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.

girl’s sudden appearance stunned the woman, who quickly smiled

Estella’s head and cooed,

adorable girl.” Estella shied away from strangers

trying to touch her head,

woman’s expression froze at Estella’s

girl’s closeness to Roxanne vexed her

woman stubbornly tried

“Don’t worry, Ms.

Estella.

I mean no harm.

As she spoke, she stretched her

she hid behind Roxanne, wrapping her arms around the latter’s

scrunched her brows in concern and stopped the woman from coming closer

“Essie’s

really like her, it would be much better to keep

the woman, who stood up and argued,

to become Essie’s

relationship with Essie has nothing to do with you.” Roxanne’s expression shifted when she

woman’s telling the

don’t deserve to interfere in Essie’s relationships, but Essie seems

so much even

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