Roxanne's expression froze when she heard Lucian mentioning her going on a date again.
“You should've told me if you were busy, Ms. Jarvis. I would've come to bring Essie home,” Lucian added.
Hearing his tone, Estella knew he was pissed. “Daddy!” she said anxiously.
Lucian's eyes darkened. He looked down at Estella, and only then did he realize how cold he had sounded. I got angry when I saw those flowers. But Roxanne may not think I have the right to be angry.
“I'm sorry I couldn't come back earlier to accompany you, Essie.” Roxanne ignored Lucian and cast Estella an apologetic look.
Estella quickly shook her head when she heard Roxanne apologizing to her. “It's all right, Ms. Jarvis. You're back now. Besides, those fried chickens were delicious! I love them!”
With that, Estella shot her father a discontented look. Forget that he forbade me from eating delicious food. Now, he even got angry at Ms. Jarvis! I'm not happy with that!
Lucian merely frowned and kept mum. He was afraid that he would lose his temper if he were to talk again.
Roxanne knew Estella didn't want her to put too much blame on herself. She smiled appreciatively and said, “I'll make you something yummy tonight, okay?”
Ms. Jarvis is making me dinner! Estella's eyes lit up, and she nodded excitedly. “Okay!”
After that, Roxanne walked into the living room.
Only when she walked past Archie and Benny did they notice the bouquet in her hands. They instinctively turned toward Lucian.
As they expected, Lucian's expression was as black as thunder.
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