Misunderstandings Disentangled

The following night, after getting ready, Roxanne headed downstairs and prepared to leave to meet Jack.

The moment she descended the stairs, however, Archie and Benny stopped her.

“Mommy, isn’t Mr. Damaris picking you up?”

Despite waiting for a long while, they saw no signs of Lucian. They had no choice but to think of ways to stall for time.

Roxanne was confused when she heard their question. “Mr. Damaris wants to meet our collaborators early, so I’m going there by myself. What’s wrong?”

Unable to think of a response on the spot, Archie and Benny exchanged a look, then flashed a grin and shamelessly blocked Roxanne’s path.

“What’s up with you two?” Roxanne bent down and stared into their eyes.

Archie and Benny fell silent again.

“But Mommy, Aunt Madilyn hasn’t arrived yet,” Archie said in piping voice.

Roxanne glanced at the time. Madilyn should have left work by now.

Although they had agreed in the morning that Madilyn would come right after work, she was still nowhere to b