When Estella saw Roxanne confirming a date with Lucian, she knew that Roxanne had agreed to go together, and her face lit up with excitement. Although there were still some tears in her eyes, she was smiling brightly.
Seeing that the children were so excited, Roxanne felt relieved and looked at Lucian indifferently.
Lucian said in a deep voice, “How about next weekend? Will you be free, Ms. Jarvis?”
Roxanne nodded, and the two didn't say anything more.
After bidding Estella goodbye, Roxanne took Archie and Benny back home.
On the way home, the children called out to Roxanne, “Mommy.”
Roxanne had yet to get over the incident during the play. When she heard the children's voices, she took a few seconds to respond. “What’s wrong?”
Benny was about to speak, but feeling a little timid, he looked at Archie.
Meeting Benny's eyes, Archie nodded and asked, “Mommy, do you not want to go on a vacation with Mr. Farwell?”
Having witnessed the kiss and noticed Roxanne's hesitation, they could more or less guess her thoughts.
Roxanne didn’t know how to respond. Hence, she asked in return, “Why would you say so?"
Archie and Benny looked at each other, and Archie answered, “You've been avoiding Mr. Farwell, and you promised to only chauffeur us until the end of the anniversary celebration. Is that not because you want to stay away from Mr. Farwell? When Essie invited us, you were hesitant as well.’
Roxanne looked at the children in the backseat through the rearview mirror and felt distressed.
They could not have been any more naive when they were watching the play earlier, yet now they were so clever.
Before she could speak, Benny added, “Mommy, your nose will grow longer if you tell lies!”
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