Before they knew it, darkness took over the sky.

After acting as a driver and mover for the day and giving Roxanne a gift, Lucian naturally stayed back for dinner.

Once they had their fill, he played with the children for a while before taking his leave.

“It's getting late, so I'll be going home now. Essie—”

Before he could even finish, Essie declined, “I want to stay with Mommy!”

Lucian threw her a glance before continuing, “I'll leave Essie with you for the next two days. Tell me if you can't manage, and I'll come and pick the children up.”

Archie and Benny's eyes lit up when they heard Lucian's words.

Given how smart they were, they caught the most important part of his sentence—he considered them his children.

Even though they couldn't address him as “Daddy” yet, he had already seen them as his own.

were ecstatic when the fact dawned upon

filled with delight

Roxanne agreed with a

flashed a

particular, Estella would be happy just staying by her

that, Lucian drove back to

in, he was greeted by the

you

took a seat

her son's question. “Why can't I drop by? What's wrong with me wanting to visit

her the side-eye while maintaining his frosty expression. “Essie's not here. She's with

were a married couple who happened to be separated

frown on Sonya's face

raised Essie, while that woman abandoned her after giving birth. She should be thanking me for allowing Essie to acknowledge her instead. Don't you think it's unfair to me to let Essie stay with her and allow

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