The children were even more excited to hear that their godmother was buying dinner. “Hooray to Aunt Madilyn!”
The family of five had reunited, with Roxanne now fully recovered. Additionally, they were looking forward to having dinner with their godmother. For the children, the people they were closest to was by their sides again.
There was nothing better in the world than that. The joyous moods of the children were infectious, and Roxanne’s smile continued to stay on her face. Madilyn soon sent her the location of the restaurant. Roxanne and Lucian brought the three children there, after which they were led to a private room.
Right as they sat down, the server brought the dishes to the table. A glance across the spread revealed that those dishes were Roxanne’s and the children’s favorites. “Thank you,” Roxanne blurted out. “I’m sorry to have worried you.”
Madilyn’s smile faded slightly, giving way to a gentler expression. “You did scare me. I’m so glad that everything turned out fine. That’s all I want.”
She then glanced at Lucian before continuing to Roxanne, “No one had it as bad as Mr. Farwell. At the very least, I got a few hours of sleep, but he didn’t get any at all.”
Roxanne followed her gaze to meet Lucian’s eyes, and the couple lost themselves in each other. Everyone at the table was delighted with Roxanne’s recovery, and the dinner was filled with merriment.
Once in a while, Madilyn would criticize Jack’s self-inflicted situation and praise Lucian. She even nearly told Roxanne to hold onto Lucian because he was a good man.
The three children were nodding along with Madilyn the whole time. Pleased by their compliments, Lucian footed the bill before Madilyn could say anything.
It left Madilyn grumpy about failing to treat Roxanne, and when she saw Roxanne about to leave with Lucian, she pulled her to the side.
“I haven’t got to treat Roxanne yet! Mr. Farwell, please bring the kids home first. We’re going to go for round two!”
It went without saying that Lucian was anxious about Roxanne leaving his side when she had just recovered, coupled with the incident a while ago. “Go back first. It so happens that I want to spend some more time with Madilyn.”
Roxanne could tell that her best friend had something else to say to her, so she seconded Madilyn. At her words, a frown marred Lucian’s countenance. Worry was practically written all over his face.
Seeing that, Madilyn suggested understandingly, “If you’re worried, Mr. Farwell, you can have someone follow us. Anyway, I certainly won’t take Roxanne out to do anything to betray you.”
No sooner had she proposed that than Lucian agreed without hesitation, “It’s decided, then, I’ll have someone follow you both to provide protection. Call me when you’re done, and I’ll . come and pick the two of you up.”
It was clear as day that such had been his plan from the very beginning. Naturally, Madilyn had no objections to it. In fact, she even threw her best friend a teasing look. “Things are indeed different when one is attached.”
A hint of scarlet stained Roxanne’s face, and she smiled without responding to that, merely saying to Archie, Benny, and Estella, “Your Aunt Madilyn and I will only go back a while later. Be good and listen to your daddy”
All three children obediently acquiesced. Lucian made a call and waited for some time. It was not until he had ascertained that his subordinates were all in place that he drove away.
“What’s wrong? Is something else the matter?” Madilyn dragged Roxanne to a quiet bar, and. the latter gave voice to that question in puzzlement after they had taken a seat. Wearing a somewhat strange expression, Madilyn sounded hesitant as she started, “It isn’t a big deal…”
She then took a sip of wine guiltily, her gaze darting all over the place. At that, Roxanne’s curiosity was further piqued. “Why are you beating around the bush, considering our relationship?”
Madilyn again wavered for a long while. Finally, she ventured, “Do you still remember Ms. Lane?”
Hearing that, Roxanne was stumped for a few seconds before she recalled the person Madilyn was speaking of. It was no wonder she could not remember Elektra immediately, for too many things had happened in the past two days.
Furthermore, the woman had only appeared before her once briefly. Verily, she did not have the presence of mind to pay Elektra much attention.
“Yeah. Lucian has explained that they’re good friends. What’s with her?” Sighing, Madilyn urged earnestly, “I think while Mr. Farwell was quite a sc*mbag six years ago, judging from the look of things now, he’s indeed a decent man who’s hard to come by. Not only did Ms. Lane grow up with him, but the timing of her return this time is also rather suspicious.. You’d best be careful, lest she turns out to be the next Aubree.”
After saying that, she clarified, “I don’t mean anything else by that. I’ve seen how much Mr. Farwell cares about you in the past few days, and I believe that he definitely won’t have a change of heart. But then, no one knows Ms. Lane’s thoughts exactly. It’s prudent to be careful!”
She was truly scared after everything that had transpired with Aubree..
On the one hand, she was happy that her best friend had found true love. But on the other, she was afraid that the latter would be hurt because Lucian was too popular among the ladies.
Since Roxanne’s return to the country, Madilyn had almost lost her twice. As such, she did not want to experience it a third time. Upon hearing that, Roxanne frowned slightly. Elektra’s countenance gradually took shape in her mind.
Casting her mind back to the woman for a while, she shook her head lightly. “I don’t think she’s such a person.”
As far as she remembered, Elektra’s gaze was exceedingly sincere. That aside, Lucian’s evaluation of her was also relatively good. Therefore, she trusted her intuition.
“I’m just cautioning you against her. Truthfully speaking, she also told me while you were still unconscious that she has no designs on Mr. Farwell. Nevertheless, it does no harm for us to be on our guard against her,” Madilyn asserted.
“Got it. I’ll be more careful around her,” Roxanne concurred with a smile, knowing that her best friend was merely warning her for her own good. Only then was Madilyn satisfied. In no time, the two of them chatted about other things, the atmosphere very much relaxed.
Meanwhile, Jonathan had just finished handling. Jack’s matter and returned to the Queen family from the police station.
The instant he stepped in the door, he was greeted by the sight of his sister sitting on the couch, watching television distractedly and glancing in the direction of the door every so often. As soon as Frieda spotted him, her expression changed, and she greeted him enthusiastically.
“I’ve seen the news and learned that Jack has been arrested, Jonathan. So, Roxanne has probably regained consciousness as well, right?”
In response, Jonathan bobbed his head, “Yeah. She regained consciousness last night. We’d been busy with Jack’s matter, so we hadn’t the time to tell you about it.” It was thanks to his sister engaging Peregrine’s services that Roxanne could wake up from her coma this time.
Thus, it was only right for him to notify her about the matter. He initially thought that Frieda would be chagrined, but unexpectedly, he did not glimpse a hint of disgruntlement on her face..
Just as he was wondering about it, his sister’s meaningful voice drifted into the air. “Old Mr. Lomax must have played a pivotal role in the matter, huh? Did Lucian not say anything about it?”
In other words, she was claiming credit from him. Jonathan’s brows creased imperceptibly, and he felt a touch irked.
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.