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.

them were ecstatic when the fact dawned upon

with delight upon

Estella's face gently, Roxanne agreed with a smile.

flashed a smile. “I

if Roxanne didn't do anything in particular, Estella would be happy

to the manor after

he stepped in, he was greeted by the

you

equally solemn expression, Lucian took a seat in the armchair beside

question. “Why can't I drop by?

her the side-eye while maintaining his frosty

made it sound like he and Roxanne were a married couple who happened to be separated

frown on Sonya's

woman abandoned her after giving birth. She should be thanking me for allowing Essie to acknowledge

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