Standing by her bedroom, Lucian wore a solemn expression on his face.
Regardless of how his relationship with Roxanne was now, he had already made a promise to Estella. As a result, time was of the essence for him to win Roxanne back.
The next morning, Lucian sent Estella to kindergarten early and ran into Lysa by coincidence.
“Essie!” the boys greeted her from afar.
Replying to them with a hum, the beaming Estella shook off her father's hand and walked over to join them.
Lucian didn’t stop her. Instead, he simply reminded, “Slow down.”
Estella nodded in compliance.
Meanwhile, when the brothers noticed Lucian's presence after hearing his voice, they raised their heads and gave him a hesitant look.
Locking gazes with them, Lucian broke into an indiscernible frown as his eyes reflected his complex emotions.
All this while, the boys resented him just as much as their mother did.
Therefore, he wondered if they had noticed Roxanne being infuriated by him the day before.
After all, given how difficult it was to get the boys to change their attitude toward him, Lucian didn't want to risk having it go back to the way it was.
Just as he was lost in his thoughts, the brothers' squeaky voices rang out.
“Good morning, Mr. Farwell.”
As Lucian looked in the direction of the voices, he saw Archie and Benny bowing politely at him. By the time they straightened themselves, their eyes had strayed somewhere else.
At that moment, Lucian was puzzled by their attitude toward him.
When the children were avoiding him previously, it was as though he didn't exist.
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