Benny frowned and corrected himself, “It only hurts a little!”

To emphasize his point, he even made a gesture of a pinching hand with his thumb and index finger.

Seeing how insistent the kid was, Roxanne couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Lucian, too, smiled and patted Benny on his head. “You're a tough boy, Benny.”

Upon hearing his father's compliment, Benny held his head high and beamed with pride.

Archie, on the contrary, felt a twinge of envy for his brother and glanced at his mother.

Argh. I wonder when Mommy will accept Daddy's proposal. That way, I'll also have a chance of being praised by Daddy in the future...

“How's his injury? Is it serious?” Lucian asked as he turned to Roxanne, who was still treating Benny's wound.

pretty effective,” she explained. “In the meantime, however, Benny will have to take extra care of his wrist.

even so, he couldn't hold

boy's face and smiled. “There, there. Remember to be extra careful during this time. That

by his father, Benny nodded

across Roxanne's eyes when she realized her

Lucian that long, yet he's already

a while. Take some with you when you leave,” Roxanne suddenly

promptly nodded without

lot on her mind, so she told the kids to run along and

she and Lucian were left in the

as soon he

“I had agreed to let them take Essie home, but in the end, I still took her back

though Lucian hasn't said anything, I'm pretty sure this visit was her idea. I'm so worried that my mistake might ruin Mr. Farwell's impression

already explained things

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