Naturally, his performance caused Roxanne to worry.
“Mr. Farwell, you’ll scare the children this way.”
“Mr. Farwell, you’re facing a witch, not Essie. You have to look more fierce.”
Lucian was speechless.
After a few rounds, the tired Estella gave her father a wry look, her face filled with annoyance.
Under his daughter’s glare, Lucian couldn’t resist feeling helpless about it.
Despite his desire to act well, he was hampered by his inherently calm temperament, making it difficult for him to express the right emotion.
Without saying a word, both father and daughter stood still and glared at each other.
Watching the scene, Roxanne couldn’t help but feel amused.
Despite knowing Lucian for very long, this was the first time she saw him being bad at something
When she saw Estella on the brink of tears, Roxanne stroked her head with a smile. “Essie, why don’t you take a break? I’ll take over your role in the scene with your daddy.”
After nodding with a pitiful expression, Estella headed to where the brothers were, her head hanging low.
Roxanne subsequently took her place opposite Lucian.
When she saw the expression on Lucian’s face, Roxanne, too, was exasperated. “Mr. Farwell, you’re here to rescue someone, not kill them, so don’t look so cold.”
Furrowing his brows, Lucian took her advice and tried to adjust his expression accordingly. Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, it just wouldn’t come out right.
Sighing softly, Roxanne reached out to press the corner of his lips. “Relax. Don’t be so tense.”
No sooner had she spoken than both of them froze.
Roxanne, with an awkward expression, retracted her hand and returned to her spot.
As for Lucian, he maintained the smile that Roxanne had drawn on his lips. Despite that, his brows were knitted, making for a really weird sight.
When the three children saw Lucian and Roxanne’s reactions, all of them were equally confounded.
After a moment of deathly silence, Roxanne was the first to regain her composure. Checking the time as if nothing had happened, she smiled at the children. “It’s getting late. Since you have school tomorrow, that will be all for today.”
Given how much intimacy had occurred between them during the entire period, Roxanne was too embarrassed to face Lucian anymore.
Fortunately, the children were cooperative and readily agreed with what she said.
When she didn’t hear Lucian’s answer after a while, Roxanne, steeling herself, looked up at him, “Mr. Farwell, let’s continue next time.”
Noticing the panic on her face and recalling the sensation of her touch, Lucian nodded as an unknown emotion flickered through his eyes. “All right.”
Just as he spoke, he went to Estella’s side to hold her hand,
Nonetheless, Estella gave Roxanne a reluctant look. “Ms. Jarvis, are we going to continue tomorrow?”
Estella wanted to see her every day.
In the end, Roxanne answered in a vague manner that indicated her agreement.
Chapter 511 The next evening, Roxanne planned to leave work early to pick the children up from school.
It had been a long time since she did so as she had been trying to avoid Lucian. Now that meeting him was inevitable, there was no need to hide from him.
Holding that thought, Roxanne gave Lysa a call, letting the latter know that she would pick up the children herself. Lysa agreed at once.
Upon ending the call, Roxanne threw herself back into work.
Even though the Damaris family’s research institute was still in the planning stage, a lot of details still needed to be confirmed with Roxanne’s research institute. Furthermore, Roxanne, not wanting to disappoint the Damaris family, had to make sure that her preparations were comprehensive enough.
Meanwhile, Colby had finished his work in the research facility and came over to provide her with a progress report. The moment he stepped in, he sat quietly opposite her when he saw how engrossed she was in work, hoping to speak to her when she was done.
It wasn’t until a long while later that Roxanne shifted her attention away from the screen. At the sight of Colby, she was stunned. “Dr. Galloway, why are you here? When did you come in?”
Colby grinned. “I just got here. Since you were busy, I didn’t want to disrupt your work.”
Roxanne gave him a slight nod. “What is it? How are things at the research facility?”
Colby replied, “I was just going to talk to you about it. The projects over the last few days have been going smoothly. Therefore, you can prepare for our collaboration with the Damaris family without worry.”
Colby had barely finished when he added in admiration, “Everyone in the research institute is talking about the upcoming collaboration. They are looking forward to it and feel grateful to you for securing such an opportunity.”
Roxanne got up to pour him some coffee before smiling humbly at his words. “The credit for securing the collaboration goes to everyone here. After all, they are the ones who have kept this place running. Regardless of how smart I am, there’s no way the Damaris family chose to work with us solely on my account.”
Roxanne was certain that the Damaris family had conducted a thorough background check on their research institute before choosing them as their partner.
After thanking her upon receiving his drink, Colby inquired about the progress of her preparations. “How are things coming along at your end?”
Roxanne casually turned her screen around in order to show him.
Even though the collaboration details had been decided, the Damaris family’s research institute wasn’t on track yet. Thus, Roxanne could only spend the last few days identifying the direction of the family’s research and reading up on the latest information in an effort to prepare ahead of time.
After going through it, Colby knitted his brows. “This is a field that our research institute has not explored before. Thus, I’m not sure if we can meet the Damaris family’s expectations.”
Roxanne curled her lips into a smile. “That’s the reason why I’m preparing for it as much as possible. Furthermore, if the collaboration goes well, our research institute will be able to expand the fields that we’re involved in, which will be extremely beneficial to our future development.”
Colby responded with a thoughtful nod. “I understand. I’ll make sure everyone is well prepared.”
In the midst of their discussion, there was a sudden knock on the door.
When Roxanne opened it, she saw one of the researchers, dressed in a lab coat, standing at the door.
When he saw Roxanne, the man reported awkwardly, “Dr. Jarvis, excuse me for troubling you before you leave, but we have encountered a problem with our experiment. Can you help us take a look at it?”|
Roxanne agreed without hesitation while Colby, too, followed them back to the research facility.
Meanwhile, class had ended at the kindergarten. With most of the students gone, only the three children were left waiting at the school field.
They were in a particularly good mood as they were looking forward to the rehearsal later While Archie and Benny would chat occasionally, Estella sat obediently by the side with a smile on her adorable face.
“Why isn’t Ms. Lane here yet?” Benny began to grow curious when he noticed the sky turning dark. Ms. Lane has always arrived early, so why is she late today?
Despite furrowing his brows, Archie reassured his brother, “Perhaps she’s occupied with something. Let’s just wait for a while longer.”
At that moment, Lucian strode through the kindergarten entrance and was greeted by the sight of the three children sitting in a row.
“Daddy!” Estella, the first to see him, waved at Lucian.
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