Upon seeing that Roxanne was still in a daze, Lucian couldn't resist lifting his hand and caressing her face.

“You...”

Roxanne was stupefied for several seconds before she belatedly snapped back to her senses. Mild embarrassment showed in her eyes.

While the man had sneaked up on her countless times when they were in Miralaea, she could more or less postulate the reason after the fact.

But this time, I didn't do anything. Why did he simply kiss me?

Innocence was written all over Lucian's face. “Sorry, I lost control.”

At that answer, Roxanne's eyes went wide in fury. However, she couldn't really censure him either. All she could do was turn around as though nothing had happened and put the washed tableware aside.

The two of them spent some time doing the dishes. When they exited the kitchen, Archie, Benny, and Estella pestered Lucian to play with them for a while.

Only when it was rather late did Lucian drive home.

say, Roxanne saw him off

as Archie and Benny got into bed before making her way to her bedroom to take

you like to go home

bed, Roxanne only started coaxing Estella after spending a long time bracing

fell. She clutched at Roxanne's

and grandma miss you. Why don't you go back and keep them company for two days? Then, I'll go over and bring you back here again.

persuasion before Estella was finally less

to the kindergarten. When she was planning to leave,

a while before the latter entered the kindergarten at

her mind was occupied with the fact that she had to go back with

did Estella's spark of life gradually return.

the children all fired up,

never expected Ms. Jarvis to be Essie's biological mother,”

wasn't until he had spoken that the others dared comment on

don't you go back and keep them company for two days?

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