Chapter 556


    I know you didn’t mean it. I just need some time to recover from the shock. Roxanneforted Benny


    with a smile. The boy gazed at her doubtfully for some time. When he was finally convinced that she m


    eant what she said, he nodded slowly, pursed his lips and gave her a hug. Let’s have breakfast. It’s gett


    ingte, Roxanne said, caressing his head. All the children nodded, and the four of them went downstai


    rs together.


    A five person breakfast was ready on the table by the time they got down. It seemed that Lucian had ta


    ken the food in andid them out on the dining table. He was scrolling his phone on the couch when th


    ey came down. His sleeves were rolled up, revealing a pair of lean and muscr forearms. When Roxa


    nne saw that he was working, she held the children’s hands and asked them to walk silently, but the ma


    n still noticed them in the end. He looked up at Roxanne and their gazes met.


    What had happened the previous night instantly came back to Roxanne’s mind. She hoped she could fi


    nd traces of his thoughts on his face, but even after seconds of staring at him, she found no sign of any


    emotions in his eyes. It was as if his nonchnt gaze was telling her that everything that had happene


    d the night before was but a dream. I know it was real. I saw the ss of water and hangover pills on th


    e table this morning.


    I can’t believe I ended up telling him how I felt six years ago. Ever since Roxanne woke up that morning


    , her mind had been a mess as she tried to guess how Lucian felt about what had gone down the night


    before. Yet the man’s indifference was upsetting. It seemed to show Roxanne that her worry was redun


    dant and that she had been overthinking. His unconcern made Roxanne feel pathetic, so she withdrew


    her gaze from him and continued walking down the staircase with the children. Daddy.


    Este eximed the moment she solution. The man quickly shifted his gaze toward Este and nodde


    d lightly, putting away his phone and standing up. Good morning, Mr. Farwell, Benny greeted. Both Rox


    anne and Lucian were stunned when they heard the boy. Lucian was expecting Roxanne and the two b


    oys to ignore himpletely because the children had always disliked him. So when Benny greeted hi


    m without Roxanne telling him to do so, lucian waspletely caught off guard.


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    Likewise, Roxanne was also astonished by Benny’s abrupt act of affection. Yet on second thought, the


    adults knew why there was a change in his attitude.


    The boy must havee to like Lucian after the man found him. It was just that they were not expecting


    Behind them, Roxanne still felt heavyhearted and she walked in slowly. Her anxious gaze wandered aim