Chapter 9 Fought Back For The First Time

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Twenty minutes later, the car slowly stopped at the Farwell residence.

Estella did not want anyone to carry her. She quietly got down from the car by climbing down slowly.

Lucian followed right behind and did not utter a word.

The moment the father and daughter stepped into the house, they heard someone calling Estella.

“Essie!” Aubree, who was playing on her phone in the living room, exclaimed when she lifted her head and saw them entering the house.

The moment she saw the child from a distance, she ran toward her and gave her a hug. “Essie, you’re finally home! How could you run away and not tell us? I got the shock of my life when you went missing, do you know that? Are you okay? Are you injured?”

She started inspecting Estella’s body to make sure the latter was all right.

Estella froze for a bit, as she was taken aback by Aubree’s actions.

But the cold look soon returned to the little one’s gaze when Aubree’s voice kept ringing in her ear, expressing her insincere concern.

she not know why I ran away? I wouldn’t have run

hypocrite’s face, Estella

a world of difference between these two

despised Aubree’s pretentious

started struggling and pulled

still, okay? Let me

her. She tightened her grip on the little girl and sighed

reacting more aggressively, as

running out of

she punished Estella in the past, the little girl would tremble in fear and

first

have acted more harshly if Lucian were not

more cautious not to arouse his suspicion. A hard glint flashed across her eyes, and an idea popped up in her mind. Instead of continuing with this tug of war, she decided

then looked at Estella in disbelief. “Essie, I know you dislike me.

on her words as she looked

the ground after removing his coat, Lucian frowned and pulled Estella aside. “Essie, I know you’re not happy, and you

fault, but at the

always sides with

from his grip, hugged her doll tightly, and ran

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