The next morning, Roxanne was still fast asleep when a knock sounded on her door.“Mommy!” Benny’s childish voice called out from outside her bedroom. “Mommy, wake up!”The noise jolted Roxanne awake, and she quickly sat up. Thinking that the children were calling her because something had happened, she hurried over to open the door without even brushing up.When she opened the door, Archie and Benny greeted her with an innocent look. Looking up at Roxanne with puppy eyes, they whined, “Mommy, will you send us to the kindergarten today?”Their eyes were filled with anticipation.By then, Roxanne was fully awake.Upon hearing the boys’ question, Roxanne was reminded of the disappointed looks on their faces the night before.After a few seconds of hesitation, Roxanne finally agreed, “You boys go ahead and have breakfast first. I’ll be down in a few. After breakfast, I’ll send you two to the kindergarten.”Archie’s and Benny’s eyes lit up. Nodding obediently, they immediately trotted dow
Over the next few days, Roxanne bustled around in preparation for the medical consultation.Her understanding of the Damaris family was limited to mere rumors and the forum forwarded by Harvey.However, all that wasn’t quite enough for her.The opportunity this time was truly too rare for her. If she wanted to take advantage of it, she needed to make preparations as much as possible.Consequently, she had become a regular visitor to the Queen residence in the past few days. Alfred admired her greatly, so he answered every question she asked about the Damaris family.After they finished chatting about the Damaris family, Alfred had Roxanne help him to his seat. Then, he ventured solemnly, “Previously, I tried to feel you and Jonathan out, but neither of you has feelings for the other. I know that. But it’s still not done for you to raise two children by yourself. Is there someone you like? Tell me, and I might be able to give you some suggestions.”Roxanne was inevitably stunned when t
Speaking of Estella, Roxanne couldn’t help feeling somewhat distressed. The smile on her face turned a touch forced.Estella was unhappy because of her, yet she could only have Archie and Benny mollify the girl on her behalf.As Archie and Benny clocked her expression, their eyes dimmed. Self-reproach was written all over their faces. “We’re sorry, Mommy.”Roxanne’s brows furrowed in bafflement when they apologized all of a sudden.Benny muttered weakly, “We shouldn’t have thrown a tantrum with you because of Essie. You must also be very tired every day, Mommy. Don’t worry. We’ll do our best to make her happy henceforth!”“Just focus on your work, Mommy. We’ll take good care of Essie!” Archie echoed.Roxanne beamed in gratification. “Thank you, Darlings.”“But it’ll be far better if you can go and visit Essie, Mommy,” Benny added in a whisper.After saying that, he was afraid that Roxanne heard him, so he smilingly announced, “It’s okay even if you can’t visit her. We’ll help take goo
As Larry and Roxanne conversed, the car arrived at the entrance of the restaurant.After Larry parked the car, the two of them entered the restaurant and sat down by the window.Larry had made a reservation long ago, so the food was served no sooner had they taken their seats.While eating, they talked about the Damaris family’s medical consultation.“News of the Damaris family’s medical consultation is usually circulated within closed circles. How did you learn about it?” Larry couldn’t resist querying.Roxanne had nothing to hide, so she admitted, “I initially had no idea about it and was already planning to go abroad. But when I went to the Queen residence to thank them two days ago, Old Mr. Queen suddenly brought it up to me. That’s why I decided to stay a bit longer in Chanaea.”When Larry heard that, he frowned. “Go abroad?”In response, Roxanne chortled airily. “As you can see, the research institute is targeted by Farwell Group with me here. Rather than staying in Chanaea and
After hanging up the phone, Roxanne hesitated before driving toward the kindergarten.The kindergarten ended at five o’clock in the afternoon, and the teachers led the children out of their respective cla*srooms uniformly, waiting for their parents to pick them up.Archie and Benny accompanied Estella at the back of the line. As the boys watched her look at the crowd expectantly, they looked at each other with concerned faces.“Look at me, Essie. I can turn into a bird!” Benny tried to attract Estella’s attention. As he spoke, he shaped his fingers into the shape of a bird and showed it to Estella.Alas, Estella merely glanced at his hands absent-mindedly before turning her gaze toward the crowd again. She seemed to be looking for someone.It could be her imagination, but she could feel Roxanne watching her. However, she couldn’t find her.When Archie and Benny noticed that Estella didn’t bother to look at them, they weren’t discouraged. Instead, they still tried their best to cheer E
The boys thought they guessed it right and stopped being angry. Instead, they comforted Roxanne, “Mommy, if you don’t want to see Mr. Farwell, then don’t. We will take good care of Essie!”Since Lucian was cruel enough to leave the boys and Roxanne behind, they didn’t want to see him either.Proud of her two sons, Roxanne smiled gently and said, “I know you will. I saw.”When the boys heard her, they took the credit proudly.The atmosphere in the car became lively.Roxanne’s mood also became relaxed. She would respond to the boys patiently no matter what they said to her.After they got home, Roxanne even cooked with Lysa, which was considered a rare occasion, and prepared a sumptuous dinner for the children.After dinner, Roxanne played with them for a while. Then, she returned to her room when the boys were fast asleep.Her emotions ran wild when she thought of the look on Estella’s face when she saw her in the afternoon.When Estella came to see me before, she was full of joy.Howe
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the living room turned tense.Noticing that both Roxanne and Lucian didn’t seem like they were willing to start a conversation, Jonathan’s head started hurting. He had gone through so much just to create an opportunity for them to meet, but it seemed like it was not helpful at all.Jonathan had no idea why Lucian agreed to this in the first place.Even with a headache, Jonathan still had to do something to liven up the atmosphere.“The medical consultation with the Damaris family is this weekend. How are your preparations, Dr. Jarvis?” This was Jonathan’s attempt in starting a conversation.Roxanne pursed her lips and smiled. “I’ve already prepared whatever I could think of. If there aren’t any unexpected incidents, it should go along smoothly even if I don’t perform extraordinarily.”Jonathan glanced at the man sitting next to him, hoping that he would at least contribute to the conversation.Alas, his hopes were crushed as Lucian acted as though he did no
Lucian’s brows knitted into a tight knot as he replied in a low voice, “Okay. I’ll do my best to control myself.”Jonathan breathed a sigh of relief and turned to walk toward Alfred’s room. “I think that Grandpa should be awake now. Let’s go inside. To be honest, he will be incredibly happy to see you since you have not been able to visit for a long time.”“I really was pretty busy recently,” Lucian said as he caught up with Jonathan.“And yet, you still had the time to go to Summerbank with Dr. Jarvis,” Jonathan teased.When Lucian recalled the events that had happened in that particular city, his face darkened. “I just happen to have work to take care of in Summerbank.”Jonathan smiled wordlessly.The two men walked over to Alfred’s room, and Jonathan raised a hand to knock on the door. After hearing Alfred’s voice from inside the room, they opened the door and walked in.“Grandpa, Lucian is here to see you,” Jonathan said to Alfred with a smile after entering the room.“Hello, Old