Chapter 573

"It's getting late."

Roxanne kept the dread in check as she walked up to the boys. "Let's head back."

She acted as though nothing was wrong when she reached for the boys' hands and tugged them away from Lucian's side.

The boys didn't notice the change in their mother's mood and simply nodded their heads obcdicntly.

However, Lucian caught her retreating steps after she took the boys' hands. His expression darkened at the sight.

Her intention is obvious. She's worried about the boys getting too close to me. So was she part of the reason for the boys' resentment toward me? Does she hate me so much? Roxanne gave him a nod, then tugged the boys over to the counter to settle the bill. She hurriedly led them out of the workshop after, forgetting that Estella was still inside.

her station dazed, confused

just exchanged my present with Ms. Jarvis a while ago, then she already took Archie and

turned to her father with an assessing gaze,

aching. "Essic,

100."

the cold shoulders from Roxanne, Archie, and Benny, but now even my own daughter is taking their side and suspecting

her hand

Estella grasping onto the hem of his shirt in

look but still

beach to get

the busiest

though the crowd was smaller compared to the night before with the firework display, Roxanne and Lucian still

"Daddy!"

her father's shirt roughly when Roxanne didn't look over her

dropped his gaze as he could not read what was on Roxanne's

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