The children, who had been observing the duo, were confused when they saw Lucian’s expression.
They had a feeling that Lucian’s explanation earlier was just to pacify Roxanne. Daddy’s so powerful. How would the staff dare to spoil our trip?
After getting some rest, Roxanne finally felt better. She got up to change into some clean clothes. Meanwhile, the yacht had traveled quite a distance.
The staff in front of the yacht reminded, “Children, please pay attention! This is where the dolphins often appear. They’re really friendly and love interacting with people, especially children. Hence, there’s no need to be afraid of them!”
Upon hearing that, the children nodded obediently, with anticipation written all over their faces. “Mommy!” Archie and Benny called out to Roxanne. She whipped her head around in confusion.
“Can you please unbuckle us? We want to play with dolphins,” the boys asked cautiously. Estella, too, looked at her with anticipation
Roxanne’s heart softened incredibly when she met the children’s gazes. However, she hesitated to give an answer when she thought of safety issues.
The boys glanced at each other and then at Lucian in front of them.
Benny promised sweetly, “We’ll be good, and we promise to keep a safe distance. Can we be unbuckled now?”
“Daddy…” Estella gave her father an imploring look.
The children had realized it long ago. Once they were on the sea, Lucian had the final say in everything.
Roxanne, on the other hand, never expected the children to change their target so quickly. A strange feeling flooded her heart as she glanced at Lucian as well.
To her surprise, Lucian merely raised his brow slightly. There were no signs of concern on his face as he said, “I’ll unbuckle all of you as long as you’re not afraid.”
The children nodded vigorously. “We’re not! We want to play with dolphins!”
As soon as they finished their sentence, Lucian got up wordlessly, approached them, and unbuckled the children’s safety buckles.
The moment the children were granted their freedom, they rushed over to the deck. Lucian walked behind them slowly.
Still feeling worried, Roxanne hesitated for a moment before getting to her feet and walking over.
The deck was rather narrow, but the two adults wanted to give the children enough space to stand there. Thus, both of them stood quite close to each other.
From the back, both of them looked like a couple. On top of that, the children’s laughter made them look like a peaceful family.
Roxanne wanted to take a step away when she realized the distance between her and Lucian was getting smaller. However, Lucian grabbed her wrist.
“What are you doing? Let go!” Roxanne whispered, worried she would frighten the children.
Lucian frowned and gazed sternly at her. “Don’t move about. It’s dangerous.”
Roxanne was taken aback by Lucian’s expression. Just as she was about to say something. she saw some movements on the surface of the water in the distance.
In the next second, the children cheered, “Dolphins! The dolphins are here!”
Hearing that, Roxanne and Lucian glanced over. Not far away, a pod of dolphins leaped out of the water and went back in with a splash as they swam toward them.
The children waved at the dolphins excitedly. “Hello! We’re here! Come play with us!”
Seeing how the children talking to the dolphins innocently amused Roxanne.
Meanwhile, it was as if the dolphins could understand the children’s words, they suddenly increased their speed and swam over to them.
The children inched forward carefully and looked downward to watch the creatures swimming in the sea.
The children stretched their hand to the dolphins. Immediately, a dolphin swam over and gently touched their palms with its mouth. “Wow!” the children exclaimed in surprise, looking at the dolphin with their eyes wide open.
A tender look filled Roxanne’s eyes as she watched the children interact with the dolphin. At the same time, she had forgotten all about the distance issues she had with Lucian. Lowering her gaze, she pulled out a camera from her bag and took pictures of the children.
A seagull flew past in the distance. Suddenly, one of the dolphins leaped into the air and gave Estella a kiss on the cheek.
Estella was frozen to the spot for some time. When she finally returned to her senses, she touched her slightly wet face and widened her eyes in surprise.
“Ms. Jarvis! Daddy!” Estella ran back to Roxanne and Lucian excitedly, wanting to share her experience with them.
Roxanne had already taken a picture of the cute interaction earlier. Estella’s excited expression made the former’s smile widen. “I saw it. Looks like little animals really like you, huh?”
Estella smiled shyly and turned back to play with the dolphins. Archie and Benny, too, witnessed the scene just now and were extremely envious of her. Thus, they did everything they could to let the dolphins kiss them.
Staring expectantly at the dolphins, Benny leaned out, causing almost half of his body to hang over the deck.
Alas, no dolphins approached him even after waiting for a long time. Rather, the dolphins seemed to be afraid of him and kept their distance from him.
Just as he was thinking of other ways to touch the dolphin, someone grabbed his shirt and pulled him back to the original position. “It’s dangerous.” Lucian gave Benny a stern gaze.
Seeing it was Lucian, Benny had no choice but to nod sheepishly and apologize, “Sorry. I won’t do it again.”
With that, he put on a pitiful look while looking at Roxanne. Roxanne, too, was taken aback by Benny’s actions.
After all, the children were smaller compared to the dolphins. Roxanne feared they might fall into the water if they actually collided with the dolphin.
Thankfully, Lucian reached out just in time and pulled Benny backward. Though Benny’s gaze had softened Roxanne’s heart, she still put on a strict expression. “Don’t forget what you’ve promised me earlier.” Benny felt even more guilty.
He had already given Roxanne a shock of her life by going missing yesterday. And now, he had made her worry again.
At that thought, Benny pursed his lips, walked to Roxanne, and carefully tugged at the hem of her top. “Sorry, Mommy. I don’t want to play anymore.”
Seeing his dejected looks, Roxanne sighed helplessly and patted his head. “I’m not blaming you. It’s just that I worry for you, just like how you children were worried for me when I was underwater for a long time. I know you can swim, but I’m still worried that you might fall into the water.”
On top of that, the children were still very young. She could not help but worry about them falling into the sea after being touched by the dolphins.
She feared they might panic and forget how to swim when that happened. After hearing Roxanne’s words, Benny nodded obediently. “Okay, Mommy.”
Roxanne smiled. “It’s good that you understand. Go along and play. I’ll watch you kids from here.”
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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