Chapter 73: Chapter 73
Chapter 73
Roxanne.
Lucian waited until the evening. Yet, he did not receive any calls from
He suppressed his displeasure and rushed to the kindergarten to pick Estella
up.
I should be able to find out what’s going on once I’m at the kindergarten.
By the time he arrived, most of the children had left.
Lucian spotted his daughter standing in the corner at a glance.
She was hanging her head low and holding her schoolbag with both hands,
looking utterly dispirited.
Lucian frowned slightly and went forward to pat her head. “Why are you
upset? Is it because I’m late? I’m so-
”
Before he could finish, Estella pursed her lips and snorted, walking straight
past him.Lucian’s hand hung in the air, and his voice stopped abruptly as he
turned around helplessly to watch his daughter reach the car.
He watched her climb into the car before retracting his gaze and scanning the
remaining children.
Even so, there were no signs of the twins.
“Mr. Farwell…” One teacher noticed he seemed to be looking for someone.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she hurried over cautiously.
Lucian shifted his gaze and stared at the person in front of him
expressionlessly. “Where are the twins? Have they been expelled?”
The teacher lowered her head guiltily. “Not yet. I wanted to tell them about the
news when they came to school. But Ms. Jarvis called me this morning,
saying the boys were feeling unwell, so I didn’t get to tell —
”
“Okay,” Lucian said curtly and strode to the car without waiting for the teacher
to react.In the car, Estella hugged her schoolbag and rested her head on it, her eyes
downcast. She looked as if she was pondering something.
Seeing Lucian entering the car, she scooted to the side without lifting her
head, putting a distance between them.
Lucian sat beside her and instructed the driver to drive. After that, he gave her
a concerned look, asking, “Can you tell me why you are angry today?”
Estella turned her head to one side upon hearing his voice, looking completely
reluctant to communicate with him.
Lucian understood the signs right away. I’m the culprit for making her angry
again.
As for the reason, he had a rough guess, but he had no intentions of solving it
at that moment unless Roxanne contacted him personally.
Despite that, Estella clearly wanted him to bring up the topic. She made some
gestures during the journey home, wanting to attract his attention.
However, Lucian feigned ignorance.
Upon reaching home, a red-eyed Estella shot him a glare before storming
back to her room and slamming the door shut. She everflocked the door from
the inside.noveldrama
Catalina, who was watching the pair’s cold war from downstairs, cast Lucian a
concerned gaze. “Mr. Farwell, what’s wrong with”
“Let her be.” Lucian knitted his brows. “She’ll be fine after a while.”
Catalina had no choice but to ignore the matter.
However, when it was time for dinner, Estella still did not go downstairs.
Catalina looked at Lucian, who sat at the dining table without digging in. She
sighed inwardly and rushed upstairs to bring Estella down.
Unfortunately, no one came to open the door after she knocked on it for some
time.
“Ms. Estella, please come down to have—”Before she could finish her words,
a muffled sound could suddenly be heard. It sounded as if something had
collapsed to the floor.
Catalina’s heart sank. Just as she was about to go downstairs to get Lucian,
she spun around and found him already standing behind her..“Mr. Farwell, you know what Ms. Estella’s character is like. She’s always been
unsociable, and she doesn’t know how to speak. Please be more patient with
her. How will things work out if you don’t communicate with her properly? Ms.
Estella is different from other children. Aren’t you worried that her condition
might worsen?” Catalina asked.
The sound of something crashing onto the ground in the room made Catalina
extremely – anxious. She was so worried that her eyes reddened when she
uttered the last sentence.