“Have you returned, Ms. Jarvis? If not, we can go and pick you up.” Lysa’s voice entered her ears the moment the call connected. Roxanne replied plainly. “I’m already.
back home. You should bring the children straight back here.” It was then Lysa sounded rather troubled. “Also, Mr. Farwell’s assistant is saying that he wants to go home with us…”
When she went to pick up Archie and Benny, Estella was still there. The boys insisted they would only leave after she left, so Lysa had no choice but to wait with them.
At the end, when Cayden arrived, he said he wanted to come home with Lysa. She couldn’t make the decision. so she called Roxanne. Roxanne glanced at Lucian subconsciously when she heard that.
He was acting as though he didn’t hear anything. His eyes remained fixed on his phone without any expression.
Seeing that, she hesitated for a few seconds before replying, “I understand. Let him come back with you all.” A sigh of relief escaped Lysa’s mouth when she obtained permission from her employer. She agreed and hung up the phone. Thinking about how she had to face her children later, Roxanne took in a deep breath in order to calm down.
After a while, the gate was opened from the outside. The children’s laughter entered her ears. It was apparent the children were happy they were able to come back together.
Roxanne was about to pick them up out of habit.
Lucian had been keeping his eye on her. so the moment he detected her intentions, he put his phone away and stopped her. “Don’t move. Your wound has just been bandaged.”
She halted as she watched him head to the entrance. “Daddy!” Estella was overjoyed when she saw her father was there and hugged his leg excitedly.
He patted her head and grabbed the children’s bags from Lysa’s hand. Then, he watched them change their shoes before taking them inside to wash their hands.
During the process, the boys were a little confused. They remembered their mother didn’t. like their father coming over, yet there he was. Additionally, their mother didn’t seem to want their father to leave.
“Ms. Jarvis!” Estella ran straight to Roxanne after she finished washing her hands.
There were a lot of complicated feelings swirling in Roxanne’s heart at that moment, yet she still forced herself to smile and hug her daughter.
Estella stared at Roxanne’s injured leg panickily. “Is your leg feeling better?”
Roxanne smiled at the girl comfortingly. “Yes, it is. Thank you for caring about me, Essie.”
That didn’t put the girl’s worry at ease. She got off the couch and carefully touched the fresh bandage on her leg. Roxanne just smiled and let the girl do whatever she wanted.
As for the boys, they were sitting at the side quietly. Occasionally, they would glance at their father with caution.
Suddenly, the children saw the blood stained gauze on the ground. It would appear neither Lucian nor Roxanne had the time to throw the gauze away before the children returned.
Then, they turned to the new gauze on their mother’s injury. Their eyebrows furrowed as they stared at Roxanne. “Did your wound open up, Mommy?”
Roxanne’s heart tightened when she heard that. She subconsciously glanced at Estella.
The girl’s face crumpled. She stared at her with a worried pout.
Roxanne felt her heart ached when she saw that. With a pat on Estella’s head, she said, “I went out today and accidentally tore my wound open. I’m fine now.”
Estella’s eyes were already turning red. “Does it hurt?” The woman’s heart softened. “Not at all. I don’t feel a thing.” Then, she glanced at Lucian and changed the subject to be about him. “Besides, your daddy was very careful when he bandaged my wound. You can ask him whether my injury is severe or not.”
Estella’s attention was swiftly shifted to her father as she sought his answer. Lucian couldn’t help but raise his eyebrow when Roxanne mentioned him. Still, he nodded at the child. “She’ll recover quickly if she gets the rest she needs.”
Everything he said, the girl believed what he said without any question. She sniffed and nodded obediently.
Roxanne initially wanted to ask Lucian to take Estella home after letting Estella know she was fine. However, seeing Estella like that made it hard for her to chase the girl away.
Due to Roxanne’s injury, the boys didn’t play around as they did before. Instead, they just sat next to her quietly. After a while, Lysa finished preparing their meal and called for them. “The meal is ready! Come and eat!”
Upon hearing that, Roxanne subconsciously glanced at Lucian She was about to say he shouldn’t stay for the meal, but then she heard the boys say, “Mommy, can Essie eat with us?”
The boys saw how happy the girl was on the way back, and so they hoped she would get to spend more time with their mother.
Roxanne’s eyebrows furrowed slightly when she heard that.
She appeared troubled because she had just seen Aubree calling Lucian. If I let Lucian and Essie stay here for a meal, it’ll look like I’m doing it on purpose, especially after what he said…
Her intention was to reject her boys’ request, but Estella grabbed her sleeve. It caused her heart to waver as her gaze shifted to the girl.
Estella stared at her pitifully. The red in her eyes hadn’t completely subsided yet. which made her look aggrieved. As Roxanne stared into the girl’s eyes, she hesitated, and in the end, she couldn’t. reject her.
Seeing how she wasn’t getting an answer, Estella turned to her father with red cheeks for help. “Daddy…”
Lucian glanced at Roxanne and lowered. his eyes to look at his daughter. “Ms. Jarvis has already agreed. You should. thank her.”
Doubt was still present in Estella’s heart. so she wanted to hear the confirmation right out of Roxanne’s mouth.
However, Roxanne couldn’t bring herself to say it. She simply patted the child’s head in silent agreement. Then, with her focus shifted to her sons, she said, “take her to the dining room.”
The boys understood that it meant their mother agreed to their request. They nodded obediently and guided Estella. “Come with us, Essie!”
It was only then that Estella believed what she wanted was happening. Still, she glanced at Roxanne’s leg with worry and insisted on staying by her side to help her walk.
Sensing the girl’s intentions, Roxanne smiled warmly. She wanted to ask Lysa for help when Lucian’s tall figure appeared by her side.
“Essie, you should go with Archie and Benny first. I’ll take Ms. Jarvis to the dining room.” Lucian’s voice rang out. Naturally, Estella believed her father, so she followed the boys into the dining room, leaving only the adults in the living room.
Hesitation filled Roxanne’s eyes as she stared at Lucian. His eyebrows furrowed as he stretched his hand toward her. “I’ll help you walk.
She glanced at the children in the dining room, who were all staring at the two of them with wide eyes. When she recalled the phone call he had gotten earlier, she rejected his help. “You should keep the children’s company first, Mr. Farwell. 1 can ask Lysa for help.”
Displeasure flashed across Lucian’s eyes when he heard that. His tone grew colder. “Do you think it’s inconvenient for me to hold you, Ms. Jarvis? I’m thinking the same thing, so I’ll just carry you there.”
He immediately leaned down toward her. It was beyond her expectation that he would threaten her that way, so she quickly stretched her hand out. “Thank you for your help then, Mr. Farwell.”
Lucian stopped his movements for a few seconds, which made her anxious. After a while, he stood up again and grabbed the arm she stretched out..
Borrowing his strength, she stood up from the couch. In the next second, he pulled her into his embrace.
Roxanne froze upon noticing how intimate they were getting. She wanted to push him away, but she couldn’t muster the strength to do so. Additionally, he was holding her pretty tightly, which didn’t give her any space to struggle.
She was escorted to the dining table with his help as the children looked on.
Roxanne smiled at the children. “See? I’m doing fine.”
The children naturally saw her crippled leg as she walked. It only made their hearts ache when they heard that. However, it was obvious Roxanne didn’t want them to worry. Thus, the children didn’t ask any further questions and silently put some food on her plate.
She thanked them with a smile.
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.