Chapter 655 – Her Sudden Departure: A Tale of Love and Redemption (Lucian & Roxanne)

Realization dawned upon him when his train of thought ended there. He finally understood what his mother was thinking. “I got it!”

His eyes were gleaming brightly, but his eyebrows were furrowed. He felt bad for his mother. Noticing the change in Archie’s expression, Benny hurriedly held onto Archie’s arm. “Why? Tell me.”

Archie turned to Benny with a solemn look on his face. “It’s because of Grandma. She still hasn’t accepted Mommy and us. Mommy doesn’t want us to suffer with her, so she rejected Daddy.”

The light in Benny’s eyes dimmed when he heard Archie’s explanation. His heart clenched for his mother, too.

Indeed, Grandma’s attitude toward us and Mommy has always been terrible. I don’t understand why, though. What did Mommy ever do wrong to deserve such hatred from Grandma? Mommy is the best mother in the world in my eyes. I’m sure she felt pressured to reject Daddy because of Grandma. But she never tells us these. She keeps everything to herself. What should we do to get Grandma to accept Mommy?

Even though Roxanne and Estella had been by each other’s side a lot recently, their feelings toward each other were much different from before after the truth was revealed..

Roxanne had so much she wanted to tell her lost daughter. Similarly, Estella had a lot she wanted to say to her mother. The two lay in bed and chatted endlessly, never running out of topics to talk to each other. about.

“I drew a lot of pictures of me and my mommy, but none of those mommies in the pictures were as pretty as you.”

Estella looked at Roxanne with glee in her eyes, her smile so sweet and lovely that it softened Roxanne’s heart. “Now that I found you, can you draw pictures with me, Mommy?”

Roxanne’s heart nearly melted into a puddle at her question. “Sure. Let’s do everything together!” Estella’s eyes sparkled with delight. “Archie and Benny too! I want to do everything with them. too!”

Roxanne promised with a laugh, “Archie and Benny will be by your side too.”

“Mommy,” Estella suddenly whispered into Roxanne’s ear Playing along with the little girl, Roxanne put on. a curious expression. “What’s wrong?”

Estella said softly, “Can you tell me who is. Archie’s and Benny’s daddy?”

Even though Mommy and Daddy are already together, I still wish they can progress to the next stage. I know this is something that’s been bothering Daddy.

The smile on Roxanne’s face stiffened ever so slightly when she heard Estella’s question.

Archie’s and Benny’s father… How am I supposed to tell Essie that she and the boys share the same parents? If I tell her the truth, will she ask why I refused to say yes to Lucian even though we are an actual family in the first place?

Despite knowing that Estella wouldn’t have thought of that question with her current level of intellect, Roxanne still couldn’t help worrying about it. “Archie’s and Benny’s daddy… You’ll know who he is in the future.” Roxanne gently caressed

Estella’s head, her tone laced with guilt. Disappointment crossed Estella’s face when she didn’t get the answer she wanted. But no matter who their father is, we will only share one daddy in the future!

With that thought in mind, Estella was once again filled with joy. “Then can they please come over so we could all sleep together?” she pleaded with an adorable voice.

Roxanne was about to decline the little girl’s request when the latter burrowed deeper into her embrace. “I feel bad for them. I have a daddy and a mommy, but they only have a mommy.”

Roxanne was instantly guilt-ridden when Estella mentioned the absence of the boys’ father. As penitence got the better of her, she sighed internally and decided to make an exception just this one time.

“Go on. Get your brothers to come over.” Roxanne watched Estella put on her pajama and led her to the boys’ room. In the boys’ room, Archie and Benny were sitting on Archie’s bed with looks of frustration on their faces.

When they heard the knock on their door, they quickly concealed their troubled expressions before letting Roxanne enter. “You boys haven’t slept yet? Good. Come over to our room, and let’s sleep together.”

Roxanne was confused when she saw the boys sitting on Archie’s bed but didn’t comment on it. “But you have to put on your pajamas.” Elation immediately replaced the boys’ gloomy mood. They put on cute cow onesies before hopping to Roxanne’s room in excitement.

The three kids got even more worked up than they already were as they gathered together. Roxanne was already exhausted, but the children were still up and playing..

She regretted her decision of letting the kids sleep in the same room. But since they’re already here, I can’t go back on my word. All I can do is stay up with them. The children finally fell asleep at midnight.

When Roxanne woke up the next morning, the kids were huddled together in a tangle of limbs, hugging each other as they slept soundly. She had no idea how they ended up like that, but they showed no signs of waking up.

Warmth spread in Roxanne’s chest as she watched them sleep like babies. Essie, my baby girl. I’m not dreaming. My daughter is really back!

Roxanne planted a kiss on each of their foreheads before heading downstairs to prepare breakfast for them. As her tumultuous emotions began to calm, she belatedly recalled something important.

Estella was born with Archie and Benny, but why was she sent to Lucian? Yet I was completely clueless about the whole incident. Also, it was evident from Lucian and Sonya’s attitudes that they didn’t know what happened either.

The possible reason behind it sent chills down Roxanne’s spine. Who could’ve done such a thing? What was that person’s motive for doing so?

In the meantime, chaos erupted all over Horington when the news was revealed. As one of the prestigious families in Horington, the Pearson family was prominent and capable. Coupled with the marriage contract they shared with the Farwell family, their status in society had always been stable.

However, the shares of one of the Pearson family’s branch companies’ plummeted overnight. Numerous comments and discussions regarding the incident flooded the internet.

One netizen commented: I heard the Pearson family has offended the Farwell family. This is the consequence of their action.

Another refuted: No way! The Farwell family and the Pearson family have a marriage contract with each other. They’re basically one big family. Why would the Farwell family go up against the Pearson family?

One supplemented: You guys haven’t heard about it? I heard through the grapevine that the Farwell family has long since planned to annul the marriage, and the Pearson family has been begging them not to.

That comment attracted more attention from the public. Meanwhile, Archie and Benny had just woken. up in Roxanne’s place. Archie habitually glimpsed at the stock market news to check the latest rise and fall of shares.

As he flipped through the articles, he accidentally noticed the plummeting of shares of a Pearson family-affiliated corporation.

Many shareholders were discussing the matter on the internet.

Archie’s expression shifted subtly at the news. Catching the look on his brother’s face, Benny walked over to his side in confusion. Archie tilted the screen to Benny, showing him the news. “Whoa!” Benny’s eyes sparkled. “Is it Daddy’s doing?”

Archie tilted his head to the side. “Who else could it be?” Benny rubbed his palms together in exhilaration. “No, this isn’t enough. I have to add fuel to the fire. How dare that evil woman bully Mommy!”

He then reached for Archie’s computer, his fingers furiously typing away on the keyboard, writing a long comment. Before long, the discussion on the internet took a new turn. A comment read: Have any of you heard?

The daughter of the Pearson family is actually a homewrecker!

Another netizen commented: That’s right!! heard she was the one who forced the legitimate wife away. I wonder what means she used to secure a marriage engagement with the Farwell family. No wonder the Farwell family delayed the wedding for so long!

Someone typed a question: What about now? One of the netizens responded: The wife is back! Mr. Farwell repented and turned over a new leaf. Naturally, the homewrecker needs to be kicked out of the house!

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