Then, she gave Roxanne another pleading look. Even though Roxanne was upset about Pamela’s negligence, she found Lucian’s words absurd.
“Mr. Farwell, don’t you think you should do some self-reflection when you blame the teacher for this? I refuse to believe that Essie acted perfectly normal at home these few days. Did you not notice anything amiss about her at all?” she refuted.
Pamela never thought that Roxanne would dare to speak to Lucian in a tone like that, so she was astounded.
She then belated realized that she was no longer in the spotlight. At that, she let out a relieved sigh under her breath before trying her best to keep a low profile.
Indeed, Lucian’s attention was caught by Roxanne’s words. Yet, there was no explanation he could offer.
Aubree had been the one sending and picking Estella up from the kindergarten lately. In short, he barely came into contact with the teachers.
While he did notice Estella’s low mood, he thought it was merely because she did not like the new kindergarten. Never in his wildest dream did he expect something like this to happen.
The atmosphere in the office turned tense. All of a sudden, someone knocked on the door. Then, the head of the kindergarten entered, chuckling. He then greeted Lucian by saying, “Mr. Farwell, why didn’t you tell me that you were coming? I would have come to welcome you myself!”
The moment the head of the kindergarten received news of Lucian’s appearance, he rushed over to where Lucian was.
The daughter of the Farwell family was currently enrolled in their kindergarten. Therefore, he had to find a way to get Farwell Group to invest in their kindergarten no matter what.
That way, their kindergarten would rise in the social ranks of Horington. The head of the kindergarten came in preparation to curry favor with Lucian, so he was not expecting to be greeted by the confrontation the second he stepped into the office.
Almost immediately, he figured out that something must have happened to the Farwell family’s daughter. Upon realizing that, the head of the kindergarten’s smile froze. “What’s the matter? Did Pam do something wrong?”
The head of the kindergarten was swift to come back to his senses, and before Lucian could say anything, he turned and began berating Pamela, “What’s the matter with you? You only have that many kids in the class, but you still can’t take good care of them?”
Pamela’s heart took a dip, and she muttered, “Sir, Mr. Leishman’s child was crying. Their family has invested a large sum of money into our kindergarten, so how can I just ignore the kid? All I did was checked on that child for a brief moment. I never thought that the kids would bully her.”
The Leishman family was currently the largest investor in the kindergarten, and the head of the kindergarten had told her to keep a closer eye on the Leishmans’ son.
Hence, a stumped look appeared on the head of the kindergarten’s face. Then, he soon realized that even Austin Leishman himself had to bow to Lucian if he were here.
After weighing the situation, it went without saying that he had to prioritize Lucian over Austin.
“Mr. Farwell, I have a clearer picture of what is going on now. You’re right. This is our kindergarten’s responsibility,” the head of the kindergarten immediately apologized. “Don’t worry. I will definitely make the children who bullied Ms. Estella apologize to her. Also, I’ll assign two more teachers to Estella’s class: That way, Ms. Estella will surely get the best care.”
“You don’t need to do that,” Roxanne said with a frown. “I’ve already chided the children, and they’ve already apologized to Essie.”
Then, turning to Lucian, she stiffly uttered, “However, I’ll have to trouble you, Mr. Farwell, to not let the parents of those children come after me.” She had laid a finger on those children because she was an adult.
If their parents were to find out her true identity, they would certainly come after her. Roxanne did not wish to be in more trouble.
However, the head of the kindergarten understood it wrongly. He thought that Roxanne was dissatisfied with the way he dealt with the situation and was hinting to him to get those parents to apologize in person.
Hence, the head of the kindergarten hesitated. He did not know about Roxanne’s relationship with Estella, but the little girl was clearly reliant on Roxanne. Even though Lucian was there, the girl was still staying in her arms.
Therefore, the head of the kindergarten assumed that Roxanne was close to the Farwell family.
With that, the head of the kindergarten quickly said, “They definitely won’t be finding trouble with you. I’ll notify their parents right away and have them come here to apologize to Mr. Farwell and Ms. Estella in person!”
Roxanne tensed up as she realized that the head of the kindergarten must have mistaken her words. Subconsciously, she turned to Lucian, hoping that he would say something to clarify the situation.
The matter would be blown out of proportion if the parents came over. However, Lucian continued to look at the head of the kindergarten without any expression. He had no intention to reject the latter’s suggestion.
Seemingly sensing Roxanne’s gaze, Lucian turned toward her. Roxanne was stupefied when their eyes met. It took her a few seconds to come back to her senses and signal Lucian to stop the head of the kindergarten.
“I don’t have much time. Tell them to hurry up.” It was as if he did not understand the look she gave him. What the he’l! The head of the kindergarten was quick to agree to it and promptly went to call the parents.
Once the other man was out, Roxanne turned to look at Lucian disapprovingly. “You don’t need to blow this out of proportion.”
Those kids might take out their anger on Essie after getting scolded by their parents. The lesson I taught them was more than enough.
Lucian’s eyes flitted toward the girl in Roxanne’s arms before anger seeped into those eyes. “Those parents could not educate their children well and let their kids bully Essie, so it is normal for them to have to pay the price for it. The consequences await them will only be more severe if they don’t apologize to us today.”
There was no way he was going to let those parents who allowed their children bully others off so easily. Roxanne parted her lips, but when she recalled that she was just an outsider, she closed her mouth again.
“What’s the matter? Ms. Jarvis, you’ve already bullied those children, but you’re unwilling to teach the adults a lesson?” Lucian questioned, shooting her a strange look.
Their eyes met for a brief second before Roxanne quickly lowered her gaze. “That isn’t what I mean. This is your family matter, Mr. Farwell. It’s best if you make the final decisions yourself.”
She had only bullied the children because she was enraged, after all. Lucian continued watching her grimly. Right as he was about to ask her why she was there, the head of the kindergarten suddenly came back. inside.
“I’ve notified the parents about the matter. They said they’ll rush over as quickly as they can. Please wait for them a little while, Mr. Farwell.”
With that, he curiously turned to Roxanne and cautiously asked, “She is…”
Roxanne instinctively turned to Lucian.
Yet, Lucian was looking at her, waiting for her to introduce herself. There was even a look in his eyes that Roxanne could not decipher.
Despite his silence, Roxanne managed to understand what he wanted to say to her. The man was asking her what identity she was. going to take up after claiming to be Estella’s mother earlier.
A long silence later, Roxanne squeezed out, “I am… Essie’s aunt.” Then, she lowered her head guiltily. If the head of the kindergarten were to confirm her identity with Lucian, she was unsure if Lucian would actually go along with her words.
Fortunately, the head of the kindergarten did not ask more questions-he only nodded at her before returning the focus of the conversation to Estella.
“Is Ms. Estella hurt? I’ll get the doctor on duty to take a look at her right now.”
At that, he took out his phone, about to make the call. Roxanne rejected him. “No need. I’ve already treated her wounds.”
Hearing that, the head of the kindergarten sighed in relief before thanking Roxanne profusely. Roxanne fell silent after that.
The head of the kindergarten wanted to begin buttering Lucian up, but when he noticed the other man’s gaze on Estella, he sheepishly clamped his mouth shut.
Pin-drop silence ensued in the office. After what seemed like forever, hurried footsteps sounded out in the corridor.
Then, a few women dressed to their nines entered the office in a haste. The moment they saw Lucian, they began offering their apologies.
“Ms. Farwell, I heard that my child has been insensible and injured Ms. Estella. I’m really. sorry. We didn’t educate our boy well enough. Please don’t worry. We’ll definitely give him a good round of scolding when we get home.”
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