In Roxanne's embrace, Estella was crying her lungs out when she tightened her grip on Roxanne's shirt and uttered, “I want you, Ms. Jarvis. I want you to be my mommy!”
Roxanne was stunned.
Estella then added, “You're the best, Ms. Jarvis. Daddy likes you too...”
It was then Roxanne returned to her senses and scoffed at herself. Why would Essie come to such a conclusion? Perhaps she thinks when two people interact with each other more often, they're into each other. I think that's why she likes Benny and Archie. No matter how I explain the situation to her, I bet she'll never understand it. She would definitely refuse to acknowledge the fact that Lucian likes Aubree.
With that thought in mind, Roxanne couldn't help but feel a headache coming.
A while later, she reached out her hand to wipe the tears off Estella's face and uttered tactfully, “I-I won't be here forever. I've only returned to the country for work this time around. Once I'm done, I'll have to leave the country again. Hence, I won't be able to be your mommy, Essie.”
Although she had already tried her best to be tactful, Estella ended up wanting her to stay even more.
After she stopped crying for a while, Estella cried even harder because knew she wouldn't be able to see Roxanne anymore once she had left the country.
Roxanne was taken aback, and she felt a panic rising in her chest.
Archie and Benny heard Estella crying, so they quickly rushed to the scene. They looked at Estella worriedly and asked, “Mommy, what happened to Essie?”
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