Archie and Benny were envious when they saw the other parents send their children to school. Faced with her boys’ questions, Roxanne couldn’t help but feel a little guilty. “Yeah. It’s almost done.”
The two little ones cheered and ate their breakfast obediently. After breakfast, they carried their backpacks and waited at the door without having to be reminded by Roxanne.
Roxanne, however, was a little hesitant.
She still had some work to handle that morning, but as much as she didn’t want to admit it, she wanted to try her luck and see if Lucian would change his mind and send Estella back to the kindergarten.
Even if the chance was slim, she didn’t want to miss it. “Mommy, we’re going to be late,” Archie and Benny couldn’t help but urge after waiting for some time.
Only then did Roxanne return to her senses and smile at them apologetically. “Let’s go.”
Having said that, she suppressed the hesitation in her heart, picked up her bag, and walked over to the boys.
When they arrived at the kindergarten’s entrance, Roxanne alighted from the car and walked Archie and Benny to Pippa. “Ms. Jarvis, it’s been a while,” Pippa greeted Roxanne with a smile.
Then, she lowered her head to look at Archie and Benny. The sight of the two boys caused sorrow to fill her heart. She had gotten used to seeing them with Estella.
Recently, the sight of the boys would remind Pippa of Estella, and she couldn’t help wondering how Estella was doing in a new environment.
Roxanne hummed gently in response. “I’ve been busy with work lately. Thank you for taking good care of Archie and Benny, Ms. Ward.”
Both the ladies were a little distracted and didn’t chat for long. Pippa then brought Archie and Benny into the school.
On the other hand, Roxanne remained standing at the school entrance for a long time. Judging from the look on Ms. Ward’s face just now, I can tell Essie didn’t come.
To avoid missing out on the opportunity to meet Estella, Roxanne continued to wait in front of the school. However, there was still no sign of Estella even until the school’s gate closed.
Only then did she give up and return to the car in disappointment. Just then, Colby called her and urged, “Dr. Jarvis, when will you arrive?
Roxanne had been doing research on the medicinal herbs from Herbscape Group all by herself. Thus, no one dared to touch the medicinal herbs without her guidance.
Ignoring the disappointment in her heart, Roxanne replied, “Sorry, Something came up just now. I’ll be there soon.”
Colby sensed something off from her tone and felt a little worried. “What’s wrong? Do you need help?”
“No, thank you. It was already settled,” Roxanne answered, her voice sounding dejected. Colby could tell she was unwilling to speak further, so he stopped pursuing the matter and hung up tactfully.
Roxanne glanced around the school once again. Still, there was no sign of Estella.
A few moments later, she withdrew her gaze, laughed self-deprecatingly, and started the car engine to head to the research institute.
She had forgotten the fact that Lucian had always been famous for his decisiveness and determination. Since he had decided to cut ties with her, there was no way he would go against his words.
In the kindergarten, Archie and Benny sat in their seats quietly while the other children were playing games with Pippa. They could sense something was off when Roxanne said she would send them to school that morning.
It wasn’t until Roxanne handed them over to Pippa that they noticed Roxanne glancing at the crowd from time to time as if she was looking for someone.
When Pippa led them into the school, they looked back and saw Roxanne still looking around. Although Archie and Benny said nothing, they knew Roxanne was looking for Lucian and Estella.
Mommy must feel terrible after the fight with Daddy that day. At the thought of Roxanne’s sadness and disappointment, Archie and Benny’s moods. were gloomy, too. “Archie, Benny, what’s wrong?”
Seeing the listless look on the boys’ faces, Pippa walked over to comfort them, “Are you missing Estella?”
At the mention of Estella, Archie and Benny’s faces immediately fell. I wonder how Essie is doing…
“Don’t worry. Mr. Farwell will take good care of her.” Naturally, Pippa didn’t have the guts to call and ask Lucian. Thus, she could only reassure the two little ones as best as she could.
Knowing Pippa was comforting them, Archie and Benny flashed her a smile. “Don’t worry about us, Ms. Ward. We’re fine. Just leave us alone for a while.”
Pippa didn’t know what else she could do besides comforting them by caressing their heads. Then, she got up and returned to the other children.
The sight of the children playing happily only served to worsen Benny’s already foul mood. “Archie, what do you think Essie is doing now? Daddy should have sent her to school, right?”
Archie, pressing his lips together, had the same concern as Benny He still remembered how Estella was bullied by her classmates when they had just joined the kindergarten.
Back then, she was still having trouble getting along with the other children despite the fact. that she had been studying in the kindergarten for some time, After she had finally adapted to the environment, however, Lucian transferred her to another kindergarten.
Archie was worried that the kids in the new school would bully Estella. What should we do if Essie is bullied again? We’re no longer by her side now…
Benny knitted his brows and suggested with a straight face, “Why don’t we go look for Essie secretly? We have to at least find out how she’s doing at her new school.”
Archie was worried about Estella, too. However, upon contemplation, he put on a solemn expression and shook his head. “No. We can’t do that again.”
“Why? Aren’t you worried about Essie?” Benny was confused. Archie regarded his brother seriously and asked, “Have you forgotten what Grandma said about us last time?”
Sonya had pointed at Archie and Benny and scolded them for taking Estella away the other day. Her tone was harsh; her words insulting. Most importantly, Roxanne was dragged into the mess because of what they had done.
At the thought of what had happened that day. Benny was dispirited. He sprawled on the table languidly. “Then what should we do? What if someone bullies Essie?”
Archie patted Benny on his shoulder and reassured him, “Essie has promised us that she will try her best to make Daddy reconcile with Mommy, so her emotions should be stable for now. If someone bullies her, I believe she will tell Daddy about it.”
After finishing his sentence, the little boy narrowed his eyes and said viciously, “Worse comes to worst, we will seek revenge for her in the future.”
Feeling a lot better after hearing what Archie said, Benny nodded profusely in response. The two of them then went silent after that. The silence was broken when an adorable voice called out to them from behind, “Archie! Benny!”
Upon turning around, they saw a little girl with pigtails leaning against their desk. “When will Essie come back?” she asked nervously.
Although she and Estella were pretty close, she knew nothing about Estella transferring to another school. Since Estella was often seen being around Archie and Benny, she figured she would try asking them about it.
Her question made Archie and Benny, whose mood had just improved, feel depressed again.
Even so, they couldn’t bring themselves to burst the little girl’s bubble when they saw the expectant look in her eyes. “She should be back soon,” they replied.
The girl’s eyes instantly lit up with joy. “I knew Essie would come back! Ms. Ward said Essie wouldn’t be coming back anymore, but I didn’t believe her! I’m so smart!”
The little girl then happily returned to the crowd while Archie and Benny exchanged glances.
“We need to have Mommy and Daddy get back together as soon as possible!” Archie said with a serious look on his face.
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