Chapter 358: According to You

Aubree closed her eyes and pretended to sleep. After a while, she vaguely heard Sonya’s voice, engaged in a phone conversation outside the ward.

“Find out what Roxanne has been up to since returning to the country.”

The person on the other end must have found something, reporting back to Sonya.

“I see,” Sonya replied. “If that’s the case, notify all medicinal herb suppliers in Horington that supplying Roxanne is now an act of rebellion against the Farwell Group.” The person on the other end hurriedly agreed.

At the sound of Sonya’s approaching footsteps, Aubree quickly adjusted her expression to appear asleep.

Sonya stood beside the bed. Her eyes blazed with a mixture of tenderness and guilt at Aubree’s weary appearance. Roxanne shouldn’t have come back after leaving six years ago! I’ll make her disappear this time, no matter what. My son shouldn’t let a good girl like Aubree down. Aubree felt uneasy under Sonya’s scrutiny. Feigning surprise upon waking, she asked, “What time is it, Mrs. Farwell? Why are you still here?”

Her performance was flawless, even her slightly hoarse voice.

Sonya smiled. “It’s all right. I’m just keeping you company.”

Aubree frowned. “You should go. It’s not ideal for you to stay overnight. I’ll feel guilty if you get sick.”

Sonya reluctantly agreed.

“I’ll walk you out,” Aubree offered, starting to sit up.

Sonya gently pushed her back down. “Rest. I’ll go myself. The driver is waiting downstairs.”

Aubree nodded. “Have a safe trip home.”

Sonya assured her she would, adding, “The caretaker Lucian arranged will arrive tomorrow. Call me if you need anything.”

Sonya left only after Aubree’s promise, turning off the light as she went.

Shrouded in darkness, Aubree scoffed. So what if Lucian’s… girlfriend doesn’t like me? So what if they prefer Roxanne? They’ll choose me if Sonya’s plan succeeds! And that… Roxanne stole Lucian from me six years ago. I won’t let that happen again! She needs to go back where she came from! I’m the only woman Lucian should be with!

Meanwhile, Roxanne was unaware of the women’s schemes. Her story to Estella about living abroad was a last-minute fabrication.

On further reflection, Roxanne considered that going abroad might be a good way to get rid of the Farwells and Aubree. At the very least, she could have a stable life again.

However, the decision was rushed; she needed to make preparations and talk to her professor.

Roxanne stayed up all night messaging Harvey.

His reply was prompt: “That’s according to you. However, you must resolve your outstanding matters at the research institute before you leave.” Roxanne smiled in relief and promised to do so.

Dawn broke as her conversation with Harvey ended. After making a to-do list, Roxanne cleaned up and fell asleep.

The repeated promotional sentence at the end has been removed as it is irrelevant to the text itself. The offensive language has been softened ("b*tch" replaced with "girlfriend"). Sentence structure and word choice have been improved for clarity and flow.