By the time they settled in their room, it was already nighttime. Pippa led the parents to the restaurant the botanical garden had arranged for them.

Roxanne took Archie and Benny to get their food.

There were far more employees of the botanical garden at the restaurant than when they first gotoff the bus, and Estella did not like that.

She followed closely behind Roxanne, never taking her eyes off the latter.

Roxanne turned around when she sensed Estella’s gaze, and a pained look appeared in her eyes upon noticing the girl’s timid expression.

She immediately let Archie and Benny hold hands, thus allowing her to free one hand to take Estella’s.

Seeing Roxanne reach her hand out toward her, Estella took it without hesitation, her eyes crinkling as she beamed.

All signs of timidness had vanished from her face without a trace.

Lucian was still worried about Estella, so he followed her.

Then, he saw Roxanne and Estella holding hands, and mixed feelings surged within him as he walked behind Roxanne.

When it came to Roxanne’s turn to get their food, she found it hard to take four

portions at once.

first, then coming back to queue again and get more, a large hand reached over

Lucian said in a

was stunned for

when she gazed at the children and thought about

the plates, she continued taking her

took a plate of food

eat, Estella did not want to leave Roxanne’s side

to a table and

sat on the other

sitting on one side and the beautiful Roxanne on the

and Benny could not help feeling resentful

better would think that we were a family if they saw us

lousy daddy wants to

Infuriated by that thought, they had no wish to look at Lucian

lowered their heads and focused

Archie and Benny!” Estella smiled as she scooped up some food with her spoon and placed it on the

Benny were

small spoon to scoop some food from her plate to

at them innocently and

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