Roxanne was surprised by her son's words.
She knew they had always been very sensible and had always taken good care of Estella.
However, what she didn't expect was that they had been thinking about this even more than she did.
Benny chimed in sweetly, “Mommy, please talk to Mr. Farwell about this. We're worried that Essie might get bullied, and we won't be there to protect her.”
Roxanne felt her chest tighten at the mention of Estella being bullied.
She recalled the incident when Estella had been bullied by her classmates when Archie and Benny first entered the classroom.
Back then, the boys had stepped forward to protect Estella and helped her to smoothen things over with her classmates.
However, now that Estella was in a new kindergarten, she no longer had any playmates she was familiar with. Roxanne was worried that if Archie and Benny weren't beside Estella, the past would repeat itself.
There's a possibility that it would be just like what the boys said. Estella would be ostracized by the other kids.
Thinking about this, Roxanne relented and said, “All right, I'll have a chat with Mr. Farwell regarding this soon. That being said, you guys need to prepare yourselves to transfer to another kindergarten.”
The boys' eyes lit up.
Mommy's willing to talk to Daddy! It doesn't matter what they'll be talking about. At the very least, this will end the silent war they're waging against each other. Besides, we're the ones who brought up the idea of transferring kindergartens, anyway. This way, we'll be able to keep Essie's condition from deteriorating further.
With that thought in mind, the boys agreed to it without hesitation.
Roxanne flashed a smile and tousled the boys' hair. “It's getting late now. Get some rest.”
Since they had achieved their goals, the boys nodded at her obediently in response.
As Roxanne walked out of the boys' room, words from their conversation earlier kept replaying in her mind, making her feel slightly guilty.
She had always thought that matters between adults should be kept between adults and children should not be involved in them.
However, because of her relationship with Lucian, all three children had their lives affected in some way or the other.
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