“If you won’t listen, go back and rest,” Esmae said in a tone that sounded like a sigh.
“But…” how could Lucia go back like this.
“No buts. You’re cruel, but I’m not!” Esmae finally grew impatient. The grievance in Lucia’s eyes and her reluctance to let her go made Esmae very upset and helpless. She wanted her to be cruel and not let Lucia come back here, which was really impossible.
At these words, Lucia’s tears fell.
“Go cry in your room.” Esmae wouldn’t comfort Lucia in front of Spencer.
“Thank you, Esmae…” Lucia said softly, sobbing. She got up and walked out of the study. She was grateful to Esmae, but she didn’t show her true feelings in front of Spencer. It was only when she got back to her room that she let her tears fall down. But Lucia didn’t know what Esmae said to Spencer after that.
The next day, there was no Esmae among those who saw Lucia off.
Spencer looked refreshed, and Lucia, whose eyes were visibly swollen, looked a little out of it.
“Lucia, are you all right? Why don’t you change your ticket and take the day off,” Helena said worriedly, holding Lucia’s hand.
Esmae didn’t come out to see her off, and everyone guessed what had happened last night.
“No…” said Lucia quietly. As she said goodbyes to Chris and the other people, she took the baby from the servant, and got into the car.
“Mr. Brown, Shawn, Reynolds, Helena, I’ll see you next time. Take care.” Spencer said goodbye to the Browns before getting into the car. He did not seem to care about their attitude toward him.
And after saying goodbye, he consciously got into another car, not to fight with Jack and the others.
Helena was very suspicious of his attitude. When Jack was about to get into the car, she whispered beside him, “Take care of Lucia and the baby. Don’t let anything happen to them.”
“I understand.” Jack answered lightly, though the responsibility was heavy.
So, Lucia calmly left Brown Manor. Looking back at the gate as the car pulled away, she hoped to catch a glimpse of Esmae, but she was disappointed.
What Lucia didn’t know was that Esmae was standing behind a second-story window, using the curtains to hide herself and watching the car leave. When they were gone, Esmae turned around, but didn’t expect to see her husband standing next to her.
“If you can’t give her up, why don’t you go down and see her off?” Chris sighed.
“She disobeyed me and went against me for Arthur. Chris, what do you want me to do?” Esmae would look aggrieved in front of her husband.
“Lucia has her own standards of doing things. Esmae, sometimes you do interfere too much.” Chris can’t help but give Esmae a piece of advice, but she reacted violently.
“Do I have to watch her being together with Arthur?” said Esmae indignantly. “What about Helena? With Otis, too?! I will never forget my hatred, and I will never make peace with the Edwins!”
“Shh, shh…” In a soothing voice, Chris took Esmae into his arms and said,
“I know the pain in your heart. I’m too judgmental and ignored your feelings.”
Chris had been through some of Esmae’s toughest times, and knew where Esmae would be now if he hadn’t met her. And if the same thing happened to him, Chris thought he might not be as strong as Esmae.
So he stood by his wife and felt sorry for his two daughters.
It was hard for Esmae to get the happiness she wanted unless she let it go.
And this was why Chris had never officially intervened on why Esmae and Spencer were working together.
“You still talk about me like that…” Even though she was over fifty years old, in front of her husband who was doting on her, Esmae was still the same stubborn girl she had been. Last night, her pent-up emotions, because of Lucia’s disobedience, were exposed to him.
“I see. I won’t say that again.” Chris patted his wife on the back and promised.
Esmae’s eyes were wet as she buried herself in her husband’s arms, but out of the corner of her eyes, she was looking in the direction that Lucia had left.
The next day, Lucia returned to Athegate, and everything seemed to go back to the way it had always been. Except this time, Lucia had Jack and his four men stay close to their daughter. She remembered Spencer’s hysterical reaction to the color of her daughter’s eyes, so he was really gonna do something crazy.
At this time, Arthur had not yet returned to the country, and there were some issues regarding the partnership, but when Lucia reached out to Nia, the response she got was that she was not at Athegate. Lucia was very suspicious about this. Where did Nia go?
As far as Lucia knew, Nia was very concerned about her family background. She would rather stay at the company and work overtime at Christmas than go back to her hometown. Did she want to return home in style this time?
What Lucia didn’t know was that Nia didn’t go home. Instead, she went home with Jacob, no, Casper.
Although he had stolen someone’s identity without anyone knowing it, Jacob had long thought that if he didn’t show up on Christmas, Casper’s parents would notice. And when they went to the school to ask about this, he was afraid he would give himself away, so he took his “girlfriend” Nia home for Christmas.
This time, Jacob got a surprise.
At first, Jacob thought that a student who had to work part-time to study abroad might not come from a wealthy family. However, when he came to the Wood family, he found out that he was from a wealthy family. Casper’s father had ties to the gang, and had a great influence in Lepus.
After talking to the Wood family parents, Jacob felt lucky that he had already learned Casper’s posture beforehand. Otherwise, it would have been hard to cover it up.
On the day they met, Casper’s father, Miles Wood, had questioned his son’s voice.
“Dad, I didn’t tell you because I was worried about you over there…” Casper said hesitantly.
“Casper, what’s going on?” asked Libby Mason, Casper’s mother, worriedly.
At this moment, Nia rushed out and said, “Uncle, Auntie, Casper was in a car accident when he was in USA. He was badly injured and his vocal cords were damaged. He didn’t dare tell you because he was afraid that you would be worried, and he didn’t want me to tell you either…”