Chapter 209 

“Are you in a bad mood, Mommy?” Archie and Benny looked at her with concern. 

Roxanne was taken aback. She thought she had hidden her emotions well in front of her kids, but they saw right through her ruse. 

“Why did you ask?” she asked nonchalantly, glancing at them in the rearview mirror. 

Archie‘s face creased in bewilderment. “You ignored Essie just now. Did Mr. Farwell annoy you?” 

The slightly unsettled feeling gnawed at the pit of her stomach at the mention of Lucian. 

She must have been really close with him during that period of time for Archie to have misunderstood 

Benny added, “Essie almost cried.” 

Roxanne drew her brows together in a frown, and her heart wrenched as she could only imagine Estella‘s pitiable face without seeing it for herself. 

could apologize to Estella.

inclination to cut all ties

didn‘t want to interfere with the kids‘ friendship, but she really wanted

“Come out earlier after your classes end. I‘ll be busy for the time being, so Ms.

answer and exchanged puzzled glances before

shortly after Roxanne led them inside the house. She froze before turning to

stood on the other side with a pinched expression. She opened her mouth, but she

sideways to let

breath, holding on to her temper by the thinnest of

 

her for answers and invited

upstairs after dinner. “I saw the news yesterday. What

caught off guard by the question

Madilyn slapped her hand against the table. “I thought he had turned over a new leaf when he

betrothal, and she didn‘t mind when it was publicized the last

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