“There are so many photos of Essie!” Benny puffed his cheeks in mock displeasure. “Mommy, are you favoring Essie now? It’s so obvious!”
Roxanne was stumped. She had only wanted to record their happy moments and didn’t notice who she was photographing. However, after skimming through the photos, she realized that there were indeed a lot of Estella’s photos.
Roxanne was hit by a pang of guilt. “Sorry, I didn’t realize that. I just-” She had only subconsciously taken more photos of Estella because she was thinking about her.
Benny was only joking. He immediately. explained when he saw that Roxanne had taken the joke seriously, “Mommy, I was just kidding! Don’t take it to heart…”
Then, the boy planted a kiss on Roxanne’s cheek and said sweetly, “We know you love us! We’ve just reunited with Essie, and we know you want to make it up to her because we’ve lost so much time with her. That’s why you favor her a little. We understand that. Besides, Archie and I will love Essie more too!”
Estella’s eyes crinkled into a smile. “I will love Mommy and you guys more too!” Roxanne felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted off her chest after hearing Benny. However, she still couldn’t help feeling guilty.
Truth be told, after being separated from Estella for so long and finally having her back by her side, Roxanne couldn’t deceive herself into believing that she could treat all the children. equally. She knew that, at least for now, she would favor Estella more.
“Mommy, we’re a bit tired. We want to go sit on the beach for a while,” Archie said. He knew Roxanne was still feeling guilty. He thought it was best to give her some alone time to think things through.
Roxanne thought the same. She wanted to cool off a little and take some time to think about how she should treat her three children. Just when she was considering how to start, Archie’s voice rang out.
Roxanne flashed a grateful smile at the considerate boy. “Go on, but you guys can’t go too far. Be sure to keep a distance from the sea and wear your watch properly.”
Archie nodded and brought his siblings back to the beach. “It’s all my fault. I’ve made Mommy upset,” Benny muttered apologetically. Then, he turned to look at Estella. “What I said earlier was just a joke. I really, really like you!”
Benny was afraid that Estella might take it seriously as well. Estella hurriedly nodded. She knew Benny was just joking. After all, Archie and Benny had always taken. good care of her ever since they knew her.
Estella was apt at discerning whether someone was being sincere. Benny heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Estella nodding. Then, he turned to Archie and said in a small voice, “I wish Daddy was here.”
He can definitely make Mommy feel better. With that thought in mind, Benny secretly sent their location to Lucian. Daddy will come to find us if I send him the location, right? Mommy will feel so much better with Daddy around.
Benny felt better afterward. “Um, why did Mommy refuse Daddy’s proposal?” Estella mumbled. Despite knowing that she had probably taken Benny’s words the wrong way, Estella couldn’t help but feel dejected.
I enjoy both Mommy’s and Daddy’s love, but Archie and Benny receive only Mommy’s love. Aren’t they receiving less than me, then? If Mommy and Daddy get together, Daddy will surely treat Archie and Benny like his own children.
Benny stole a glance at Archie after hearing Estella. We can’t tell her that Mommy refused Daddy because of Grandma, can we? It didn’t matter if they knew about it or not since they couldn’t actually do anything substantial about it.
However, Archie and Benny knew that Estella would definitely confront Sonya if she knew about it. The boys were afraid that they might accidentally trouble Roxanne again.
“Because…” Archie and Benny couldn’t just ignore their sister’s pleading look. In the end, Benny made up a reason. “Maybe it’s because Mommy wants to test Mr. Farwell further! After all, they didn’t seem happy when they separated back then.”
Estella furrowed her eyebrows, perplexed. / know I don’t know about Daddy and Mommy’s matters as much as they do, but I think that’s the case based on what Daddy said when he proposed to Mommy. What happened when they initially separated? Why did Mommy abandon me?
When Benny saw that his answer removed the smile on his sister’s face after he ruined his mother’s mood, he was in full panic mode. “I-It’s going to be fine! As long as Mr. Farwell performs well, Mommy will forgive him eventually and accept his proposali
Still, Estella remained worried. “But what if Daddy feels he has lost all hope after Mommy rejects him this time? What do we do, then?” I helped Daddy chase after Mommy, so I know he’ll overthink things. He would get angry and stop pursuing Mommy if she had a tiny issue.
