Chapter 854 Feign Ignorance

Roxanne caressed Benny’s and Archie’s heads. “I’m sorry, but I have important work that requires immediate attention. Both of you have heard that the company is going to be seized shortly. I have to take a trip there no matter what.”

The two children stared at the ground in sullen silence. They knew how important work meant to her. However, they still detested the fact that she would be spending time with Jack in the process.

Roxanne felt apologetic yet confused as she took in the children’s reluctant looks. The children didn’t mind when she was up to her neck with work overseas.

They didn’t even utter a word of complaint when she was occupied with finding a medicinal herbs company for the research institute when she was back in the country.

What is it this time?

“Mommy, are you going to let Mr. Damaris become our daddy?” Benny blurted out.

amused or upset as she assured them, “Mr. Damaris and I are work partners, nothing more. He’s like the others you’ve met when we were overseas.” She locked her eyes on both Benny and Archie intensely. “Both of you need

children’s hearts had finally been

relief now that Benny

better get going, or it’d affect my work.

once more.

hesitate to tell me anything next time and don’t pretend

that. Then Roxanne turned to make her

to his feet at the sight of her

sheepish grin as she recalled the children’s words. “They might have gotten a

head slightly. “If that’s the case, you need not trouble

all right. We’ll just come back

not bother convincing her

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