Chapter 186
Chapter 186 The sky had already turned dark when Roxanne left the
operating room.She saw the night sky and suddenly realized that she was
late to pick her kids up, so she quickly changed her clothes and rushed to the kindergarten.At the entra
nce of the kindergarten, she saw from a distance that a guy with a hand in his pocket was standing besi
de a bench. The kids were sitting together and eating their burgers with their
heads down.Roxanne couldn‘t help stopping short
when she saw that.It seemed like Lucian could sense
her gaze because he looked up and took a nce at her. After that, he shifted his attention to the kids a
nd told them something All three of them then simultaneously turned to her. Each of them had a half–
eaten burger in
their hands when they ran to her.Feeling apologetic, Roxanne crouched down and stroked
the kids‘ heads. “I am so sorry for beingte.”Archie and Benny were used to her beingte, so they did
n’t mind and shook their heads when they heard what she said. They were actually worried about her. “
Mommy, have you been working all this time? Are you tired?”“Not at all,” replied Roxanne while grinnin
g.Despite her words, her body was actually exhausted.If it weren‘t for her kids, she wouldn‘t even have
the strength to lift her
arm.Years ago, aplication urred when she gave birth to her kids, and she lost a lot of blood. As
a result, she had been frail and weak.It was also why she would be exhausted every time she operated
for an extended period and would need to rest a lot to recuperate.“Why is Essie…?” asked Roxanne a
s she stared at Este in confusion.Lucian is already here
to pick her up, so why hasn‘t she gone home yet? Or… did he stay out of the courtesy
to take care of Archie and Benny?Conflicting emotions welled up in Roxanne when
she came to that conclusionNo one knew when Lucian had made his
way to them, but when he heard that question, he answered in an even tone, “Essie refused to leave th
em behind.” Roxanne couldn‘t help being taken aback when she heard that. A
self mocking thought ran past her mind immediately after.“I tried calling you earlier, but you didn‘t pick u
p,” said Lucian.Right then, Roxanne came back around. She stood up to look right into
his eyes and forced a smile. “I
turned my phone off and didn’t see your calls until I was out of the operating room. Thank you for taking
care of Archie and Benny.”Lucian frowned a little when he realized that Roxanne was slightly
pale. “It‘s only right for me to do that. After all, you took care of Essie for such a
long time.”The two of them didn‘t have much to say to each other, and Roxanne was truly exhausted, s
o she exchanged some pleasantries with him before putting
some distance between them and nodding. “Okay, I‘ll take Archie and
Benny home now.”The two boys then politely bid goodbye to Lucian.Este, however, kept staring at R
oxanne with her big, round eyes. The little girl didn‘t want to part with her just like that.When she
saw the look on Este‘s face, Roxanne‘s heart melted, and she crouched down to stroke Este‘s hea
d. “Be good, Essie, and go home with your
daddy. Archie and Benny will y with you again tomorrow, okay?”Only then did Este nod obediently
and reply in her baby voice, “Bye–
bye, Ms. Jarvis.”“See you tomorrow,” replied Roxanne, whose heart softened even morewhen she hear
d Este‘s adorable voice.After saying that, Roxanne held her boys‘ hands and left.Lucian‘s gaze was i
ndecipherable when he watched all three of them leave.That was the first time they interacted again aft
er
he took Este home.That woman is treating me the way she did when we first met. If I hadn‘t helped t
ake care of the two boys, she likely wouldn‘t have bothered to talk to me at all.Este
waited for a while, but her father just
stood there without budging, so she swung his arm in confusion.Only then did Lucian return to his sens
es. He picked his daughter up and walked toward the exit.From N?velDrama.Org.