“Daddy!”
Downstairs, Catalina was serving the three children breakfast.
When the children saw that Lucian had come downstairs, they all greeted him in unison.
Subsequently, Estella asked morosely, “Where's Mommy, Daddy? My dress is spoiled.”
Upon hearing that, Lucian scrutinized her with a frown.
Estella was wearing the dress Roxanne put on her last night, but the wings at the back had come off at some point in time.
“Where are the wings?” he questioned in a baritone voice.
Wearing a recriminating expression, Estella turned to Benny beside her.
Benny proceeded to raise a hand apologetically. “I accidentally tore them off. I'm sorry. I'll help Essie fix them!”
His voice dripped with remorse.
Patting Estella on the head in consolation, Lucian crouched and took a closer look at her dress.
He remembered that the wings at the back of her dress were indeed detachable.
Regretfully, he didn't pay much attention to the actual mechanics of it.
After studying the dress for a long time, he stood up and declared, “It isn't spoiled. The wings can still be reattached. But then, we've got no time for it now, so have your Mommy help to do it tonight.”
Estella eyed him dubiously.
Mild exasperation flooded Lucian when he saw that his daughter had so little faith in him.
Hmm, on second thought, she's more attached to Roxanne, so this is nothing usual.
Hence, he nonchalantly changed the subject. “The clock is ticking. We're going to be late if we tarry any further.”
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