The more Estella thought about the times when her father got jealous, the more concerned she was. In the past, I would advise Daddy. But now, he doesn’t have anyone like that! If I had known this would happen, I would’ve stayed by his side obediently…
Her words threw Benny’s mind into further chaos. “I don’t think so?” Daddy’s probably not that fragile! He glanced at his phone watch. I still haven’t received any news. Did Daddy really give up? But he taught the bad lady a lesson this morning!
“Why not?” Archie was similarly dumbstruck by Benny’s words. “Mr. Farwell’s personality is exactly the same as yours, which is to say he always gets very emotional. Who knows what he’s thinking right now?”
That instantly shifted Benny’s attention.. “There’s no way I’m similar to Mr. Farwell when I’m so cute and lively! You’re the one who resembles Mr. Farwell! You always have that lack of expression on your face, just like him! I resemble Mommy the most!”
Estella was also attracted by her brother’s conversation. She uttered innocently, “I should be the one who resembles Mommy the most!” Mommy’s a girl, and I’m a girl too! Besides, Mommy is really pretty, so when I grow up, I’ll be as pretty as her, too!
Her participation in the conversation stunned. the boys for a moment. “I don’t care! I don’t want to resemble Mr. Farwell!” Benny turned away and left with a pout.
Am I really that similar to Daddy? Okay, maybe we look a little alike. We’re both handsome, after all. However, our personalities are completely different! Daddy’s not talkative and he’s always expressionless, unlike me, who’s lively, cute, smart, and has a sharp tongue! Everyone loves me.
“Don’t you like Mr. Farwell the most-” Archie was going to joke about his brother when he saw the latter walking toward the sea. “Come back, Benny!” he yelled and promptly chased after him.
Benny was still so deep in his thoughts that he couldn’t hear Archie and kept marching. forward. The loud waves didn’t help either.
Upon seeing the scene before her, Estella knew she couldn’t help and went to call for her mother instead. When Roxanne returned to her senses and turned to the sea, she saw the boys approaching the ocean..
She saw Benny frowning while looking as though he had lost his soul. “Archie! Benny!” Furrowing her eyebrows, she chased after them. She wouldn’t have panicked if they were in a different place because the boys knew how to swim.
However, she had tripped there two days ago, so she knew there were rocks hiding in the water. She couldn’t help but worry. Estella followed behind her.
Right then, a huge wave rushed straight toward the boys. Roxanne felt her heart tighten. She increased her pace and grabbed the boys in time.
The three of them were drenched in seawater, but not Estella because she was too far behind. When Benny snapped back to reality, he lowered his head guiltily to avoid looking at Roxanne.
Roxanne tossed the boys to the beach. In one smooth motion, Benny sat on the ground and flashed a pleasing smile at his mother. Those not in the know would think they were just playing around. Lowering his head, Archie apologized, “I’m sorry for not keeping a close eye on Benny, Mommy.”
Roxanne glanced at the sensible Archie before turning to Benny, who was still putting on a pitiful act. Fury burned in her heart, but she couldn’t bring herself to get angry. “Didn’t I tell you two to stay away from the sea?” Then she sighed resignedly. “This is just great.
I didn’t bring any clothes with me.” I thought we were just going to stand on the beach deck. Getting drenched certainly wasn’t something I expected to happen. If my clothes aren’t wet right now, I could’ve bought them new clothes from nearby shops. Now, I can’t even do that.
Just as Roxanne was wondering what to do, Estella called out, “Daddy!” Roxanne assumed the girl wanted her to ask Lucian for help, so she said, “Daddy still needs to work. He’s busy.”
Besides, she didn’t want him to know she had secretly brought the children to the beach so soon after he brought her there. “Daddy!” Abruptly, Estella sprinted past her. Only then did Roxanne realize Lucian had arrived.
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.