Chapter 196
Chapter 196 While holding Este‘s hand, Lucian stared at the woman, who had an indifferent
expression on her face at a near distance away. In a slightly sarcastic voice, he retorted, “Even if we‘re
strangers. vou don‘t need to avoid me like the gue, Ms. Jarvis. I‘m going to send Essie to the
kindergarten anyway, and I‘ll drive past your research institute from the kindergarten to Farwell Group.
That‘s the reason I offered to give you a ride. What‘s your concern, Ms. Jarvis?”In other words, he was
implying that Roxanne was overthinking things.Este wanted to be with Roxanne for a while longer, so
she gazed at thetter pitifully upon hearing that, “Ms. Jarvis.”Unbidden, Roxanne‘s heart melted.
Furthermore, she had no refutation to Lucian‘s words.They merely had nothing to do with each other,
so her repeated demurral of such innocuous things made her appear rather petty.At that thought, she
relented and said to Lysa, “You may go back first. I‘ll take them to kindergarten.”Lysa murmured in
acknowledgment and handed Archie and Benny to Roxanne.Archie and Benny were still prejudiced
against Lucian, so they were a touch hesitant, knowing that they were riding with the man
again.Este, on the other hand, had already dropped her father‘s hand and went over to clutch
Roxanne‘s dress. It was clear that she wanted to sit with Roxanne.Patting her head, Roxanne ordered
Archie and Benny, “Get in.”Only after hearing that did they slowly climb into the car.Roxanne went in
after them with Este in her arms, sitting in the back seat with Archie and Benny.Lucian closed the car
door for them and slipped into the passenger seat.Then, the car started slowly and drove toward the
kindergarten.Silence reigned in the car. Roxanne had nothing to say to Lucian, and the children were
inexplicably quiet as well.Throughout the entire drive, the atmosphere was exceedingly depressing.As
the car gradually drove away, camera shed relentlessly in the bushes in front of the hospital.It was
almost nine o‘clock when they arrived at the kindergarten. Roxanne alighted from the car and led the
three children to the kindergarten gates.As they were reallyte then, the kindergarten gates were
already closed.Roxanne gave Pippa a call to exin the situation briefly. Pippa then came out and
brought the three children into thepound.Watching as their figures disappeared from her line of
sight, Roxanne turned back hesitantly.By the side of the road, Lucian‘s car was still parked in the same
spot silently, waiting for her.ording to Lucian‘s remarks earlier, he would drive her somewhere nearC0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org.
the research institute on his way to the office.However, without the children‘s presence, she really didn’t
know how to remain in such a cramped space with the man alone.Anyhow, the research institute was
very near to the kindergarten. Part of the reason she chose that particr kindergarten back then was
because of its distance from the research institute, which made it convenient for her to drive her
children to and fro.Even by foot, it would only take about half an hour.25While she was contemting
whether or not she should just walk, the car window slowly rolled down, revealing the man‘s impatient
profile.Roxanne was promptly taken aback.“Aren‘t you in a hurry to go to the research institute? Why
are you still dawdling?” Lucian could guess her intentions, so he was in a foul mood. Consequently, his
tone wasn’t all that amicable. either.Upon hearing that, Roxanne pursed her lips. A momentter, she
shed him a polite smile and stepped forward, saying, “The research institute is just around the
corner, so I‘ll walk there.”Suppressing the chagrin within him, Lucian replied coolly, “If Essie were to
learn that I had you walk over, she‘d throw a fit at me when she returns.”At that, Roxanne was
startled.As long as neither of us speaks of it, how would she learn about it?Nheless, seeing as the
man seemingly wouldn‘t leave unless she got into the car, she still climbed into the back seat after a
moment‘s hesitation.