As he kept blaming Aubree, Sonya scowled in displeasure. “Aubree feels guilty over her actions. She came back to apologize to us last night. How could you be this harsh to her?”
She then glanced at Estella, who was hiding behind Lucian.
Estella was sobbing silently.
Feeling bad for her, Sonya urged softly, “Essie, stop crying. Tell me, did you get hurt?”
Estella adored her grandmother, so she nodded wordlessly in response to Sonya’s question.
“If you knew where we found Essie, you wouldn’t have asked her that.” Lucian pinned Sonya with a withering look.
Sonya was baffled.
They only got to talk on the phone hastily yesterday, so she didn’t get to ask about the details.
Lucian shot Aubree an icy look and said, “Essie ran into the mountains near the botanical garden and fell into a ho
