Chapter 20: 20

Chapter 20

Chapter 20 Her Relationship With That Man Roxanne had nowhere to go after

fleeing the room, so she hid in the stairwell. As she leaned against the wall

and panted, she reached up to touch her aching lips. It felt as if the man’s

warmth was still lingering on them. A moment later, Roxanne lowered her

eyes self-deprecatingly. It had been many years, and she thought she had no

feelings for Lucian anymore. Yet, after just one meeting with him, the man

was wreaking havoc in her mind again. After a while of recomposing herself

later, Roxanne returned to the room. The workers inside were still partying

away, and they only became a little quieter when she entered. Noticing that

her mood seemed to have changed since she left the room, Colby furrowed

his brows. “Why did you leave for so long? Did something happen? It’s… like

something’s off with you.” Roxanne gave him a nonchalant smile and shook

her head. “It’s nothing. I gave my son a call.”

With that, she took a seat, not letting Colby ask her anything else.Roxanne had left for quite a while. Not long after she returned, most were

almost done with their partying. Roxanne was not in the right mood, so she

decided to end the party. They all went downstairs together, and everyone bid

goodbye to Roxanne and Colby. Soon, only the two of them were left. Colby

softly suggested, “I’ll send you back if you don’t mind. You’ve drunk quite a lot

tonight, and I’m worried about you.” Roxanne inclined her head, not

disagreeing with his offer. “Thank you.” She had yet to buy a car after

returning to the country. It seems like I have to hurry up and get a car soon.

“It’s my pleasure.” noveldrama

Colby opened the car door for her. After thanking him again, Roxanne went

into the car. In the meantime, by the entrance of the restaurant, Cayden was

fearfully looking at his employer’s back.

H-How can things be so coincidental? I can’t believe we’re watching Roxanne

entering another man’s car. As Cayden watched the car slowly drive off, he

cautiously raised his head to observe his employer’s expression. Lucian had a

grimace on his face as he fixed his gaze on that car. A beat later, he looked

away and gritted out, “Check who that man is and what kind of relationship he

has with her.” Cayden hastily said yes to him. By the time Lucian returned to

the Farwell residence, it was already nine. After sweeping his gaze across the

living room, he realized Estella was nowhere to be found. A slight frown crept

onto his face at that. “Where’s Essie?” Catalina, who took care of Estella, was

on her way down the stairs. “Mr. Farwell, Ms. Estella is done with her shower

and is now in her room. Would you like to go upstairs to see her?” Lucian

gave her a slight nod and began walking toward the stairs. “Mr. Farwell,

there’s something else I’d like to tell you about…” Catalina hesitantly

continued, “When Ms. Estella came home tonight, she had a bruise on her

wrist. I asked her about it, but she refused to tell me anything. I’m not sure if

she has been bullied at kindergarten. I think this is something important you

should look into. Lucian narrowed his eyes. “I understand. I’ll go upstairs and

take a look at her.” With that said, he quickened his footsteps to Estella’s

room before knocking on the door. Soon, Estella opened it for him. She did

not have much reaction after realizing that Lucian had come home. After

opening the door, she turned and walked back to where she came from.

Lucian followed her. Then, he saw the girl going back to her table and

returning to her drawing. He did not disturb her, for he noticed how focused

she was. A while of waiting by the side later— when he saw her put down her

pencil—he uttered, “Catalina said that you’re hurt. Let me take a look at you.”