Chapter 475 – Her Sudden Departure: A Tale of Love and Redemption (Lucian & Roxanne)

Before leaving, Estella reminded Roxanne once again.

Roxanne smiled as she nodded at Estella.

Roxanne led Archie and Benny back into the living room after watching Lucian’s car leave. Both boys looked at Roxanne with concerned expressions on their faces.

Mommy has been in a bad mood for the past few days. She was in an even fouler mood right after she came out of the study. I’m curious about what Daddy said to Mommy just now.

Benny had never been good at hiding his emotions, so he immediately asked, “Mommy, what did you say to Mr. Farwell?”

Upon hearing his question, Roxanne’s eyes darkened as she lowered her gaze toward him.

Both Archie and Benny merely stared at her, as if they were hinting at the fact that she couldn’t fool them.

As she met their gazes, Roxanne could only sigh helplessly and replied evasively, “We talked about some work stuff.”

However, Benny continued to probe relentlessly, “But you seemed really upset, Mommy.”

In the past, they had never seen Roxanne acting like that because of work-related matters.

It was as if she was being cautious of something.

Archie and Benny exchanged glances, their eyes filled with confusion.

What did Daddy actually do to make Mommy so wary of him?

Roxanne knew her explanation wouldn’t fool those two, so she could only explain the matter to them briefly, “Mr. Farwell wanted to work with me, but I refused his offer.”

Both boys still didn’t get the answer they wanted to hear. Instead, they furrowed their brows and wanted to probe further.

However, Roxanne wasn’t keen on explaining further. She simply added, “It’s inevitable to have conflicts regarding work-related matters. This is perfectly normal. You don’t have to worry too much.”

It sounded like the same thing Lucian had told Estella.

Even if they didn’t believe her words, both Archie and Benny had to admit that what Roxanne said was the truth.

Nevertheless, the boys had no idea whether it was simply work-related or not.

Knowing their mother was unwilling to say anything further, Archie and Benny kept quiet obediently.

Roxanne patted their heads and changed the topic immediately. “We’re going camping tomorrow, but we haven’t prepared much yet. Let’s hurry up and get ready for our trip tomorrow, okay?”

Fortunately, the mention of their camping trip immediately diverted Archie and Benny’s attention.

They hadn’t been camping outside ever since they returned from abroad. Furthermore, with Estella joining them, the boys were very much looking forward to it.

After Roxanne brought Archie and Benny upstairs, they began packing their own stuff for the trip.

Since the boys had gone on camping trips with Roxanne when they were abroad, they knew exactly what to bring.

Soon, all three of them were finally done packing up.

After carefully going through everything they packed, Roxanne kept having the feeling that something was missing.

“I wonder if Essie prepared everything yet…” Archie mumbled to himself.

Roxanne snapped back to her senses and realized what she had forgotten.

If I’m not mistaken, this should be the very first time Estella’s going on a camping trip. Judging by Lucian’s personality, he probably doesn’t know much about camping. I don’t know if he will prepare anything for Estella. I should prepare more for her in case that happens.

With that thought in mind, Roxanne started putting away some of the things they had already packed, leaving some empty space in their storage box.

“Mommy?” Benny looked at Roxanne with a puzzled expression.

Roxanne smiled as she asked, “Why don’t we prepare some stuff for Essie too?”

Hearing that, Archie and Benny did not have any objections and proceeded to pack some stuff.

As Estella had stayed at their place for some time, the boys seemed to know her preferences well.

It wasn’t long before they had filled the empty space with snacks and toys that Estella liked.

It was then Roxanne finally felt they had finished packing. With Lysa’s help, she packed everything into the trunk before heading upstairs and urging the boys to get some rest.

On the way to the Farwell residence, Estella puffed up her cheeks as she sat in the backseat. She stared at her father through the rearview mirror.

“Daddy, did you make Ms. Jarvis angry again?” Lucian frowned slightly when he heard Estella’s soft and adorable voice.

Estella caught on to the change in Lucian’s expression and knew that she had guessed correctly. She snorted angrily.

She had thought that Lucian wanted to bring her to meet Roxanne. However, it turned out he had gone to create trouble for Roxanne instead.

“I won’t listen to you anymore, Daddy!” Estella said gloomily. Lucian’s frown deepened. He patiently explained, “It’s because of work.”

It’s this excuse again! Estella looked at the rearview mirror unhappily and said, “You only know how to lie to little kids, Daddy.”

Lucian’s eye twitched in anger when he heard that. Estella continued listing out her grievances. “You also said that to me the previous time! Earlier tonight, you tricked me into bringing you to Ms. Jarvis too…”

However, when we arrived at Ms. Jarvis’ house, you secretly made her angry! Estella vowed that she would never believe her father again.

Taking advantage of the pause in traffic due to the red traffic light, Lucian raised a hand to massage his temples which were throbbing with pain. “I’m telling the truth. There’s no need for me to lie to you.”

“When we were eating, Ms. Jarvis’ mood wasn’t that bad! She only became like this after talking to you, Daddy!”

Estella’s claim appeared to be reasonable and substantiated with evidence.

Lucian was unable to refute her. He could only remain silent even though he felt a little exasperated.

Strictly speaking, it was Roxanne who found something to be unhappy about. Yet, unaware of the truth, Estella placed the blame on him.

Essie…

Estella frowned in an attempt to look fierce. “Daddy, you promised that you would let Ms. Jarvis become my mommy!”

Lucian remained silent.

“If things continue like this, when will Ms. Jarvis become my mommy?” Estella’s voice was full of worry.

Lucian’s expression softened when he heard her words. “I’m also thinking of a plan, but this isn’t a choice I can make alone.”

Roxanne was on her guard against him. That made him frustrated, but he could not do anything to change the situation.

No matter how he tried to explain, Roxanne was unwilling to listen to him.

Estella was also somewhat frustrated with her father.

He promised that he’ll try to be with Ms. Jarvis, but he always makes her angry. If this continues, when can Ms. Jarvis become part of our family?

The little girl grew a little anxious when she thought about it.

“You can’t continue being like this, Daddy!”

Lucian frowned and kept quiet.

The matter was not something that he could decide by himself.

Without waiting for a reply, Estella said with a pitiful expression on her face, “Daddy, you have to coax Ms. Jarvis.”

Since Daddy didn’t allow me to coax Ms. Jarvis earlier, he has to do it himself!

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