No matter how she thought about it, Aubree just couldn’t calm down. 
It wasn’t until she gave Cory a call that she found out about Roxanne’s discharge from the hospital.
Without a doubt, the news further unsettled her.
After much contemplation, she steeled herself and gave Lucian a call.
However, she had to wait for a long while before she heard an answer in a frosty voice. “What is it?”
Despite gritting her teeth, she maintained a caring tone. “Lucian, I just received a call from Ms. Yaxley saying that Essie has missed school recently. Is she not feeling well?”
The moment she finished, Aubree felt her heart tense up as if she was afraid of hearing Lucian say that Estella was at Roxanne’s.
Furrowing his brows in brief silence, Lucian replied, “Essie is at my mom’s. You don’t have to bother. As for the teacher, just inform her that Essie is sick.”
 between Aubree and Roxanne, Lucian didn’t
 was certain of his feelings for Roxanne after the poisoning
 the reason he felt the need to draw the line with
 the
 would invite me over if Essie was by her side. After all, it’s a great
 heart sink. At the same time, she replied in a skeptical tone, “Really? I’m surprised that I didn’t hear about something this
 have a meeting to attend. If there’s nothing else, I’m
 up on Aubree
 call end tone, Aubree’s
 think of any other reason Lucian would lie to
 sudden knock on the door was
 up to get it despite looking
 she saw who it was,
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