The woman who had accosted Roxanne earlier quickly tamped down her rage when she saw Lucian. She sputtered, “Mr. Farwell.”

Lucian nodded coolly at her before approaching Roxanne.

Softly, he asked, “What happened?” Roxanne’s gaze swept over the contrite woman.

She thought of their conversation earlier and decided not to cause more trouble by telling the truth.

Instead, Roxanne shook her head and said, “Nothing.

She came to say hi, but Essie doesn’t like strangers, so she was scared.”

After hearing her words, Lucian stared at the unfamiliar woman suspiciously and commented, “Essie isn’t usually this timid.” His imposing demeanor unsettled the woman, who lowered her head guiltily and replied, “I just thought Ms.

Estella looked adorable and wanted to stroke her hair.

I didn’t think I would scare her.

Please accept my deepest apologies.” Lucian stared at the young girl in his arms, who was pouting silently while staring straight at Roxanne.

Things obviously were not as simple as the woman had described.

clear that Roxanne would

keeping her distance from him, Lucian’s displeasure grew, and

of

hope you stay away from my

again.” The woman

use the next two days to grow closer to Lucian and Estella, building

hostile words had put a swift end to her

voice her objections

she promised to heed his words before leaving with her child

the nasty woman

free from her father’s arms and walked toward Roxanne, grabbing the latter’s

earlier, Roxanne was moved, and she stroked

“I still don’t know where

up when she

head in excitement, which brought a smile to

botanical garden to look for her

overseas, and thanks to Roxanne’s busy lifestyle, the boys had grown up

age and had run off to a much further

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