It was already past nine at night when Roxanne reached home.

As she got out of the car, she felt anxious and guilty for leaving the children alone at home.

Hence, she hurried into the mansion, but as soon as she entered, she was greeted with the lively sounds of the children playing with each other and running around.

Roxanne stopped in her tracks and looked inside the living room, surprised.

Initially, she thought Madilyn had come over, but Lucian was sitting on the couch instead.

As if sensing her presence, the man turned around to look.

When their gazes met, Roxanne's shock intensified. “What are you doing here?”

Didn't we agree on meeting some other day?

Upon noticing her return, the children stopped playing and gathered around her, yearning for affection.

“Mommy, you came home so late! Daddy's been waiting for a long time!”

hair, but her gaze was still locked on

button on his collar was undone, and he seemed relaxed

her heart when she thought of how he played with the children while

couch and made his way toward her. His gaze swept

noticed her bare neck.

culpable although she hadn't done anything wrong. “Mr. Damaris had something important this afternoon, so we had

when he heard that. “Is that how the Damaris family does their business? How can they change the appointment time just because they want to? If they're this casual when it comes to work, who would collaborate with

know how to respond. She could only grin and change the topic nonchalantly. “Did you guys have

“We did! But I

dinner for the children before

arrived while the children were eating, seemingly planning to freeload

that, Roxanne turned to look at

his eyebrows

and said with a sigh,

a gesture for them to make way. Subsequently, she washed her hands before preparing food

after finding out that she and Jack had been out eating dinner

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