Chapter 816
Chapter 816 Earnest
After hearing what the kids had to say, Roxanne could not help but hesitate. Baking with the children meant that she could not
avoid interacting with Lucian. But...
Roxanne looked at Lucian, who was seated across from her at the table. His expression seemed to be quite indifferent as if he
did not really mind.
Seeing how nd his expression is now, | think it would be strange if | react too strongly or kick up a fuss. After some
deliberation, Roxanne smiled at the kids and said, “All right then!”
Seeing that Roxanne was on board, the kids looked expectantly at Lucian. Lucian also nodded wordlessly. The children then let
out triumphant cheers. “Yay! Let’s all bake together!”
In their haste and excitement, the children barely finished their breakfast. They took another two cursory bites before eagerly
jumping off their chairs and looking at both adults.
Although Roxanne had agreed, she still felt awkward at the prospect of being in such close contact with Lucian. Subconsciously,
she felt the urge to dy the activity.
Under the watchful and expectant eyes of all the children, Roxanne felt herself squirm in her seat. Finally, all she could do was
get up and clear the table.
The kitchen was too small to amodate so many people. After some thought, Roxanne decided to use the dining table
instead.
The children graciously offered to help her with the dishes. When that was done, they eagerly went to the dining table and waited
to start baking.
Roxanne brought out the utensils that were needed andid them out neatly on the now-clean table.
Este soon began to take charge as she divided the tasks between everyone present. “Daddy and Ms. Jarvis will make the
actual cake. The rest of us will help to decorate it.”
Naturally, Roxanne had no objections. She soon began to work.
Lucian, on the other hand, knew nothing about baking. All he could do was stand in a corner, frowning while he watched
Roxanne busy herself with the process.
“Daddy, go on! Help Ms. Jarvis!” Este tugged at the hem of Lucian’s sleeve with disapproval written all over her face.
Lucian merely arched a brow at Este, silently imploring that he tell her what to do.
With a deep, dramatic sigh, Este pointed at the eggs inside the bowl, indicating that he should help Roxanne crack the eggs.
Lucian nodded in understanding, reaching out to lend a hand.
Roxanne was blissfully unaware of the interaction between Lucian and Este. However, she had coincidentally reached the
stage where they had to add eggs to the mixture. As she reached out to grab an egg from the bowl, her hand identally
brushed against Lucian’s hand.
For a moment, the two of them froze.
A few secondster, Roxanne quickly snapped back to her senses. She retracted her hand as if she’d felt an electric shock and
forced herself to calm down. Struggling to stay calm, she said, “Go ahead.”
Lucian was aware that Roxanne was avoiding him. The look in his eyes darkened, and he continued with what he set out to do
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Very quickly, the ingredients were mixed in the mixing bowl. All that was left now was to beat the mixture.
This was going to take some time.
Roxanne used the whisk for a while but soon noticed that her arm began to ache from the beating. She then slowed down,
thinking of resting for a bit.
“Il do it,” came Lucian’s voice from behind her.
Roxanne was briefly startled. Before she had the time to react, Lucian had already taken the whisk from her.
She could only let go and take a few steps back while Lucian continued with the whisking.
Lucian’s sleeves were rolled up high to reveal his thin and strong forearms. His well-defined brows were furrowed in a slight
frown, and his lips were pursed because he had not done this before. However, he did seem quitemitted.
Roxanne fell into a slight daze when she saw Lucian’s demeanor.
That being said, this must have been the first time she had seen Lucian do something with such earnestness.