Jonathan chimed in, “Mr. Damaris, I understand that you’re worried about Ms. Jarvis, but it’s really late right now. Why don’t you come again. another day?”
Jack frowned, finding something amiss about their responses. “I’m on my way back too. If you don’t mind, why don’t we head downstairs together?”
With that, Jonathan rested his arm around Jack’s shoulders and quietly led the other man into the elevator. “My grandpa was talking about how he wants to visit your grandpa, so why don’t we discuss when a meeting between them would be good?”
The children were around, and even though Jack was upset about the situation, he could not show his displeasure right there and then. Hence, he quietly followed Jonathan into the elevator.
Jonathan then gave Lucian a look before pressing the button to close the elevator doors. Only when the elevator started going down did Jack realize what seemed amiss..
All of them were telling him that it was too late. for him to visit Roxanne, but Lucian was still in her ward. What right does he have to stay there?
“Mr. Damaris, it’s best not to get in the way of two people’s relationship. Don’t you think so?” Jonathan gave Jack a long look. “You’re the Damaris family’s heir. What kind of woman can you not get? Must you snatch that one woman from Lucian?”
Jack snapped back to his senses and gave Jonathan an apathetic look. “What do you know?”
Jonathan raised his brows. “If this isn’t what I think it is, then that will be for the best.”
After saying that, silence took over the conversation..
Even after reaching the first floor, the two men shared no words as they went into their own cars and left. In the meantime, outside Roxanne’s ward, the three children let down their guards once Jack was gone.
“Mr. Farwell, can we visit Mommy?”
Archie’s worry for Roxanne was written all over his face. It was the first time the children had seen their mother so sick. Although they already saw that Roxanne was awake, they still felt anxious.
Lucian’s expression softened when he looked at the children. “Go on in. Your mommy is resting, so be quieter and don’t wake her, okay?”
The children nodded obediently. After getting into a line, they tiptoed into the room. Roxanne was in a deep slumber in the ward, looking as if she was in a coma again. At the sight of that, the children panicked.
“Don’t worry. She’s just asleep. She’ll wake up tomorrow morning,” Lucian consoled them before they could say a word, knowing what the children were thinking about..
At that, the children stared at him for a while before finally believing his words. “Good night, Mommy.”
Right then, Benny tiptoed over to Roxanne and gave her a peck on the cheek. Roxanne always gave them goodnight kisses when they were sleeping, so this time, it was their turn to do that.
Archie followed suit and whispered, “Mommy, you have to wake up tomorrow morning, okay?”
Estella was last in the line, and she wanted to do the same as Archie and Benny, but her courage fled her when she finally walked over to Roxanne.
Thus, she turned around to cast a hesitant look at the boys, who then gave her a look of encouragement.
In the end, Estella mustered the courage to gently kiss Roxanne’s cheek. “Ms. J-” the girl started, but she stopped herself. A few seconds later, in a much quieter voice, she said, “Good night, Mommy.”
With that, Estella turned to look at her father, wanting to know his reaction.
It was Lucian’s second time hearing Estella addressing Roxanne in that way in the period of merely one night. When Lucian saw the girl’s timid look, he frowned but could not bring himself to say anything to her.
Once Estella realized her father was not asking her to change the way she called Roxanne, her eyes lit up, and she turned to look at Archie and Benny with delight on her face.
If Roxanne had not been asleep, the children would have cheered out loud.
Confusion danced across Lucian’s eyes at the sight of their happiness, but he did not ask them any questions. The only thing he said was, “It’s getting late, so hurry back to sleep.”
After making sure that Roxanne was fine and receiving the unexpected surprise, the children. quickly agreed to that and followed Lucian out of the ward.
After sending the children back to the ward next door, Lucian found his heart skipping a beat as he looked at the way they were staring at him. I think I know why they’re happy now.
“Daddy.” Estella was the closest to Lucian, and she reached out to grab the hem of his shirt.
Lucian halted in his tracks and crouched down to look at her at eye level. Tilting her head, Estella then hesitantly asked, “Daddy, are you on good terms with Ms. Jarvis again?”
She hastily added, “You didn’t say anything when I called Ms. Jarvis Mommy!”
To her, it was a silent agreement from her father to call Roxanne that from then on. Meanwhile, both Archie and Benny were also looking at Lucian with hope in their eyes.
Lucian lifted his hand to ruffle the girl’s hair. “This isn’t something I can decide on my own. We have to wait until Ms. Jarvis has recovered before asking her about her opinion.”
The children’s eyes dimmed when they heard the ambiguous answer.
The sight of the children’s disappointment brought a frown to Lucian’s face. He then swore to them, “But before Ms. Jarvis fully recovers, I’ll be taking care of her. So, don’t worry and take good care of yourselves instead.”
In other words, he was promising the children that he would try his best to patch things up with Roxanne and return to how they were before.
Even though that was not an answer the children truly wanted, it was better than nothing. Hence, they nodded fervently. “Got it!”
Lucian ruffled their hair before saying, “Get some rest. I’m going to go take care of Ms. Jarvis now.”
Once he saw them bobbing their heads, he stood up and left the room. The children watched the door close with similar looks of anticipation.
“We have to convince Mommy to forgive Mr. Farwell as soon as possible during this time!” Benny announced in determination as he clenched his fist.
Archie nodded in agreement. After the incident, the children were getting more and more sure that Lucian liked Roxanne.
However, it seemed like Roxanne had yet to figure it out, so they had to do even better to make their mother see what her heart truly wanted.
Then, Archie and Benny turned to Estella, waiting for her response to the plan.
Estella’s eyes were bright, and she bobbed her head vigorously. “I’ll keep an eye on Daddy and make sure he doesn’t make Ms. Jarvis angry!”
The three of them then smiled at each other..
As it was indeed getting late, the children climbed onto their beds to sleep. Right as Archie and Benny fell asleep, the sounds of Estella crying traveled into their ears. “Mommy…”
The boys quickly clambered upright and rushed to Estella’s bedside. “What’s wrong, Essie?” As their voices woke Estella, they soon noticed the tear streaks on her cheeks.
When Estella opened her eyes and saw Archie and Benny, a blush crept onto her face. Archie held Estella’s hand in consolation as he articulated his question, “Did you dream about
Mommy? What did you dream about?” The girl lowered her gaze. “I… I dreamed about Ms. Jarvis.”
A confused look appeared on the boys’ faces when they heard that. “But you were calling out for your mommy.” Estella timidly looked at them in silence..
She did not know why, but ever since she came to know Roxanne, the mother in her dreams started looking like Roxanne. Moreover, the dreams about her mother became sweet dreams.
The only exception was when Roxanne was sick. This time, she dreamed about the unconscious Roxanne again. In her dream, no matter what she said, Roxanne’s eyes remained closed. That terrified her.
As for Archie and Benny, although they did not hear any reply from Estella, they could guess what was on her mind by studying her expression.
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.