Lucian looked up at the door in displeasure. He was about to say something when Madilyn yelled, “Get over here, Lucian! You owe me an explanation for the announcement online!”
She then walked up to Lucian and slammed both hands down on his desk while glaring daggers at him. Lucian frowned slightly as he stared back at her in confusion.
After taking a few seconds to recall that Madilyn was Roxanne’s best friend, he suppressed his anger and politely motioned for her to sit down. “Please have a seat.”
Naturally, Madilyn was not in the mood to sit down at that moment. “No, you explain this to me first! Since when have my godsons become your sons?”
She actually meant to ask Lucian when he found out about their true identities and how he won Roxanne’s heart over. However, Lucian’s response caught her off guard and left her speechless..
“They may not be my biological children, but it’s only a matter of time before they address me as their father. I will treat them as my own, so you don’t have to worry about a thing,” he said patiently while massaging his aching forehead Madilyn froze.
Huh? What does he mean by that? Does he still not know Archie and Benny are actually his children? Then, what’s with the announcement from Farwell Group….
That was when Madilyn recalled the search results when she looked up Roxanne’s name online. Most of them were questioning Roxanne’s relationship with Jack and the true identities of Archie and Benny. Did Lucian make that announcement just to protect them?
Madilyn felt slightly better at the thought of that, but she wasn’t about to let Lucian off the hook that easily. “What about the journalists gathered outside Roxanne’s house, then? What do you plan on doing about them?”
After all, Lucian was the reason those journalists were there. Instead of answering her question, Lucian simply shot Cayden a glance in response. Cayden had a conflicted look on his face as he said, “I’ve already given the press a warning, but they…”
There was no way the media would sit around and do nothing after Farwell Group made such a shocking announcement. It was only natural that the journalists would be fighting to get a scoop.
Nobody was willing to give up on that golden opportunity, and that mentality resulted in the crowd of journalists getting bigger and bigger over time.
There was nothing Cayden could do about it at that point. Madilyn and Lucian understood what he was trying to say even though he didn’t finish his sentence.
“What will Roxanne and the kids do? They can’t just stay home forever!” she exclaimed anxiously. I will go pick them up,” Lucian replied with a grim expression as he stood up and grabbed his coat. After taking a moment to recover from their shock, Madilyn and Cayden quickly stepped in front of him to stop him.
“Those journalists just want an answer, be it from me or Roxanne. They’ll leave once they get it,” Lucian said while staring at them with at straight face.
Cayden knew he couldn’t let Lucian do that, but he didn’t know how to talk the latter out of it, so he decided to let Madilyn do the talking.
“Do you really think an answer is all they want? Roxanne is the main focus of this incident, so they’d still continue to pester her even if you showed up!” Madilyn exclaimed.
It wasn’t until Lucian heard Madilyn’s words that he realized her point and stopped in his tracks. “This whole incident might just blow over if you don’t show up, but it will definitely worsen if you make an appearance. If that happens, they might even swarm Farwell Group along with Roxanne’s house!” Madilyn reminded him.
She knew the mentality of those journalists all too well. Lucian clenched his fists so tightly that his veins were bulging from underneath his skin. “What should I do, then?” he asked while trying to suppress his anger.
I wouldn’t have acted so impulsively if I knew this would happen! Madilyn rolled her eyes at him in response. Why is he asking us for a solution when he’s the one who caused all this?
“Mr. Farwell, how about we send someone over to get Mrs. Farwell out of there?” Cayden suggested cautiously. “How are you going to do that? There are so many journalists around!” Madilyn snapped at him. Cayden fell silent and flashed her an awkward look in response.
“If you don’t send enough men over, you might not be able to get through the huge crowd of journalists. If you send a lot of men over, people are going to say Farwell Group is throwing its weight around,” Madilyn continued.
She knew all the dirty tricks that the press would use. “Do you have any bright ideas, then?” Cayden asked as he had run out of ideas at that point.
“Hmm… Let me think…” Madilyn replied while stroking her chin. The two of them then lowered their heads and racked their brains for an idea. With a frown on his face, Lucian whipped out his phone and tried giving Roxanne a call. However, her line remained busy no matter how many times he tried.
“Don’t bother calling her. I tried to do so earlier as well, but her line has been busy the entire time. I bet those journalists are bombarding her with calls as well,” Madilyn said..
Sure enough, Roxanne’s phone had been. switched off when Lucian tried calling again. She must have switched it off because she couldn’t stand those journalists calling her. I can’t believe I caused her so much trouble….
Right as Lucian was starting to regret his actions, he saw his chat room with Benny and realized he had another option. The frown on his face eased up significantly as he tried calling Benny’s number.
Those journalists may have obtained Roxanne’s number, but there’s no way they could get the kids’ numbers! The call got through after a few seconds, and Benny could be heard greeting him excitedly on the other line.
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.