Estella shook her head.
She was happy as long as she got to see Roxanne.
She only got unhappy earlier because she thought Roxanne was avoiding her again.
After a few minutes of watching them have fun, Lucian made his way over to them with a blank look on his face.
The smile on Roxanne’s face was frozen in place when she noticed him approaching. She then met his gaze with a distant look in her eyes. “Mr. Farwell.”
Lucian nodded slightly and asked, “Essie came looking for you in a hurry right after school was over, so she hasn’t eaten anything yet. Could you please prepare a set of utensils for her?”.
Naturally, Roxanne wouldn’t refuse a request like that.
Feeling excited that Roxanne was going to let Estella join them for dinner, Archie and Benny grabbed Estella’s hand and ran into the dining room.
Roxanne simply shook her head and smiled when she saw their reaction.
I’ve never seen them run toward the dining room so eagerly… They must be really happy, huh?
The smile on her face slowly vanished when she recalled that Lucian was still standing next to her.
Just like that, the living room fell into an awkward silence.
Even after she changed into her slippers, Lucian was still standing there with an emotionless look on his face.
Roxanne then glanced at the kids and nodded at him before making her way into the dining room.
The kids stopped playing when they saw her coming and just sat there staring at her.
Noticing that Archie and Benny had reserved a seat for her next to Estella, Roxanne sat down beside her. She then instinctively glanced at the living room and saw Lucian sitting on the couch all by himself.
Because he had his side facing them, she couldn’t get a clear view of his facial expression.
As if he had detected her gaze, Lucian turned his head and looked in her direction.
Roxanne tensed up the moment their gazes met. She then retracted her gaze and tried to act like she was looking at something else in his direction.
“Hurry up and dig in. The food is getting cold,” Lysa urged them with a smile. Having been snapped out of her daze, Roxanne nodded absent-mindedly and began topping the kids’ plates up with food.
Estella simply stared at her food and refused to eat it. “What’s wrong, Essie? Do you not like the food?” Roxanne asked in confusion.
I don’t recall her being a picky eater, though…
Estella cautiously glanced at the living room before saying in an adorable voice, “Daddy…”
Roxanne’s expression froze as she knew what Estella was going to say.
“Daddy hasn’t eaten either. Can he join us?” Estella asked with an expectant look in her eyes.
Roxanne let out a helpless sigh when she heard that.
I figured Lucian probably hadn’t eaten when I heard Estella had come over immediately after school. Since he was already here, I thought of inviting him to the table to show him the most basic of hospitality. However, he only asked if I could let Estella join us for dinner, so I couldn’t really bring myself to invite him. Besides, he didn’t seem like he wanted to join us anyway…
“Ms. Jarvis?” Estella tugged at her shirt sleeve.
Roxanne let out a silent sigh and patted her on the head as she said, “Sorry, I didn’t know. I’ll go invite your daddy right now.”
She then turned toward Lysa and said, “Lysa, bring us another set of utensils.”
Lysa nodded and went off to fetch the utensils from the kitchen while Roxanne made her way to the living room.
Lucian was scrolling through his phone on the couch when she walked up to him.
Unsure if he was genuinely unaware of her presence or deliberately waiting for her, Roxanne said, “Essie told me you haven’t eaten.”
Lucian then looked up at her and replied coldly, “Yeah.”
What the heck is with that attitude of his? It’s obvious that he was deliberately waiting for my invitation!
Roxanne thought to herself with a frustrated frown.
Since she had already initiated the conversation, she had no choice but to go through with it and asked reluctantly, “If you don’t mind, how about joining us for dinner?”
Given how cold her tone was, anyone else would’ve known she was simply being polite and turned her invitation down.
Lucian, however, arched an eyebrow at her and said, “I don’t mind at all, but I’m not sure if you would, Ms. Jarvis.”
Roxanne glared at him as she forced the words out of her mouth. “No, I don’t…”
Lucian then put his phone away and got up from the couch. “In that case, I shall graciously accept your invitation.”
Roxanne nodded and went back to the dining room.
As if his plan had worked perfectly, Lucian was smiling gleefully as he walked behind her.
While Roxanne was oblivious to his expression, Archie and Benny saw it clearly from the dining table and exchanged surprised glances in response.
Who would’ve thought Daddy was such a cunning guy?
While having dinner, Roxanne realized Lysa had arranged for Lucian to be seated right in front of her. As Lucian’s gaze would fall upon her from time to time, Roxanne felt extremely uncomfortable throughout the entire meal.
After what seemed like forever, they were finally done having dinner. Lysa then cleaned up the table while Roxanne and the others headed over to the living room to rehearse the stage play.
Although they had yet to finalize the roles for the play, Lucian and Roxanne became obvious choices for the prince and princess due to the kissing scene. .
The kids then stared blankly at Roxanne as they were unsure of the roles they should take up.
After going through the script, Roxanne gave it some thought before saying hesitantly, “Essie can play the role of the witch.”
Estella nodded obediently in response.
“What about us, Mommy?” Archie and Benny asked in unison while staring at her excitedly.
They were curious as they didn’t remember finding any roles in Sleeping Beauty that suited the two of them.
Roxanne paused briefly before replying with a chuckle, “Hmm… You two can be the fairies!”
Archie and Benny went wide-eyed with shock upon hearing that. What? But we’re boys! How will we act as fairies?
Roxanne burst out laughing when she saw their reaction. “All right, let’s change the story up a little. You two can act as e ess your blessings.”
id of fairie
Archie and Benny breathed sighs of relief as they accepted their roles
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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