Puzzlement flashed across Roxanne’s eyes at the boys’ answer. It was the first in all the years that they kept a secret from her. Roxanne’s curiosity heightened at their final product.
She started losing track of the time when the boys finally finished their crafts. A glimpse at their finished craft and Roxanne was sure about her earlier assumption about the boys stealthily glancing at Lucian.
Even Lucian felt their gazes and frowned with confusion. Archie and Benny sneakily hid their crafts in their hands and ran around the workshop, searching for something. They stopped in front of a white shell with a fluorescent glow and were relieved when their craft could fit into it after opening it.
The shell was for sale, so the boys dug into their pockets for money. After paying for the shell, they cautiously walked over to Lucian.
Seeing the boys standing in front of him. the creases on Lucian’s forehead deepened. He wondered if the boys were planning to gift him their handicraft.
However, he dashed away that thought instantly when he recalled the boys’ attitude toward him.
Right after he dismissed the idea, the boys shyly lifted the shell in their hands to him. “This is for you, Mr. Farwell.”
Lucian and Roxanne were stunned at the scene.
Lucian was confused. Don’t the boys always consider me their enemy? Did last night’s incident change their mind? So their perception of me changed just because of that? Lucian silently pondered the reason for the change in their attitude.
The boys’ arms were still outstretched with the shell in their hands.
They wanted to give Lucian a present, but their expression seemed nervous.
After a long while, Roxanne reminded. “Mr. Farwell, please accept it, seeing that it’s the boys’ sweet thought.”
Roxanne cast a complex gaze at the boys.
She was beginning to suspect if the boys had found out about their identities. Lucian finally snapped out of his thoughts and took the shell from the boy’s hand at Roxanne’s reminder.
He opened the shell and saw a pair of exquisite-looking cuff links made of tiny shells sitting in the middle.
So they worked so hard earlier to make this pair of cuff links for me? A pang hit Lucian’s heart, and he asked, “Why would you give me a present?”
The boys exchanged a glance, and Benny dropped his head shyly while Archie answered, “This is our gratitude for your help in finding Benny yesterday and stopping him from doing something dangerous on the yacht today.”
Understanding dawned on Lucian, and a smile tugged at the corners of his lips. “I’ll accept this gift, then. Thank you.”
Archie and Benny exhaled a breath of relief when Lucian accepted their gift. Something indescribable rose within Roxanne at the boys’ answer.
She admitted that Lucian had helped them a lot in the past two days and the boys should be grateful to him, but their change in attitude was a complete hundred eighty.
Roxanne was worried that they would grow closer to Lucian, and he would soon find out about their identities.
It would be hard for her to reject him if Lucian wanted to take them away from her. Fear crept up her out at the thought.
