Mission To Remarry

Chapter 766 The Only Person I Can Think Of

Late that night, Lucian came out of the study after finishing his work. All the lights on the first floor had been turned off, and only the lights along the second-floor corridor were still on.

While walking past the door to Estella’s room, he vaguely heard some movement inside the room, and his heart sank.

Recalling the aversion Estella had shown toward Aubree, he was worried Estella was secretly crying in her room because she was upset he did not tell Aubree to leave.

Thinking of that, Lucian quietly opened the door to Estella’s room, padded over to her bedside, and peeped at her.

Under the glow of the lights in the corridor, he saw that she seemed asleep. However, it did not look like she was getting a good night’s rest as she kept tossing and turning. She was also scratching at her body to the point that her pajamas had ridden up.

Lucian’s brows drew together sharply as he took in the scene before him.

a bad dream, but why is it that she seems to be behaving

grabbed Estella’s wrists to try

her sleep and let out a cry of frustration. She even

like she’s itching

from scraping her nails over her skin again,

Essie?” Lucian called her name twice in a low voice, but she

Then, he strode to the door and raised his hand to turn on the lights in Estella’s

around, the red

arms to her neck. Since she had been scratching them, they

that her scratching would break her skin, he quickly grabbed her small hands despite her

try as she might, she could not do anything to alleviate the discomfort. It was too much

The next moment, she felt her entire body itching intensely. She reached out to scratch her skin, but Lucian held her