“Mommy, is Mr. Farwell coming to pick us up?” Benny shot her a look of anticipation. The children had gathered around Roxanne when they saw her emerge from the kitchen.
After returning the watch to her son, Roxanne reassured her children, “Mr. Farwell is thinking of a solution too. Don’t worry. As long as I’m around, I won’t let them enter.” As he put his watch back on, Benny looked at his mother earnestly. “Don’t be afraid, Mommy. Archie and I will protect you and Essie!”
Roxanne kissed his forehead with a smile. “Thank you, boys.” After leading them upstairs, Roxanne peeked out the window to look at the swarm of reporters. What greeted her was a sight that filled her eyes with concern.
Before ending the call, Madilyn mentioned that she had a plan but didn’t explain the details. Worried that Madilyn would get herself in trouble again, Roxanne hoped to come up with a solution before the former did anything impulsive.
With that, Roxanne fell into deep thought. All of a sudden, Benny looked up at the sky and gave her sleeve a tug. “Mommy, look out there!”
Roxanne quickly regained her senses and followed the trajectory of her son’s finger. Up in the sky, she saw a helicopter flying slowly toward their house. Staring at it, she wondered if she was seeing things.
Nevertheless, the helicopter continued on its path and even seemed to be descending as if it was going to land nearby. Roxanne couldn’t help but be shocked by the scene.
As it was the first time the children saw a helicopter with their own eyes, all of them cheered in excitement. “It must be Mr. Farwell coming to pick us up!” Benny’s eyes glistened as he stared at the approaching helicopter outside the window. He was filled with the urge to rush outside to welcome it.
As for Archie, he watched the helicopter intently, secretly vowing to buy one with his own effort in the future. No, I’ll buy an even bigger one! The baffled Estella clung tightly to Roxanne’s sleeve. She tilted her head to look at the helicopter outside before returning her gaze to the boys and their contrasting reactions.
After hugging Estella in her arms to comfort her, Roxanne turned her attention toward the ground floor. The closer the helicopter flew, the louder its rotors were. Noticing the commotion above their heads, the reporters looked up at the sky one by one.
At the sight of the helicopter descending right above them, they quickly backed off when they felt the pressure of the swirling rotors against their skin.
“Mr. Farwell! It has to be Mr. Farwell!” someone in the crowd yelled. Upon realizing what was going on, the reporters began snapping photos of the helicopter furiously.
Finally, the helicopter hovered in place upon reaching the same level as the balcony. With her brows slightly furrowed, Roxanne got to her feet to get a closer look together with the children. This must be part of Madilyn’s plan. I wonder where she’s going with this.
When they arrived at the balcony, they could see the helicopter hovering a single step away. The next moment, its door opened slowly. Standing there was a smiling Madilyn, who waved excitedly at them. “Archie, Benny, I’m here to pick you up! Do I look cool or what?”
The sight brought a sparkle to the children’s eyes as they exclaimed, “You’re awesome, Aunt Madilyn!”
