Chapter 516

At the sight of Estella throwing herself into Lucian's arms, Roxanne stopped awkwardly and held back the two boys running behind her.

"Daddy!" Unaware of the change in Roxanne's mood, Estella tugged ecstatically at Lucian's sleeve. "Let's play hide and seek for a while before going home!"

Lowering his head to gaze at Estella, Lucian then shifted his attention to Roxanne with an indiscernible look in his eyes.

When she met his gaze, Roxanne felt a sudden sense of guilt.

She had just reprimanded the brothers for running wildly with Estella. But now, she was the one doing it instead.

After an awkward silence, Lucian remarked in a deep voice, "It's getting late. I'll be taking Essie home now."

He had barely finished when he turned toward Estella and said, "We have to go now, but we'll come back again tomorrow."

to express her unwillingness, Estella recognized that she had had a lot of fun that evening already. After

and waved at Roxanne with a reluctant

bid the little girl

his next

to smile so happily that her eyes couldn't

the sound of Lucian's voice caused her

disappear into the distance,

she went to school to pick them up just as she

entrance, she saw the three of them standing in front of Pippa Unable to hear the exchange between them, all she could see was Estella bursting

sight melted Roxanne's heart as she hurried over to

"Mommy!"

"Ms. Jarvis!"

called out to her in

heads an affectionate pat each, Roxanne's attention fell on Estella. "Essie, is your daddy

nodded, as Lucian would

suggested with a smile, "In that case, do you want to come home with me

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