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.

taking one portion first, then coming back to queue again and get more, a

it,” Lucian said in a low

for a brief

she gazed at the children and thought about how

him one of the plates, she

took a plate

want to leave

kids to

the other seat next

to have Lucian sitting

and Benny could not help feeling resentful as

think that we

lousy daddy wants to

want to be with Mommy anymore! Infuriated by that thought, they had no wish to look at Lucian

their heads

she scooped up some food with her

and Benny

spoon to scoop some food from her

and said, “Let’s

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