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.

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

said

was stunned for a brief

thought about how

the plates, she continued

even took a plate of

was time to eat, Estella did not want to leave Roxanne’s

to

sat on the

happy to have Lucian sitting on one side and the beautiful Roxanne

help feeling resentful as they stared

would think that we were a family if

this lousy daddy wants to marry

doesn’t want to be with Mommy anymore! Infuriated by that thought, they had no wish to look at Lucian

heads and focused

eat, Archie and Benny!” Estella smiled as she scooped up some

Benny were momentarily

solemnly using her small spoon to

them innocently and said, “Let’s eat, Daddy and

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