Chapter 899
Chapter 899 Threw Herself Into Her Arms
“I’ll go and pick Archie and Benny up.”
An indeterminate time passed before Roxanne lowered her eyes and murmured that in feigned
calmness.
She really had no idea how to face the man in front of her, so she could only pretend as though nothing
had happened earlier.
At the sight of her sé look, Lucian quirked his lips, deliberately baring the wound at the corner of his
mouth.
Out of her peripheral vision, Roxanne glimpsed the corner of the man’s mouth. Her expression turned
awkward.
Lucian proceeded to dab at the corner of his mouth. By then, his gaze had already cooled. In a deep
voice, he offered, “I’ll bring you upstairs.”
Argh! I was again irritated by her just now and lost hold of my self-control for a moment. And now, she
has aversion etched across her features.
Fury and annoyance simmered within him, but in the end, they all turned into indifference.
Reaching a tacit consensus, neither of them mentioned a single word about the incident just now.
Lucian spun on his heel and headed upstairs. Simrly, Roxanne followed behind him without a word.
Neither said anything until they arrived in front of Este’s bedroom door.
In the room, the three children had gotten somewhat tired from ying and were sitting in a circle,
munching on snacks.
“I need to go downstairs to prepare dinner.”
Catalina felt exceedingly gratified after watching them y the entire afternoon. Since it was almost
time for dinner, she nned to go downstairs.
Upon hearing that, Archie and Benny exchanged a nce. They both felt a touch perplexed.
Why isn’t Mommy here yet when a long time has passed? Don’t tell me she hasn’t realized that we’re
at Daddy’s ce! If she didn’t look at the GPS position, she must be in a total panic right now!
While unease haunted them, Catalina turned around and opened the room door. At once, she caught
sight of the two people standing by the door.
“Mr. Farwell.” Then, she shifted her gaze to the woman beside Lucian. A pause ensued before she
greeted, “Ms. Jarvis.”
Forcing a smile, Roxanne inclined her head at Catalina. “I’m here to pick Archie and Benny up.”
When Catalina’s gaze swept over the couple’s lips, shock flittered across her eyes. But still, she quickly
retracted her gaze nonchntly and shifted her body sideways to make way for them to enter the
room.
“They’re in the room.”
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Nodding slightly, Roxanne lifted her eyes and cast her gaze into the room.
Archie and Benny had scrambled up and sprinted to the door as soon as Catalina’s voice had rung out.
Right then, they were both staring at the couple intently.
The instant they glimpsed the mark on the corners of both adults’ lips, understanding dawned upon
them, and they rejoiced inwardly.
No wonder Mommy took such a long time toe upstairs. This is why…
Sensing their gazes, Roxanne couldn’t help feeling guilty.
Just when she was about to exin herself, Este’s juvenile voice split the air. “Ms. Jarvis!”
In the next second, the little girl threw herself into her arms.
Roxanne instinctively caught her.
She had been worrying about Este for the entire day, so she naturally had to check thetter over
carefully when she was right in front of her then.
At that thought, she cautiously crouched and looked straight into Este’s eyes.
Meanwhile, Este had waited for Roxanne for the entire day, even bracing herself for the possibility of
not getting to see her.
Thus, she was over the moon to see Roxanne there all of a sudden. There were no signs of sorrow on
her face. Instead, she beamed from ear to ear.
Yet, Roxanne noticed the redness and swelling that hadn’t abated around her eyes. Immediately, a stab
of pain assailed her.
“Sorry, I’mte.” She caressed Este’s head remorsefully.
In response, Este shook her head hard with innocence written all over her face. “You had Archie and
Benny visit me instead!”
Behind her, Archie and Benny hung their heads low and furtively inched closer to each other when they
heard that.