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 cut all

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

out earlier after your classes end. I‘ll be busy

and Benny didn‘t get the desired answer and exchanged puzzled glances before nodding

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

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

Roxanne turned sideways

breath, holding on to her temper by the thinnest of threads. “I‘ll

 

her for answers and invited her

only began her rant when Archie and Benny had gone upstairs after dinner. “I saw the news yesterday. What was Lucian

the question and didn‘t know how

table. “I thought he had turned over a new leaf when he sought you out.

about Lucian and Aubree‘s betrothal, and she didn‘t

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