Both Archie and Benny were holding hands with Roxanne as they walked. Roxanne had been silent the entire way, and the twins couldn’t help but worry for her.
They had no idea what happened, but they could tell that all of a sudden, their mother was unhappy. “Mommy…” Benny cautiously called out to her. “Are we not taking Essie with us anymore?”
Roxanne snapped back to reality when she heard him. She then remembered that she had forgotten about Estella due to her fear. However, it was not possible for her to go back to pick the young child up then.
Roxanne hesitated for a while before caressing Benny’s head. “Mr. Farewell will bring Essie home.”
Archie and Benny nodded at that. “Mommy, why are you sad? Weren’t we having loads of fun just now?” they couldn’t help but ask.
Although they had been focusing on doing artwork, they were aware that Estella and their mother had exchanged gifts with each other.
Roxanne should have been happy about it. However, she seemed to be in a panic instead. Archie frowned as he looked up at his mother. “Is it because we gave Mr. Farwell a gift?”
A look of astonishment flashed in her eyes as she was taken aback by his words. Archie gripped Roxanne’s hand tightly.
Now that he had found out about his family background, he naturally knew what his mother was worried about. “We gave Mr. Farwell gifts because he had helped us out a lot these two days,” Archie said with a serious expression. “If you don’t like it, we will avoid Mr. Farwell in the future, Mommy.”
Benny joined in as well, “We love you the most, Mommy. We won’t like anyone you don’t!”
Although those words were what they said, they still felt saddened. They had been happily spending time with Lucian during these few days. The latter had been taking good care of them as well.
If it was possible, Archie and Benny wanted their parents to get back together. However, Roxanne obviously did not think the same way. Therefore, the twins could only respect her wishes.
Roxanne was moved by their words, but she did not want them to know that she was afraid. She could not show that she was fearful. Upon listening to her children, she pursed her lips and smiled. “Mommy loves you two the most too.” Archie and Benny smiled sweetly at her.
Benny, however, could not help but look back. Just as he did, his eyes met Estella’s aggrieved gaze.
When their gazes met, Benny quickly tugged at Roxanne’s hand. “Mommy, Essie’s behind us! Should we wait for her?”
Roxanne instinctively turned back to look as well. However, she ended up locking eyes with Lucian who had an unfathomable look.
Her heart clenched, and she quickly looked away, not even sparing Estella a glance.
“There’s no need for that. Mr. Farwell is there with her,” she told Archie and Benny as she turned back around. Roxanne tried to suppress the panic inside her.
Because Benny noticed the sad look on Estella’s face, he wanted to say something further. Moreover, Roxanne might start avoiding Estella again after returning from the trip.
He had been hoping that Estella would be able to spend more time with Roxanne. Regardless, when he noticed Roxanne’s expression, he could only keep quiet.
Suddenly, Roxanne halted in her tracks and turned around to face the duo behind her. Noticing her movements, Lucian and Estella stopped walking.
“Please go on ahead and take the children back, Mr. Farwell. I want to stay here for a while,” Roxanne said with a distant look.
When she thought of how she had to stay under the same roof with Lucian after returning to the hotel, her heart was filled with mixed feelings. After mulling it over, Roxanne decided to remain on the beach to calm down.
