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After the examination, Roxanne stood up and asked Lucian to leave, not giving him any more opportunity to speak to the kids.

“Since it’s already morning, you should hurry up and bring Essie home, Mr. Farwell. You should thoroughly sanitize your house and do it as soon as possible.”

There was no room left to object to her suggestion. Lucian raised his brows while wearing an indifferent expression. Then, he gazed downward at Estella. She pouted in reluctance. “You can go back on your own, Daddy.”

Estella was still feeling a little insecure after having just recovered from the sudden and severe illness last night. She thought she could spend more time playing with Roxanne, Archie, and Benny that day, but unexpectedly, Roxanne appeared anxious to chase her away right after she woke up.

Lucian and Roxanne frowned at the same time after hearing Estella’s words. However, the thoughts that flashed across their minds were entirely different.

Before last night, she would have allowed Estella to stay at her place without hesitation.

conversation with Lucian the night before,

she was not Estella’s mother after all. I cannot let Essie continue to think of me as her mother because sooner or later, her real mother

hand, Lucian was displeased because he sensed

opened her mouth and only managed to call out Estella’s name as she did not

voice as he said, “Ms. Jarvis, according to what you’ve said, my house should still be contaminated with bacteria. If that’s the case, I’m afraid it’ll be inconvenient for me to bring Essie home. Since you’re unavailable to look after her, I’ll have no choice

that he would leave Estella at the office and return home by himself

bewilderment after hearing that. She had the urge to question whether he could really bring himself to do that when Estella had just recovered from

before she could say anything, Roxanne suddenly realized Lucian’s suggestion was no different from what she was doing. If I

to the office!” Estella tugged

and met with the little girl’s large, watery eyes. In the end, she conceded. “Why don’t you stay here and

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