Echoes of the Past

After Estella handed the handkerchief to Roxanne, she had been staying at the latter’s side. Upon hearing that they were heading downstairs, she immediately reached her hand out and grabbed Roxanne’s hand, much like how they did it last time.

Right before her hand touched Roxanne’s, a phone rang.

Roxanne promptly turned around to take the phone in her bag, and her fingertips brushed past the little girl’s.

It wasn’t easy for Estella to build up the courage to hold Roxanne’s hand, yet she failed at the last second. She blinked slowly as disappointment colored her expression, and she started fiddling with her fingers.

Lucian saw how they almost held each other’s hand. His eyes darkened in response.

Roxanne picked up the phone and saw it was a call from Madilyn.

She handed her kids to Madilyn tonight because of her appointment at the Queen residence.

So, when she saw the call, she thought something happened to the children and speedily answered.

As her finger swiped across the screen, sh