Leaving The Country After Divorce novel (Roxanne and Lucian) novel Chapter 1334

“Aubree, I only noticed your missed calls now because I was in the shower. What’s up?” Frieda sounded very concerned.

It was as if the engagement between the Farwells and the Pearsons was never canceled, and they were still on good terms.

Aubree knew that Frieda only called because of the message she had sent, but since she still needed Frieda’s help, she decided to play along.

With that thought in mind, Aubree coldly bit her lower lip. “Nothing much. Seeing how we haven’t seen each other for a few days, I wanted to ask you out.”

Frieda hesitated for a few seconds, but because of Aubree’s threat, she had no choice but to agree to the woman’s request.

She wanted to follow Jonathan’s advice, but what happened to the Pearsons was too shocking to ignore.

Frieda worried that her family would be in trouble if Aubree really did sell her out.

After confirming the place to meet, the two ended the phone call.

Then, Frieda got changed and was about to walk out the door when she bumped into Jonathan.

“Where are you going?” Jonathan gazed suspiciously at his sister.

In response, Frieda plastered on a smile. “Nowhere. I’ve stayed home for too long, so I wanted to go for a walk.”

Jonathan was still unconvinced, however. “I don’t care if you have to stay home for another few days! Just look at those comments online. You’d better stay away from Aubree if you don’t want our family to end up like hers!”

Standing still and staring coldly at Frieda, Jonathan had no intention of getting out of his sister’s way.

On top of feeling guilty, Frieda was afraid to meet Aubree then, so she nodded meekly and returned to her room.

Nonetheless, she eventually gave in to her anxiety and called Aubree. “My brother’s not letting me leave the house…”