Chapter 1276

Immediately, Sonya whipped out her phone and gave Lucian a call.

At that very moment, Lucian had just left Roxanne’s house after dinner.

The instant he saw that it was a call from his mother, his heart sank. The tenderness on his face was all but gone, replaced by a layer of frost.

“Where are you right now? Make a trip back to the Farwell main residence this instant! I have something to say to you!”

As soon as the call was connected, Sonya’s voice blasted out before Lucian could even utter a single word.

His brows knitted together, and he glanced back at Roxanne’s house, which was brightly lit. It was as though he could still hear the sounds of her playing with Archie and Benny.

Snapping back to reality, he agreed somberly, “Got it. I’ll come over at once.”

In truth, he could more or less guess the purpose of his mother’s call.

Well, she must have learned about my decision to call off the engagement and wants to speak up for Aubree. This time, I’m not going to give in to her anymore. No matter what, I’ll stay firm and sever all ties with Aubree!

With that in mind, he drove off in the dark night and headed toward the Farwell main residence.

Meanwhile, Aubree watched tearfully as Sonya hung up the phone, a forlorn look on her face.

“You don’t have to do this, Mrs. Farwell. Lucian has already made up his mind, and I respect his decision. I only came over and sought you out because I was feeling too heartbroken and wanted to have a good cry. You don’t need to bother about me.”

At the sight of her sniveling, Sonya was both irate and anguished. “What are you saying? I’ve said that you’re the only person worthy to be the mistress of the Farwell family! When Lucian arrives, I’ll definitely teach him a lesson on your behalf!”

Aubree had her head lowered as she sniffled, a fleeting gleam of ruthlessness flashing across her eyes.

She was all too aware that her tactic was despicable beyond words.

However, she didn’t mind using the same method time and again as long as it was effective.

Lucian is mine, and no one can steal him away!

Almost a whole hour passed before there was movement at the gates of the mansion.

At the same time, all the consolation on Sonya’s face disappeared into thin air. Instead, rage contorted her features.

Aubree, on the other hand, sat at the side with her head hung low in guilt.

Soon, footsteps sounded at the door. On the heels of that, Lucian’s figure appeared in both their lines of sight.

“Where were you just now?”

The look in Sonya’s eyes was recriminatory.

Meeting her gaze, Lucian countered placidly, “Is there a need to ask when you already know the answer?”

Regardless of whether it was from the Farwell residence or Farwell Group, it wouldn’t have taken that long to get to the Farwell main residence.

As Lucian had expected, Aubree was there.

Therefore, he had no doubt that his mother had learned about his decision to break off the engagement and his relationship with Roxanne.

She merely called him over that day to use it as a pretext to kick up a fuss.

The stark contrast between his unfazed attitude and Aubree, who was sobbing at the side, spiked Sonya’s temper.

“What kind of attitude is this? How dare you cancel the engagement with the Pearson family behind your father and my backs to mess around with Roxanne? Who allowed you to do that?”

In her wrath, she slammed the cup in her hand on the coffee table, her ladylike temperament all but gone.

Aubree, who had her head hung low, jumped in fright. A few seconds passed before she snapped back to her senses and continued sobbing woefully.

Unfortunately for them, Lucian remained unmoved. “I’m the one who has a marriage agreement with the Pearson family. Why would I need both of your approvals to cancel it?”

After he had said that, something occurred to him, and he scowled at his mother. “Furthermore, Dad has never intervened in this matter. From the very beginning, it has been your doing alone! There’s no need to drag him into this anymore. Even if he were to return today, my stance would remain the same!”