Chapter 717
Chapter 717 Not As Terrified As Before
Roxanne had no idea what Este whispered next to Lucian’s ear. All she knew was that the man
looked at her meaningfully after Este had spoken to him before denying in a low voice, “No.”No
sooner had he said that than they both swung their gazes at her. Lucian wore a bizarrely innocent
expression, while suspicion was written all over Este’s face.
The question Este asked her when they were in the backyard earlier shed across Roxanne’s mind.
Complemented by their expressions, she felt that she could surmise the situation to a tee.
At the thought of Este’s determination to avenge her, Roxanne was both amused and exasperated.
After a few seconds of silence, she stepped forward and started, “Essie is exceedingly worried about
you, so I’d best take a look at you. Besides, it’s a problem if you keep having insomnia.”
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In other words, she was trying to tell him that she only decided to treat him for Este’s sake.
When Lucian heard that, he quirked an eyebrow and nced at his daughter beside him.
Este nodded emphatically with triumph etched across her features.
Clocking that, Lucian chuckled lightly and held his wrist out to Roxanne.
Roxanne lifted her hand and grasped his wrist. While diagnosing his condition, however, she couldn’t
quite ignore the warmth emanating from his wrist.
It should have only taken a minute or two at most, but it took quite a while because she kept getting
distracted.
“Never mind if you really can’t determine the cause. Perhaps I’ve been too busy with work these days.
I’ll be fine after resting for a few days,” Lucian drawled insouciantly upon seeing that she couldn’t
diagnose his condition after some time had passed.
Roxanne happened to find the cause at that instant. Dropping her fingers from his wrist, she stated
cidly, “Your liver is a bit inmed, probably because of overwork. Take some medicine to reduce the
inmmation. Alternatively, it’ll also heal by itself after you rest for a few days.”
Lucian inclined his head in acknowledgment.
“It’s gettingte. You should bring Essie home earlier, Mr. Farwell.” Roxanne began asking him to leave
after ncing at the time.
Lucian didn’t voice any objections either. He got up from the couch nonchntly and looked down at
Este, who was still sitting on the couch with a reluctant expression on her face.
Although Este had yed with Archie, Benny, and Roxanne for the whole afternoon, she was still
disinclined to leave. She gazed at Roxanne pitifully, hoping that thetter would allow her to stay.
“Be good, Essie. I’ve got work recently, so I can’t let you sleep over here. If you want toe over in
the future, you can do so anytime.” Roxanne patted her head apologetically.
At the side, Archie and Benny nodded as they seconded, “Bring Essie here often to y, Mr. Farwell!”
A strange feeling flittered deep within Roxanne’s heart when she heard the two boys saying that out of
the blue.
It seems that their attitudes toward Lucian had changed entirely after the hot spring vacation. I still
remember that they were even more averse to him than I was in the past. If this were to continue, I
wouldn’t be surprised if they were to learn about their identities one day.
The moment Roxanne realized the direction of her thoughts, her brows knitted together imperceptibly.
For some inexplicable reason, I’m not as terrified as before at the thought of them learning about their
identities. Is it because of the changes in the man before me?
As that thought urred to her, she instinctively lifted her eyes and stole a peek at the man standing in
front of her.
Lucian nodded at her apathetically before gazing down at Archie and Benny. In a gentle voice, he
murmured, “Thank you. I’ll be sure to do that.”
While they conversed, they wholly ignored Roxanne, the true owner of the house.
She was deluged with exasperation, but she couldn’t be bothered to gainsay them anyway.