Chapter 500


    “Ms. Jarvis.” Este spoke, gingerly tugging on Roxanne’s outfit.


    Roxanne dropped her gaze and saw the little girl piteously looking at her with her big round eyes. She


    seemed to be asking why Roxanne was ignoring her.


    Roxame was ruffled by her puppy-dog eyes, but she could only return a forced smile.


    Lucian noticed her uneasiness with Este. His brows furrowed, but he quickly hid his emotions and


    said, “We are counting on your support to make the y a sess, Ms. Jarvis. This will be the kids’


    first performance, so I hope you can set aside your personal feelings for the benefit of the kids.”


    Roxanne’s expression froze. Her heart was in turmoil, but she put on a nonchnt front. She casually


    nodded her head and replied, “Don’t worry. I will.”


    As his gaze swept past her face, he could see she had pursed her lips and looked indifferent. Very


    obviously, she had no intention of engaging with him.


    Lucian lowered his gaze and exchanged a knowing look with Este.


    The little girl got the hint, moved over, and clung to Roxanne, asking, “Are you still very busy, Ms.


    Jarvis?”


    Roxanne could not bear to ignore the little girl anymore. She hesitated for a moment, then replied,


    “Yes, I’m still busy. But since we promised to take part in the anniversary celebration, I’ll make time to


    join you in your rehearsals.”


    Este’s eyes instantly lit up when she heard that, joy written all over her face.


    Roxanne noticed the change in Este, and her heart melted. She could no longer behave coldly


    toward the little girl.


    On the way to the ssroom, Este chattered with Roxanne, who entertained her tenderly.


    As they stepped into the ssroom, Roxanne felt all eyes were on them.


    A bewildered Roxanne stopped in her tracks, turned to Archie and Benny, and asked, “Are we in the


    wrong ssroom?”


    The boys shook their heads and said, “No. This is our ssroom.”


    Roxanne nodded, then looked up and saw that the other parents were giving her a weird look. She was


    puzzled.


    She had met those parents before, so she could not understand the hint of jealousy she detected in the


    air,


    “It has been a while, Ms. Jarvis.” Roxanne was trying to convince herself to ignore the unwee


    attention when ady came up to her and greeted her.


    She was taken aback. It was the mother of one of her boys’ ssmates. She had met thatdy at the


    ss outing to the botanic garden thest time, although she did not recall talking to her.


    Later, Roxanne found out thatdy was Cassandra rk.


    Cassandra sneaked a look at the man behind Roxanne, then moved in and cozied to


    her.


    Taken aback, Roxanne subconsciously stepped back and found herself knocking onto a muscr


    chest, losing her bnce.


    Immediately, a hand reached out and held onto her by her waist to steady her.


    Suddenly, the whole ssroom turned eerily silent, and Roxanne could tell all attention was on her.


    After a brief daze, she quickly realized what had happened. She stumbled out of Lucian’s arm, grabbed


    Archie and Benny by their hands, and stepped away from Lucian. At that moment, she wished the


    ground would open up and swallow her.


    She tried all ways and means to keep her distance from Lucian, yet he publicly made such an intimate


    gesture for all to see.


    Roxanne’s heart was still pounding wildly, and she had not noticed Cassandra walking up to her.


    “From the looks of it, Ms. Jarvis is really close to Mr. Farwell.” Cassandra looked at Roxanne from head


    to toe with an enigmatic expression.ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .