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

Lucian said in a

was stunned for a brief

the children and thought about how they must have been hungry,

one of the plates, she

she even took a plate

Estella did not want to leave Roxanne’s side and wanted to sit

led the three kids to a table and sat

on the

sitting on one

Benny could not help feeling resentful as they

better would think that we were a family if

this lousy daddy wants to marry another

be with Mommy anymore! Infuriated by that thought, they had no wish

heads and

some

Benny

Estella solemnly using her small spoon to scoop some

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

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