Chapter 1316


    After a prolonged moment of silence, Sonya said with a gloomy look on her face, “You''re going to go


    that far for her, huh? Fine! I''ll leave so I won''t get in the way of your happy little family!”


    She turned around and was about to leave when Lucian called out to her, “You should stay in the


    manor for today. I have something to announce once Essie feels better.”


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    Sonya paused in her tracks and shot him a confused nce. “What is it?”


    This is the first time Lucian has asked me to stay over at the manor, so whatever it is he wants to


    announce must be very important. Wait a minute... He said he was fine with giving up his position as


    CEO of Farwell Group earlier... Is that what he''s going to announce? This is all Roxanne''s fault! Lucian


    wouldn''t have made such irrational decisions if it weren''t for her!


    Sonya turned toward Roxanne and shot her a vicious re.


    Roxanne simply ignored her gaze and continuedforting Este.


    “You''d better think this through, Lucian. Ask yourself if that woman is worth you giving up Farwell


    Group!” Sonya warned Lucian with a furious look in her eyes.


    Lucian could tell from Sonya''s behavior that she was starting to get scared.


    “Just because I have something to announce doesn''t necessarily mean it''s about Farwell Group, so


    you have nothing to worry about.”


    Sonya paused and looked suspiciously at them for a few seconds before going up the stairs.


    Realizing that Aubree and Sonya were gone from the living room, Este slowly stopped sobbing and


    looked up at Roxanne with tears in her eyes.


    Roxanne felt her heart ache when she met Este''s eyes. “Don''t worry, Essie. I''ll be sure to protect


    you.”


    Essie must''ve suffered a lot while she was under Aubree''s care... Just thinking about what she said


    earlier makes me hate her even more! Essie couldn''t even talk at the time! How could she do that to


    her?


    She was snapped out of her train of thought when Lucian whispered in her ear, “I''m sorry.”


    Roxanne looked up at him in confusion.


    Lucian was gued with guilt when he looked at them and recalled what Este had said while she


    was crying earlier.


    He walked up to Este and shed her an apologetic look. “I''m sorry I didn''t take good care of you.”


    Este simply sniffled and shook her head profusely in response.


    “You''ve disliked Aubree for the past six years. I can''t believe I never realized the actual reason behind


    it...” Lucian continued with a look of regret in his eyes.


    Este reached out and caressed his cheek as she said, “It''s not your fault, Daddy! She''s the bad


    person here! She''s the worst!”


    I had wanted to tell Daddy about it through text before, but Ms. Pearson lied to me and said Daddy


    would never kick her out. She even threatened to hit me even harder if I tried to tell Daddy, so I had no


    choice but to put up with her. Now I realize she was lying all along! Not only would Daddy kick her out,


    but he would also punish her severely!


    Lucian gave Este a kiss on the back of her hand before shifting his gaze toward Roxanne. “I''m sorry,”


    he said apologetically.


    Roxanne frowned in confusion, as she didn''t know what he was apologizing to her for.


    Even so, she couldn''t help butfort him when she saw how guilty he felt.


    “You are indeed at fault for cing Essie in Aubree''s care for six years. However, the fact that Essie


    likes you so much indicates that you provide her with a strong sense of security, so you must''ve been a


    good father. Whatever happened is in the past. You''ve already punished Aubree for what she did, so


    that''s enough to make up for your mistakes.”