Warmth seeped into Roxanne's heart at the girl's reply. Her eyes were red-rimmed, but a smile was on her face.
At the sight of the two, even Lucian's heart was melting. He had to take in a deep breath before uttering, “Let's eat first.”
It was then Roxanne let go of the girl and blinked away her tears. With a smile, she said, “Yes, let's eat first.”
Then, recalling the mess in the kitchen, she stood up and walked toward the kitchen to clean up.
Realizing what she was going to do, Lucian said, “I've asked Catalina to come. She'll be taking care of you all for the next two days, so sit down and eat first.”
Roxanne halted in her tracks before turning to thank the man, “Thank you.
She was not going to act like she was a stranger to Lucian because of Estella, so she was not going to turn him down on his offer.
Lucian nodded.
Roxanne turned to the boys. “Come on. You must be hungry too. Dig in while the food is still hot.”
It was true that the boys were starving. Upon hearing her words, they jumped down from the couch and walked toward the dining table in a line.
Roxanne was squeezed between them. Habitually, she tried to take care of them by taking food for them.
However, she only recalled her injury right after she raised her hand. Thus, she had no choice but to use her left hand, but her movements were clumsy because of that.
At the sight of the slowness of their mother's actions, Archie and Benny said to Roxanne, “Mommy, you don't need to take care of us. Let us take care of you instead!”
With that said, they both stood up to take the food that Roxanne liked for her.
A tender look appeared in Roxanne's eyes as she watched the sensible boys work away. Touched, she then said, “Thank you, my darlings.”
When Estella saw the boys bring food for Roxanne, she, too, mimicked them and took a little of her favorite food for Roxanne.
Once she put the food on Roxanne's plate, she stared at Roxanne with bright eyes, enthusiastically waiting for the woman to eat it.
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