

stunned the woman, who quickly smiled and

to stroke Estella’s head and cooed, “Isn’t this

You’re such an adorable girl.” Estella shied

the unfamiliar woman trying to touch her head, Estella

woman’s expression froze at

girl’s closeness to Roxanne vexed

the woman stubbornly tried to

“Don’t worry, Ms.

Estella.

I mean no harm.

As she spoke, she stretched her hand toward Estella once

filled Estella’s gaze, and she hid behind Roxanne, wrapping her arms around the latter’s

her brows in concern and stopped the woman from

“Essie’s

like her, it would be much better to keep a

the woman, who

going to become Essie’s mother

nothing to do with you.” Roxanne’s expression shifted when she heard Aubree’s name

woman’s telling

don’t deserve to interfere in Essie’s relationships, but Essie seems truly frightened by this

so much even

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