Chapter 657


    Roxanne was awakened by the sound ofughter downstairs early the following murine


    Her mind was so chaoticst night that she fell asleep only after a boy time. Anim, berbrad pounded


    from theck of sleep


    Roxanne nced at the time. She wanted to get some more verp, but there word tot mond to the


    laughter downstairs.


    Given no choice, Roxanne had to crawl out of bed and walk out of her room with all the eyes.


    When she looked down from upstairs, she spotted Madilyn ying with the two children in the


    living room.


    Seeing that, Roxanne could not help but sigh helplessly


    This woman lives so near to our house, but we havent heard from her for the past fer dry. Yet, she here


    to disturb my sleep now.


    “Mommy!” The boys looked up as soon as they heard Poxanne’s roon door open


    Madilyn, too. followed their gaze. The moment she sw Roxanne’s terribleplexion, the smile on her


    face was reced with a look of worry. Did we wake you up


    Roxanne nodded without beating around the bush. Massaging her pounding temples, she asked. “Why


    are you here today?


    Sensing Roxanne was feeling unwell, Madilyn stopperi ying with the children what’s wrong Are you


    unwell: Why do you look so terrible:


    Archie and Benny gazed at their mother with concern. looking extremely quilty for waking her up.


    Roxanne sighed in exasperation when she met the trio’s worried gazes. “It’s nothing. I just didn’t sleep


    wellst night. Then, I got woken up by you guys.


    Hearing that, Madilyn pulled the children to her side and said apologetically, “Go and get some sleep.


    I’ll take they out to y for a while.


    Roxanne shook her head. “I can’t fall back to sleep, anyway. Please carry on I’ll be down in a while.”


    With that, she turned around to wash up.


    Meanwhile, Madilyn exchanged nces with the boys.


    “It’s all your fault. I told you to lower your voices, but you boys didn’t listen,’ Madilyn reprimanded first.


    The boys angrily ced their hands on their hips as they stared at their godmother, who said


    those words shamelessly.


    I did not take long for Roxanne to wash up. When she was done, she descended the stairs, yawning at


    the same time.


    Madilyn? had bought breakfast for them. The children had already eaten theirs, and Roxanne’s portion


    was set aside on the table.


    Hence, Roxanne went over to the dining table to have her breakfast.


    Madilyn brought the boys over to the dining table and sat beside her, asking, “What were you thinking


    aboutst night? You look like you were up the entire night.”


    A look of exasperation shed in Roxanne’s eyes when she thought of the reason that kept her awake.


    She shook her head as if nothing was wrong. “It’s nothing. I drank some alcohol during my social


    gatheringst night. That’s why I didn’t sleep well.”


    Hearing that, Madilyn shot the boys a suspicious nce.


    The boys nodded, though they were not really sure.


    Only then did Madilyn? believe Roxanne’s words. Frowning, the former advised, “Don’t be so hard on


    yourself. You might not be worried about your health, but these kids are.”


    With that, she gazed downward at the two kids, who immediately nodded to y along.


    Roxanne could not help but smile at their act. “All right. Besides, I’m not the only one who’s guilty.


    You’re the same, too. You’ve been swamped with worktely, haven’t you?”


    Madilyn rolled her eyes. “Ugh. I had no choice.”


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    For some reason, the hospital had been severely understaffed for the past few days. Madilyn had no


    choice but to do whatever she could to help, which threw her into a spiral of hectess for the past


    month. Now that she finally had more free time that week, she decided to pay Archie and Benny a visit.