Naturally, Lucian heard the children’s conversation as well. He met Roxanne’s eyes and walked up to them. Rubbing the children’s heads, he said, “Since all of you. have activities that you want to do, then we shall do all of them.”
Both Archie and Benny looked at him in doubt. “But, will it be dangerous for Essie to go out to the sea?”
Lucian knew that the boys were scared because of what happened just now. “It won’t be. All you need to do is sit down on the yacht. Furthermore, I will be there to protect all of you and so will the crew members.”
The boys looked at him and did not know whether to believe him or not.
In truth, they also wanted to go out to the sea. After all, they had never done so in their lives. They only decided to turn it down for the safety of Estella.
Since their daddy was all right with it, they agreed too.
Once they had decided on their itinerary for that afternoon, Lucian got someone to prepare the yacht before taking Roxanne and the children out. The moment they arrived at the beach, the crew members were ready.
“Mr. Farwell,” greeted the crew before they went on to induct them “The yacht and the crew members are all ready to set off. This is our largest and best yacht. It also comes with two diving instructors. If you are interested, you can try your hand at diving. The water around this area is very safe.”
Lucian nodded coolly in acknowledgment. On the other hand, Roxanne felt a little puzzled. The crew seemed to be very respectful toward Lucian.
In fact, the person doing the introduction recognized Lucian at first glance. However, given the status of the Farwell family in Horington and the fact that it was not the first time Lucian stayed at that resort, Roxanne felt more at ease. The lot of them then followed the crew and boarded the yacht.
Roxanne was worried that the children might not sit still. The very next moment, she saw Lucian buckling the seatbelts for them.
At that instant, the children were stuck to their seats and could not do anything else other than sitting there quietly..
Two of the crew members had their eyes on the three children at all times. They were prepared to protect them should anything untoward happen.
Roxanne was much more relaxed when she saw that Lucian’s preparations had been very thorough..
The captain of the yacht chatted with them, “The weather is ideal for a trip out to the sea today.”
Roxanne glanced at Lucian and saw no response from him, so she acknowledged politely. Seeing that she responded, the crew became more enthusiastic and started to introduce the activities that were available.
Before they could arrive at the area for the dolphin sighting, the children’s attention was completely captured by the crew’s briefing. Excitement was written all over their small faces.
Once in a while, Roxanne would respond as well.
“I heard from Mr. Farwell that all of you are out here for the dolphin sighting. To be honest, that is not the most exciting thing to do in this area. I will highly recommend diving since the water in this area is well protected, and the views underwater are beautiful. If you have the chance, you should give it a try,” the crew strongly recommended.
Roxanne started to get a little interested.
All the while, she had always wanted to travel and experience different things. However, with Archie and Benny to care for and her heavy workload, Roxanne had not gotten the chance to do so.
Since the opportunity to enjoy the underwater world was made available, Roxanne would not want to miss it. However, the three children would be under Lucian’s care if she went diving. However, Lucian was still injured.
With that thought in mind, Roxanne could not help but hesitate. Lucian seemed to be able to read her mind. “If you want to give it a try, just go ahead.”
It took Roxanne a few seconds before she realized that he was talking to her. The children chimed in too, “We will behave ourselves. Mommy, please do whatever you want!”
Out of nowhere, Estella pulled out a waterproof camera and gave it to her solemnly. “Ms. Jarvis, do take some photos and show me.”
Warmth spread throughout Roxanne when she heard their encouragement, and she nodded at the children. “Thank you, darlings. Then…”
Roxanne glanced at Lucian and continued, “I will leave the children to your care, Mr. Farwell. I want to try diving.”
Lucian agreed indifferently.
Soon, Roxanne changed into her diving suit and put on the gears as instructed by the diving instructor. Lucian’s gaze darkened a little when he watched the diving instructor guiding Roxanne to leap into the water. For some reason, Lucian felt nervous. “Mommy!”
“Ms. Jarvis!” The children, too, felt nervous watching the duo jump into the sea. Hearing the children’s voices, Roxanne smiled and raised her head. She gestured an “okay” and turned to the instructor, indicating she was ready.
Shortly after, both of them held their breaths, and they dived into the sea. From the yacht, all the others could see were bubbles rising from the spot where Roxanne and the instructor vanished.
The children exchanged glances with worry written all over their faces. In fact, they were feeling a little regretful about letting Roxanne give it a go.
“Mr. Farwell, will Mommy be in danger?” Benny could not help but look at Lucian.
Upon hearing Benny’s words, Lucian suppressed his uneasiness and patted the former’s head. “She won’t. The instructors here are incredible. They’ll definitely take good care of your mommy.”
Despite his words, Lucian’s eyes were still fixed on the spot where Roxanne dived in.
Sensing their uneasiness, the staff on the yacht comforted, “Nothing will happen. We’ve had many tourists dive into the sea all these years, and I’ve never seen anyone getting into any accidents.”
The children nodded dubiously upon hearing the staff. With that, they continued waiting for Roxanne to return to the surface of the water.
At the same time, the diving instructor brought Roxanne further into the water. At first, the instructor grabbed Roxanne’s arm tightly all the way for fear of something happening to her.
To the instructor’s surprise, he realized Roxanne did not seem like a newbie after diving for some distance. On top of that, she was all at ease. Hence, the instructor gradually released her.
Slowly, the underwater scenery appeared before Roxanne. When she saw the scenery in front of her, her eyes lit up.
There was a vast array of colorful coral and fishes. The waters refracted the rays of sunlight and shone down on the treasures of the sea, giving them a mysterious color.
Roxanne could not help but reach out her hand. Soon, a tiny fish circled her finger intimately.
The instructor was stunned by the interaction, and he quickly took out his camera to take pictures of the scene. In the pictures, Roxanne looked like a beautiful mermaid interacting peacefully with the beautiful creatures of the sea.
Meanwhile, the people on the yacht began to worry when Roxanne and the instructor had not returned after a long time.
Benny shouted anxiously at the sea, “Mommy!”
Estella, too, gripped the railing nervously and glanced at Lucian. “Daddy, why isn’t Ms. Jarvis back?”
When Lucian heard her question, his gaze darkened, and he comforted her calmly, “She’ll be back soon. Don’t worry.”
With that, he took out his phone and glanced at it. Roxanne and the instructor had been underwater for almost ten minutes.
Logically, there was no way the instructor did not know that it had been too long for a newbie. At that thought, Lucian frowned, and a suspicion flashed through his mind.
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