She appeared troubled because she had just seen Aubree calling Lucian. If I let Lucian and Essie stay here for a meal, it’ll look like I’m doing it on purpose, especially after what he said…Her intention was to reject her boys’ request, but Estella grabbed her sleeve.It caused her heart to waver as her gaze shifted to the girl.Estella stared at her pitifully. The red in her eyes hadn’t completely subsided yet, which made her look aggrieved.As Roxanne stared into the girl’s eyes, she hesitated, and in the end, she couldn’t reject her.Seeing how she wasn’t getting an answer, Estella turned to her father with red cheeks for help. “Daddy…”Lucian glanced at Roxanne and lowered his eyes to look at his daughter. “Ms. Jarvis has already agreed. You should thank her.”Doubt was still present in Estella’s heart, so she wanted to hear the confirmation right out of Roxanne’s mouth.However, Roxanne couldn’t bring herself to say it. She simply patted the child’s head in silent agreement. The
However, it was obvious Roxanne didn’t want them to worry. Thus, the children didn’t ask any further questions and silently put some food on her plate.She thanked them with a smile.“Ms. Jarvis.” Estella suddenly spoke.Roxanne turned to the girl, confused.“Can you rest properly and get better soon?” The look in the girl’s stare was serious.When she heard Roxanne’s wound open because of all the walking, she wanted Roxanne to rest and get better soon.Upon hearing that, Roxanne was stunned for a few seconds. Then she nodded at the child, unsure if she should laugh or cry. “I know. Don’t worry, Essie. I’ll listen to your advice.”Estella nodded seriously like a small adult.Following that, the boys’ attention shifted to Lucian as they spoke. “Thank you for applying Mommy’s medicine for her, Mr. Farewell.”They proceeded to put food on Lucian’s plate.He didn’t expect they would thank him. With his eyebrow raised, he smiled at them indifferently. “You two need to take good care of you
Lucian had arrived at the Farwell residence with Estella. Since it was getting late, he sent her to her bed to sleep.“Daddy,” she said just as he stood and was about to leave.Lucian halted his movements, turned around, and sat next to Estella’s bed again. “What’s wrong?”It was obvious she was already sleepy, but she still suppressed her drowsiness and looked at her father. “Does Ms. Jarvis like us?”After all, when she went to visit Roxanne with her father, not only did Roxanne not chase them away, but she also didn’t intentionally give him the cold shoulders.Lucian’s eyes darkened when he heard that question. He began to recall how distant Roxanne treated him before the children arrived.“When will we meet Ms. Jarvis again?” Excitement filled Estella’s voice.He remained silent for a second before patting his daughter’s head. “I’ve been busy with my work lately. Once I am freer, I’ll take you to meet her.”It was pretty clear Roxanne was still avoiding him, but the misunderstand
Jonathan’s heart skipped a beat as he wondered what had gone wrong between them. How did Lucian end up broken like this?After a moment, Lucian’s voice rang out as cold as ice. “It would have been better if there was no vacation!”Lucian was the one who had planned the vacation; he had even swapped the winner of the first prize at the last minute.In retrospect, the effort should not have been spent.If the turning point of their relationship had remained as it was at the end of the stage play, perhaps Roxanne would not be rejecting him as she was currently doing so.Even until now, he had not figured out what went wrong during their vacation.Jonathan listened in bewilderment. “What do you mean? Weren’t you happy during the vacation? Didn’t you listen to my advice to let her have her way?”By right, to warm up the relationship, the vacation was the opportunity to patch things up, and nothing could go wrong.As Lucian frowned and recalled the experiences during the vacation, he felt e
Given the woman’s character, she would definitely find him ridiculous and might even distance herself from him even more.At that thought, Lucian asked patiently, “What exactly should I do?”Jonathan did not expect the man to ask such a dumb question.In fact, he had never imagined that one day, he would be teaching his friend how to chase a woman.In the first place, given Lucian’s status, it was already mind-boggling that he had to pursue a woman actively.Jonathan could hardly believe that his friend, who looked so perfect that he seemed ethereal, was currently asking him how to pursue someone so seriously.Sensing Jonathan’s thoughts, Lucian frowned and kicked the man’s calf.Jonathan snapped out of his thoughts at once and smiled nonchalantly before coming out with more suggestions. “Why don’t you buy her flowers? According to my experience, there isn’t any woman who wouldn’t be happy to receive flowers. You should also attach a card with the flowers and write her a sweet note. I
Later that morning, when Lysa returned home after sending the two boys to kindergarten, she spotted a man outside the door with a bouquet of roses in his hand who was just about to press the doorbell, rendering her feeling slightly perplexed. She had met quite a few of Roxanne’s male friends before, but none of them had delivered flowers to her personally.“Hi, may I know who you are?” Lysa asked, approaching the man with a puzzled look on her face.That man was sent by the florist to deliver the flowers to Roxanne.He had reached a while back and tried pressing the doorbell a few times, but no one answered. Just when he was intending to leave and return later in the afternoon, he saw Lysa.When he met the housekeeper’s scrutinizing gaze, he explained, “Hi, I’m the deliveryman from the florist. A gentleman had bought flowers from our store this morning and told us to deliver to this address.”Upon hearing that, Lysa nodded slightly and took over the bouquet from the man. “Oh, thank y
He had barely spoken when silence descended upon the call.Amidst the pause, Roxanne felt an inexplicable sense of panic, unsure of what Lucian’s gesture meant.When he didn’t hear a response from her, the anxious Lucian inquired, “Did you see the card that came with it?”Upon regaining her senses, Roxanne threw the question back at him instead of answering. “Mr. Farwell, I want to know why you sent me the roses? I’m sure you know better than I do what the flowers symbolize.”Lucian’s brows gradually furrowed at her words.This is the first time I have given anyone roses. Isn’t it enough to show my sincerity? Is she really ignorant about it, or does she doubt my feelings for her?Faced with his silence, Roxanne suppressed her emotions by clasping her palms. Finally, she continued in a casual tone, “Since you’re aware of what they mean, please don’t send them to me indiscriminately. Doing so will only put me in a difficult spot.”Meanwhile, Lysa, who had no way of hearing Lucian’s answ
But why have the flowers been sent here? And why does he need to receive them personally?“Please put them aside first. I’ll bring them up to Mr. Farwell in a while,” Cayden replied upon regaining his senses.Even though the receptionist acknowledged Cayden’s instructions, the deliveryman protested, “But our customer insists that I deliver it to Mr. Farwell personally.”“Don’t worry. I’m his a*sistant,” Cayden explained. “I’ll definitely hand them over to him.”The deliveryman hesitated briefly before leaving the flowers with the receptionist.When Cayden came back from lunch in the afternoon, he knocked on Lucian’s door with the flowers in hand.Having heard Lucian’s acknowledgment from inside, he entered the office and asked tactfully, “Mr. Farwell, these came in the afternoon with instructions that you receive them in person.”Lucian, engrossed in his work, only looked up when he heard Cayden’s words.At the sight of the bouquet of roses in the latter’s arms, Lucian’s expression dr