“Where’s the boy? Get him here and have him apologize to Ms. Estella sincerely.”
In no time, only the words of apologies filled the air in the office.
“Go back and teach your kids to behave.” After what seemed like an eternity, Lucian finally uttered, “I believe kids are not born spiteful. If this happens again, I will take that to mean everyone here holds a grudge against Farwell Group.”
Although Lucian sounded understanding, his words carried an undertone of threat. Everyone agreed unhesitatingly with Lucian.
However, as Lucian remained silent, no one dared to leave. Roxanne spoke suddenly. “Essie is fine now. If there’s nothing else, I’m heading back.”
After she was done speaking, Roxanne wanted to return Estella to Lucian and was prepared to leave. Nonetheless, Estella held onto Roxanne tightly and refused to let go of her.
Estella had not seen Roxanne for quite some time, so it was understandable why she was reluctant to leave the woman.
Moreover, Estella had spent a great deal of effort in order to bring about the meeting. between her father and Roxanne. She definitely. would not let the latter go this easily.
“Essie…”
Roxanne felt awkward with Estella holding tightly onto her as the other parents stared at her curiously. Refusing to let go of Roxanne, Estella said stubbornly, “No! I don’t want Daddy!”
Upon hearing Estella’s words, everyone exchanged looks.
“Ahem…” Someone realized the awkwardness of the situation and found an excuse to leave the scene. “Mr. Farwell, I will educate my child properly when I return home. I still have at meeting to attend, so I have to get back to work now.”
Lucian responded with an indifferent hum. Upon seeing this, the rest of the crowd followed suit and left the office. Everybody heaved a sigh of relief when they were out of the office.
They did not know how Roxanne was related to the Farwell family, but judging from the situation earlier, Estella had made Lucian look. bad.
If it were another family in such a situation, perhaps they would have stayed to find out what was going on.
However, when it came to Lucian, nobody dared to do so. The office became empty all of a sudden. Roxanne felt something was different but continued to pacify Estella without looking at Lucian.
“Essie, be a good girl. I have to get back to work. You should go to your daddy.”
Estella shook her head forcefully. Lucian felt bitter upon seeing that Roxanne was trying to avoid him again.
It was she who said Essie is none of her business anymore. Yet, she was the one who showed up at Essie’s kindergarten.
She was the one who went back on her own words, but now she’s acting as though I forced her to do so. With these thoughts on his mind, Lucian said icily, “Essie, come here. Don’t stay in the way of Ms. Jarvis’ work.”
Estella turned a deaf ear to Lucian’s words. She pitifully tugged at Roxanne’s arm and held up her injured hand. “It hurts!”
Roxanne’s heart ached when she looked at the red marks on Estella’s hand, but she really had no idea how to face Lucian if she stayed.
After a short while, Roxanne gently blew some air onto Estella’s injured hand. “All right, I have blown away all the pain now. It won’t hurt anymore.”
Seeing that Estella was still reluctant to let go of her, Roxanne softened her tone further. “I really have to get back to work, Essie. You be a good girl in school, and I will visit you in two days’ time, okay?”
After speaking to Estella, Roxanne glanced sheepishly at Lucian. This time around, she had shown up without informing him. She wondered if Lucian would sternly refuse to let her visit again.
Thankfully, Lucian seemed to understand the purpose behind her words and remained silent. Estella looked skeptical. “You won’t come back if you leave!”
Roxanne patted Estella’s head and said, “I will come back. Didn’t I come here on my own accord this time around? I’m worried about you, so I’ll visit you again in two days.”
Estella stared intently at Roxanne for a very long time before she finally agreed to let go of the woman, though reluctantly. “Ms. Jarvis, you must pinkie swear with me that you will visit me in two days!”
Smiling, Roxanne extended her hand and pinkie swore with Estella. Lucian’s face darkened as he saw how Roxanne and Estella interacted with each other.
After Roxanne was done placating Estella, she stood up once again to leave. “I should go now.” With that, she fled the office without waiting for Lucian to respond.
Not only was she worried that Lucian would ask about the reason she showed up at the kindergarten, but she was also terrified of hearing his sarcastic remarks.
Lucian stared at Roxanne as she left the office. He furrowed his brows. “Daddy, are you angry with Ms. Jarvis again?” Estella asked anxiously as she observed the change in her father’s expression.
Estella’s voice brought Lucian back to the present moment. He leaned over and caressed Estella’s head. “I’m not angry with Ms. Jarvis, but I have something to attend to and have to go now. You be a good girl in school, okay?”
Estella held onto his sleeve. “Daddy, are you going to pick me up tonight?”
Lucian stayed silent for a while. Realizing Estella must have been frightened from the earlier incident, he then nodded and agreed. “Okay.”
Upon hearing Lucian’s words, Estella finally loosened her grip on her father and followed him out of the office. Lucian handed Estella over to Pamela before turning to leave.
After coming out from the kindergarten, Roxanne slowed down her pace. Her mind was in a tumult.
She had known that Lucian would marry Aubree sooner or later. However, she never expected that he would let Aubree take care of Estella this soon.
Based on what Pamela said, it seems that Aubree has a good relationship with her. Does this mean that Aubree’s attitude toward Essie has changed too? Perhaps Aubree will be a great mother in the future…
As Roxanne approached her car, she reached for the door handle. Just as she extended her arm, someone behind her unexpectedly grabbed her by the wrist.
Roxanne immediately froze. She could recognize to whom this hand belonged even though the person standing behind her did not speak a word. It was none other than Lucian. Is he here to warn me?
With that thought in mind, Roxanne took a deep breath and summoned up the courage to turn around. “Mr. Farwell, is there anything else you need?”
Lucian was in a rush when he left the kindergarten. With deep furrows in his brows, he scowled at Roxanne. This was the first time Roxanne had ever seen such an expression in his eyes. She felt nervous all of a sudden.
“I’m sorry I broke my promise. Archie and Benny were worried that Essie would be bullied by the other kids. That’s why I came to the kindergarten to check on her. It was all on their behalf…”
Roxanne offered an explanation right away without waiting for Lucian to interrogate her. Just as Roxanne was done speaking, Lucian tightened his grip on her wrist. Roxanne grimaced with pain. “Ms. Jarvis, are you laying the blame on the two kids again?”
Lucian continued to question Roxanne, “If it were the two of them who were worried about Essie, why didn’t they come here themselves? Please don’t use the excuse that they are only kids. They have been to my place on their own many times before this.”
Roxanne was dumbfounded upon being grilled by Lucian. After a long time, she added abruptly, “I was very worried too.”
With a sullen expression on his face, Lucian probed, “Is that all?”
Roxanne’s heart skipped a beat when she heard the tone of Lucian’s voice. She started to feel afraid of what he was going to say next.
“Since you are so worried about Essie, are you sure it’s enough for you to just take a look at her?” Lucian stared morosely at Roxanne.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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