Chapter 1255


    “Trust me.” Following Lucian’s gentle murmur, a soft kiss fell on Roxanne’s lips.Roxanne instinctively


    held her breath and gazed at the man before her dazedly.Her eyes flickered when she thought of his


    words earlier, and she finally let down her guard.Although Lucian wanted to deepen the kiss, he could


    only test the waters carefully as he wasn’t sure about Roxanne’s feelings. Sensing that, Roxanne


    slowly closed her eyes.The next second, Lucian pulled her into his arms and engulfed her in a heated


    kiss.After a long time, Roxanne began to run out of breath. She pushed at Lucian’s chest, and only


    then did he let go of her reluctantly.Lucian panted heavily with furrowed brows, his eyes as deep as the


    ocean. As he stared at Roxanne, it seemed as if he was going to devour her.Upon meeting his eyes,


    Roxanne felt her heart skip a beat. She averted her gaze in a panic and forced herself to stay calm.


    “Let’s eat. The kids must be starving.”Then, she dished up the food nonchntly to bring them to the


    dining table and, at the same time, escape from Lucian.The emotions churning in Lucian’s eyes were


    so passionate that she somehow felt scared.Just as Roxanne passed by Lucian, his low, hoarse voice


    sounded beside her ear. “This time, don’t try to pretend as if nothing happened. It’s been so long since


    Essie wanted you to be her mommy. Don’t you think of running away.”Roxanne paused for a


    millisecond, but she quickened her footsteps the next moment and left the kitchen.There was no one in


    the living room.Archie, Benny, and Este had tactfully gone to the courtyard to avoid disturbing their


    parents.After cing the dishes on the table, Roxanne stood in ce for a while to calm herself down


    before walking to the door to call the kids.“Mommy, where’s Mr. Farwell?” The trio sat by the dining


    table and looked around curiously. Lucian’s te and cutlery were set on the table, but the man was


    nowhere to be seen.Roxanne nced at the kitchen out of reflex and shed them a sheepish smile.


    “He’s still in the kitchen. He’ll be here soon.”As if hearing their conversation, Lucian came out of the


    kitchen right after Roxanne’s words fell.Hearing footsteps behind her, Roxanne turned around.When


    she saw Lucian’s unkempt shirt, the feelings she had barely managed to suppress were stirred up


    again. Even her face started to flush uncontrobly.On the other hand, Lucian strolled over with an


    unbothered expression even under their stares.“Sorry to keep you waiting.”Lucian sat across Roxanne


    and smiled apologetically at the kids.In return, the trio exchanged nces before telling Lucian it was


    okay.Except for Roxanne, everyone at the table was in a great mood.During the meal, they kept cing


    food on each other’s tes.Roxanne did that repeatedly for the three children out of habit. When she


    finally turned her attention back to her own te, she discovered it was full of her favorite food.Across


    her, Lucian retracted his hand leisurely. From the looks of it, he was going to get her more.Roxanne felt


    her heart flutter, but she immediately stopped him. “That’s enough. I can’t eat so much.”Lucian listened


    to her and finally halted his actions.Meanwhile, Archie, Benny, and Este stared at the two adults.As


    Roxanne was still not used to this kind of atmosphere, she looked a little helpless.“How is your


    mommy’s cooking? Is it good?”Lucian’s cheerful voice broke the awkwardness.The kids instantly


    understood what he meant and looked away from Roxanne. “Yes!” they answered sweetly.Taking that


    opportunity, Lucian began chatting with them.Roxanne heaved a silent sigh of relief. At the sight of the


    pile of food on her te, she was suddenly ovee with a bittersweet feeling.? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.