Having assigned the roles to the kids, Roxanne stood up and glanced at Lucian, who was standing beside her.
He simply stared coldly at her in response.
The smile on Roxanne’s face slowly faded as she said, “It seems we will have to take up extra roles for this play. Not only will we be playing as the prince and princess, but also as the king and queen.”
Lucian nodded in agreement without any hesitation, much to Roxanne’s relief.
“This is the script. Take a look at your lines and try to memorize them as best you can,” she said while handing the kids her phone.
The kids then huddled together as they read through the script on the phone.
Roxanne turned to look at Lucian and said, “We should go through the script as well. Could you search one up on your phone, Mr. Farwell?”
Lucian whipped out his phone and searched for a script on the spot.
As Roxanne leaned in closer to read the script, the two of them were so near to each other that they could hear each other breathing.
Despite Roxanne’s best efforts at staying focused on the script, she found herself getting distracted by him a lot. Lucian, on the other hand, was completely calm and focused as he went through the script.
Roxanne was blushing so hard that she barely remembered anything even after going through the entire script.
She was snapped out of her dazed state when Lucian’s voice rang in her ears. “Do you want to read it again?”
Roxanne shook her head and stepped away from him as she blurted, “No, I’m good. You can go through it again if you need to, Mr. Farwell.”
Lucian arched an eyebrow at her in amusement when he saw her reddened face.
Good thing I’ve already gone through the script a few times before. Also, I don’t really have many lines since my character will be sleeping for the most part.
Roxanne breathed a sigh of relief at the thought of that.
“We’re done, Mommy! Can we start rehearsing now?” the kids asked excitedly after finishing their script.
Roxanne nodded absent-mindedly and instinctively glanced at Lucian in response.
Having detected her gaze, Lucian put his phone away and nodded at her in response, indicating that he was ready as well.
Playing the part of the king, Lucian welcomed Archie and Benny by saying, “Welcome to the party, you adorable elves!” Although he had gotten his lines correct, his tone sounded so cold that it didn’t match the mood at all.
As a result, Archie and Benny found themselves unable to get into character. Roxanne shot Lucian a helpless look and said, “This is a fairy tale meant for children, Mr. Farwell. You’ll scare the kids off like that.”
Unsure of what she meant, Lucian simply frowned at her in confusion. •
“You need to put more emotion into your lines. We just had a baby, so you should be more happy about it,” Roxanne explained.
Those words had barely left her mouth when she realized how wrong that sounded. “The king and queen are having a celebration for their princess, but you don’t sound like you’re celebrating at all!” she quickly explained with her face all red.
Lucian frowned and stared at her in silence.
“Try to recall how you felt when Essie was born,” Roxanne reminded him patiently.
The look in Lucian’s eyes turned slightly gloomy as he glanced at Estella.
Her condition was terrible when I got her, so I felt nothing but anger and heartache. There was no excitement whatsoever…
With that in mind, he stared at Roxanne and wondered how she felt when she gave birth to Estella back then.
Thinking he still didn’t understand what she meant, Roxanne tried to give him some more guidance. “How did you talk to your employees at Farwell Group during company parties?”
“Just like that,” Lucian replied with a straight face.
“In that case, I’ll say this line instead. You…”
Roxanne had wanted to tell Lucian to avoid speaking if possible but held herself back when she recalled that he would have lots of lines as the prince.
Lucian arched an eyebrow at her in confusion.
Roxanne let out an awkward chuckle in response. “Never mind-let’s just forget this part for now.”
Lucian nodded without saying a word.
Roxanne then got into character and smiled at Archie and Benny as she continued, “Welcome to the party, you adorable elves!”.
The two kids got into character as well and smiled back at her. “Thank you for the invitation, Your Majesty. Please allow us to give the princess our blessings!”
Archie and Benny then danced about with their magic wands as they chanted a few magic words.
Roxanne was about to thank them when Estella entered the scene as the witch.
“You guys sure are bold!” she shouted while glaring at them.
Roxanne nearly burst out laughing when she saw how cute Estella looked. She then pretended to back away in fear, only to be pulled into Lucian’s embrace.
“Who are you?” he asked, showing some emotion this time.
Estella then replied with her lines according to the script.
Meanwhile, Roxanne’s mind went blank as she froze up in Lucian’s arms.
She was so shocked by his sudden hug that she forgot they were rehearsing and instinctively broke free from his grip.
Her response was so sudden that Estella stopped reciting her lines halfway through and stared at her in confusion.
“What’s wrong, Mommy?” Benny asked worriedly.
It wasn’t until she heard Benny’s voice that Roxanne regained her senses and recalled that they were rehearsing. As for Lucian’s actions, it was needed by the script.
Realizing that fact, the apologetic Roxanne smiled at the children. “I’m sorry for spacing out. Please continue.” After exchanging curious glances, the children obediently agreed.
Meanwhile, Lucian, who was looking at Roxanne, had an epiphany that brought a grim expression to his face.
Feeling guilty to the extent of not daring to look in his direction, Roxanne naturally didn’t notice the change in him.
As the rehearsal continued, they had to change their roles.
Roxanne, playing the princess after she was all grown up, did so with much aplomb.
It wasn’t until the prince appeared while she was asleep that her frustrations began to build.
Taking on the role of the prince, Lucian would either be too aloof or not angry enough when he faced Estella.
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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