Chapter 713


    Chapter 713 The Man Sleeping Soundly


    The children weren’t much help in the kitchen, but with them around, Roxanne’s turbulent emotions


    slowly subsided. When she came out after cooking dinner, she immediately spotted Lucian sitting on


    the couch.


    He seemed to be rather tired, for he had already dozed off while they were preparing dinner. His head


    tipped slightly to the side, and he half-leaned against the couch. Even while asleep, he was still as


    elegant as ever.


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    Seeing that, Roxanne instinctively gentled her movements to not make too much noise and made a


    shushing gesture at the children.


    The children followed her gaze. The instant theyid eyes on the sleeping man, a glimmer of


    bemusement shed across Archie and Benny’s faces.


    Daddy would usually settle work matters whenever he was free. But today, he actually fell asleep. Has


    he been too exhausted from work recently?


    The brothers looked at Este in confusion. When Este’s eyes fell on the man asleep on the couch,


    the smile on her face gradually faded. Her eyes brimmed with worry.


    Meeting the boys’ gazes, she exined softly, “Daddy hasn’t been sleeping well these days. He keeps


    having insomnia, but he has a lot of work during the day. So, things have been pretty bad.”


    While Lucian had never mentioned that to her, she overheard his conversation with Catalina. Learning


    that her father had been having trouble sleeping, she had been exceedingly worried.


    Subsequently, she seemingly remembered something. She whirled around and gazed at Roxanne


    expectantly. Roxanne was a tad puzzled upon noticing her gaze.


    “Aren’t you an impressive doctor, Ms. Jarvis? Can you please help Daddy?”


    Este cautiously grasped the hem of the woman’s shirt. The worried look on the girl’s face made


    Roxanne’s heart ache.


    If he’s suffering from insomnia due to physical reasons, it’s indeed a piece of cake for me to treat him.


    But then, physical contact will be inevitable during the treatment process.


    She felt rather conflicted as she recalled what happened when they were ying in the afternoon.


    “Daddy’s condition has persisted for several days.”


    Este gave Roxanne’s shirt another tug and looked at her with a beseeching look in her eyes.


    In the end, Roxanne couldn’t bring herself to turn Este down. After wavering for a brief moment, she


    agreed with a smile, “Okay. We’ll eat first and let your daddy sleep for a while. When we’ve finished


    eating, I’ll check him over.”


    Upon receiving her agreement, Este nodded obediently. “Thank you, Ms. Jarvis.” Beaming, Roxanne


    stroked her head. Then, she had dinner with the three children while the food was still hot.


    Knowing that Lucian was catching up on sleep, the children were particrly thoughtful. They were


    extra careful as they ate, almost making no noise.


    After dinner, they all stared at Roxanne in anticipation, hoping she would treat Lucian as soon as


    possible. Exasperation flooded Roxanne when she saw the look on their faces. “Go and y first. I


    can’t concentrate with you all eyeballing me.”


    Despite feeling somewhat reluctant, the children still went to the backyard docilely, thinking that it was


    indeed inappropriate for them to be a hindrance at the side while she was treating Lucian.


    Roxanne sighed with relief as she watched the kids leave. Considering her level of expertise, she didn’t


    really need to concentrate if she was merely treating insomnia.


    In truth, she just didn’t want them to see her having any physical contact with the man. With them


    looking on, she couldn’t help remembering her various intimate interactions with him previously.


    Only when the children had gone so far that their voices couldn’t be heard anymore did she stroll over


    to the couch and look down at the man who was still sleeping soundly