Chapter 500

“Ms. Jarvis.” Estella spoke, gingerly tugging on Roxanne’s outfit.

Roxanne dropped her gaze and saw the little girl piteously looking at her with her big round eyes. She seemed to be asking why Roxanne was ignoring her.

Roxame was ruffled by her puppy-dog eyes, but she could only return a forced smile.

Lucian noticed her uneasiness with Estella. His brows furrowed, but he quickly hid his emotions and said, “We are counting on your support to make the play a success, Ms. Jarvis. This will be the kids’ first performance, so I hope you can set aside your personal feelings for the benefit of the kids.”

Roxanne’s expression froze. Her heart was in turmoil, but she put on a nonchalant front. She casually nodded her head and replied, “Don’t worry. I will.”

As his gaze swept past her face, he could see she had pursed her lips and looked indifferent. Very obviously, she had no intention of engaging with him.

Lucian lowered his gaze and exchanged a knowing look with Estella.

the hint, moved over, and clung to Roxanne, asking,

“Yes, I’m still busy. But since we promised to

when she heard that, joy written

the change in Estella, and her heart melted. She

Estella chattered

Roxanne

her tracks, turned to Archie and

shook their heads and said,

up and saw that the other parents were giving her a

parents before, so she could not understand the hint

Ms. Jarvis.” Roxanne was trying to convince herself to ignore the unwelcome attention

It was the mother of one of her boys’ classmates. She had met that lady at the class outing to the botanic garden the last time, although she did

found out that lady

the man behind Roxanne,

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