Roxanne felt Jack’s tone sounded a little peculiar. Moreover, she also knew the kids weren’t fond of him, so she rejected him on the spot, “That’s not needed. Benny’s injury has almost recovered. Thank you for your concern, Mr. Damaris.”
Jack replied, “It’s better to take more precautions since he’s just a child. I have a special ointment passed down in the Damaris family. I’ll bring it over in a while to visit him.”
Sensing his insistence, Roxanne couldn’t bring herself to refuse him again, so she had no choice but to agree. After hanging up the phone, Roxanne summoned the children and informed them about Jack’s visit.
“Mommy, can you ask him not to come?” Benny was reluctant to meet with Jack. Roxanne felt helpless, listening to Benny’s words. “I did turn him down, but he was determined to come. He has your best interest at heart, so don’t blatantly show your dislike toward him later.”
With that, she turned to Estella. “And you, Essie. Do not repeat what you did previously. I’ll ask him to leave as soon as possible.”
Estella nodded reluctantly. Although Roxanne had punished Estella by asking the latter to stand in a corner, the little girl didn’t feel she had done anything wrong.
Roxanne could tell the children were unhappy with that arrangement. She let out a sigh of resignation. I don’t know what to do with these kids.
Not long after, Jack showed up at the mansion’s entrance. Roxanne opened the door and welcomed him into the house. “Hello, Mr. Damaris,” the three kids greeted him politely but none-too-enthusiastically.
Seemingly ignorant to their indifference, Jack strode up to Benny. “I heard that you were injured. Let me take a look.”
He reached out and grasped Benny’s wrist after saying that. Benny was averse to Jack. Although the wound on his wrist had almost recovered, he feigned agony when Jack touched him and swiftly retracted his arm. “Does it hurt a lot?” Jack gazed at the kid scrutinizingly.
Benny nodded as if he was indeed in pain. “It hurts even with the slightest touch.” Daddy is better, after all. He didn’t touch my wrist when he visited me the other day. Jack sized up Benny for a few more seconds before standing up and handing Roxanne the small tube of ointment in his hand.
“This is a special medicine passed down in the Damaris family. Apply this on Benny’s arm, and the injury will recover in no time.” Roxanne received the medicine and courteously expressed her gratitude, “Thank you, Mr. Damaris.”
Jack bobbed his head in response. Then, he casually swept his eyes across the three children. The kids had gathered around Roxanne and were eyeing him warily. They’re regarding me with that look in their eyes again! A hint of displeasure surged within Jack..
He couldn’t be sure if Archie and Benny were Lucian’s children, but it was evident that the boys were on Lucian’s side. That reason alone was sufficient to invoke Jack’s distaste toward the boys.
“I need to bring the kids out in a short while, so if there’s nothing else, Mr. Damaris…” Roxanne hinted at Jack for him to take his leave.
Fortunately, he didn’t insist on staying. “Take good care of Benny. There’s no hurry regarding the tasks at the research institute.”
Roxanne pursed her lips and smiled. “Thank you. Don’t worry. I’ll make sure to finish the development of the new medicine within the given time frame.”
The two didn’t chat further as Jack swiftly left afterward. Roxanne felt slightly suspicious as she watched his car disappear from her sight. Jack’s sole purpose for making that trip was clearly to confirm whether Benny was truly injured.
She could not shake off the feeling that Jack seemed to have changed in some aspects compared to when they first met.
Due to Benny’s injury, the three kids didn’t attend their classes at the kindergarten for the time being. As a result, Ophelia didn’t have the chance to make her move.
Aubree repeatedly received disappointing updates from Ophelia when she contacted the latter on multiple occasions. Exasperated, Aubree invited Ophelia out once more.
“Aubree, there’s nothing I can do either. Who would’ve expected that b*tch to stop the other two kids from attending school after that little b*stard got hurt!” Ophelia uttered helplessly.
She thought she could still target Archie and Estella while Benny recuperated at home due to his injury. To her surprise, she received news that all three children had applied for leave the following day. Aubree clenched her fists. Hatred filled her eyes as she spoke. “That b*tch!”
The two women grimaced, stumped at the development. While vexed, Ophelia carefully observed the changes in Aubree’s countenance, fearing the latter might get sick and tired of her. After a long while, Aubree piped up, “You should resign.”
Upon hearing that, Ophelia furrowed her brows and hastily said, “Be patient, Aubree. They’ll have to return to school sooner or later. I’ll have my chances when that happens.”
She thought Aubree was giving up on her. If that were the case, the position Aubree promised to secure for her at Pearson Group would become nothing but a dream.
However, Aubree merely glanced at her impatiently. “I suspect they are starting to mistrust you. I’m afraid they will find out about our plan if you continue staying there, so there’s no need to take this risk.”
Ophelia’s tense facial expression significantly relaxed after she heard that. Still, she remained cautious. “In that case, what should I-”
Aubree said, “I have a plan. You will resign for now and look for a place to lay low. I’ll contact you afterward.”
Ophelia agreed. When she returned to the kindergarten, she met with Jeffrey to discuss her resignation. Jeffrey was puzzled by Ophelia’s decision to quit after working there for just a few days. “Is this because you think our kindergarten is not offering you optimal pay and benefits? Please voice out if you have any requests. I believe you’re also aware of how important the class you’re handling is, so we desperately need manpower currently.”
Ophelia wore a troubled look. “That’s exactly why I wish to resign.”
He frowned. “What do you mean?” Ophelia replied, “You mentioned it yourself. The three kids in our class are the children of the Farwell family. I’m genuinely terrified now that one of them got hurt. I doubt my ability to take care of them, and I’m also afraid of facing the Farwell family’s wrath should the kids get injured again.”
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.