Roxanne looked at the man before her. At the thought that he came to help her out of the situation despite being angry, she was moved and softened her expression as she briefly and concisely told him what had happened the day before.
“Ms. Hightower told Jack to get in touch with me, saying that she wanted to apologize to me in person. I went for the appointment as I couldn’t refuse her request. I never expected to be photographed then. The photo of us holding hands was Jack supporting me because I nearly fell down the stairs. I knew I’d be drinking during the meal so I didn’t drive. Jack drove me there instead as we were heading the same way, and he sent me back afterward. He only dropped me at the entrance and didn’t even get out of the car.”
She knew what explanation the man wanted from her, so she picked the part he wanted to hear in the hope that it would calm him down and he would not put her in a difficult spot before the media.
Lucian’s eyes darkened when he heard her explanation. The suspicion in his eyes gradually faded alongside the anger within him, but he quickly discovered something was off.
“If Jessica went to apologize to you, why are you and Jack the only two people in the photo? Where was she?”
Roxanne’s tone was hesitant when she replied with a slight frown, “Ms. Hightower told us to eat first as she was stuck in traffic. That photo was taken while we were waiting for her.”
A cold glint flashed across Lucian’s eyes as he nodded.
“Today’s news is truly just a misunderstanding. You don’t need to be angry about it, Mr. Farwell, so go back quickly,” Roxanne urged with furrowed brows when she noticed someone filming in the corner.
Lucian followed her gaze and narrowed his eyes dangerously when he saw the camera in the corner.
Seeing that, the reporter holding it trembled, got up in fear, and ran away.
Only then did Lucian turn around. “Can you get in the car now, Ms. Jarvis?” he asked indifferently.
Roxanne did not expect him to be so insistent and felt a little helpless. “There are enough people involved in this matter. I don’t want it to affect people who have nothing to do with it.”
As her words fell, she saw the man’s eyes darkening and tensed up involuntarily.
“Such small trouble can’t affect me.” Lucian grabbed her wrist and led her in the direction of the car. “Nor do I want to be just an irrelevant person in your eyes.”
Roxanne felt her heart skip a beat when she heard that, and by the time she reacted, he had already sat her down in his car.
Outside the car window, many reporters merely looked over dumbfoundedly, holding their cameras up but not daring to take any photos.
As the car slowly drove away from the entrance of the research institute, those reporters and the crowd were also left far behind.
The noise surrounding Roxanne also faded into silence.
She could not help but stare blankly at Lucian’s impassive profile, and she unknowingly calmed down.
Neither of them uttered a single word throughout the car ride.
Roxanne did not even ask Lucian where he was taking her, merely contemplating how she was going to clarify the rumors later with narrowed eyes.
By the time she snapped back to reality, they had arrived at her house.
“Rest well at home these two days. I’ll handle the chaos online and take charge of picking up Archie and Benny,” Lucian said solemnly.
Roxanne, however, appeared a little hesitant when she heard his words. “It’s fine. I’ll get a friend to pick them up.”
“What if the reporters find the kindergarten?” Lucian shot down her idea with a frown. “Can your friend handle it?”
The thought of the reporters heckling her children caused a sinking feeling to creep into Roxanne’s heart. In the end, she agreed, “In that case… I’ll leave them in your care, Mr. Farwell.”
In the evening, after kindergarten class was over, Archie and Benny stared at their father standing before them in confusion. “Your mommy has something to do, so I’ll be in charge of sending you to school for the next few days,” Lucian explained in a deep voice.
The boys exchanged glances upon hearing his words but did not give it much thought. After all, from their perspective, whichever of their parents doing that was the same.
The fact that Mommy is leaving the matter of sending us to school to Daddy means their relationship is developing in a good direction. As that thought came into their minds, Archie and Benny were secretly pleased as they obediently followed Lucian into the car.
Estella was also on cloud nine. If Daddy is responsible for taking Archie and Benny to school these few days, it means I get to visit Ms. Jarvis’ home every day!
All three kids were in a good mood and chattered away in the back seat. Unlike them, Lucian was thinking of Roxanne with a solemn look.
It’s obvious that Jessica was behind this incident. It seems that the lesson I gave to the Hightower family last time wasn’t good enough, so she still has the energy to come out and cause trouble!
Lucian stopped the car once they arrived at Roxanne’s house and brought the three children into the mansion. At that moment, Roxanne was preparing dinner in the kitchen while thinking about everything that had happened earlier that day.
She was so distracted that she did not notice that the children had returned. “Mommy!” The kids did not think much of it, merely running excitedly to the kitchen once they had changed their shoes.
Only then did Roxanne snap back to her senses and look down at the children with a smile. Benny hugged his mother’s thigh innocently. “Mommy, why did Mr. Farwell pick us up? Where’s Aunt Madilyn?”
Hearing that, Roxanne subconsciously lifted her gaze to look at the man in the living room. She did not expect the children to ask such a question, so she did not prepare an explanation.
Similarly caught off guard by the question, Lucian looked at Benny with a frown. After a long while, Roxanne finally came up with a random excuse. “Aunt Madilyn has to work overtime for the next two days and is very busy.”
Benny noticed his mother was acting strangely, but he figured that she was probably too shy to tell them about her relationship progress with their father, so he simply nodded understandingly. “All right then. We’ll be good and listen to Mr. Farwell.”
Seeing that the boy did not ask any further questions, Roxanne breathed a sigh of relief and absentmindedly patted the children’s heads.
Meanwhile, in the living room, Lucian noticed that the children were surrounding Roxanne, so he got up, went to the balcony, and called Jonathan.
On the other side, Jonathan had belatedly learned the news about Roxanne and was preparing to contact Lucian.
Hence, he immediately picked up the call and, without waiting for Lucian to speak, said, “I already learned about Dr. Jarvis’ matter. I think I should be of help.”
Lucian smiled when he heard that. “I also contacted you for this matter.”
At present, the netizens were mostly questioning whether Roxanne was qualified enough to join the Damaris family’s project and how she managed to join it.
No one knew the answer to that question better than Alfred.
If the old man willingly clarified in her defense, the discussions would naturally die down.
However, the Queen family would be dragged into the farce as a consequence.
“Don’t worry. Dr. Jarvis’ matter is your matter, and your matter is mine as well. My family will definitely help you out. After all, only we can help,” Jonathan replied with conviction.
Lucian hummed in response. “Indeed. This matter can only die down with Old Mr. Queen’s intervention. Sorry to trouble him, and I’ll pay a visit to thank him next time.”
Jonathan smiled meaningfully when he heard his friend’s words. “You can’t come alone. The person my grandpa is helping is Dr. Jarvis, so you must bring her along.”
Lucian responded with a light chuckle, “I plan on doing that.” After engaging in small talk for a while longer, the two hung up. Lucian turned around and went back into the living room.
By then, Roxanne was done making dinner and was sitting at the dining table with the children, waiting for him to go over and eat together.
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