Chapter 780 Tag Along
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.
Yet, after her conversation with Lucian the night before, Roxanne had to consider Estella’s biological mother.
In her opinion, Estella was overly-attached to her because the little girl could acquire motherly affection from her. Having said that, Roxanne knew 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 will return.
On the other hand, Lucian was displeased because he sensed Roxanne’s hesitation.
“Essie…” Roxanne opened her mouth and only managed to call out Estella’s name as she did not know how to refuse the little girl.
A hint of mockery laced Lucian’s deep 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 but to send her to the company.”
He was implying that he would leave Estella at the office and return home by himself to handle the sanitization of his house.
Roxanne looked up and glanced at him in 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 her illness.
However, before she could say anything, Roxanne suddenly realized Lucian’s suggestion was no different from what she was doing. If I let Essie stay, he won’t have to leave her alone at the office.
“I don’t want to go to the office!” Estella tugged at the hem of Roxanne’s clothes pitifully.
Roxanne looked down and met with the little girl’s large, watery eyes. In the end, she conceded. “Why don’t you stay here and hang out with Archie and Benny, Essie?”
With that, she turned around to gaze at Lucian and said resolutely, “The disinfection process should not be delayed any longer. You should hurry up and go back, Mr. Farwell.”
He stared at her for a few moments before nodding in response. Then, he spun on his heels and left the kids’ room.
Roxanne loaded the remaining bottle of sprays in his car and reminded him in detail about the proper way to disinfect the house.
“Feel free to tag along with me if you’re worried, Ms. Jarvis,” Lucian teased while arching his eyebrow.
She fell silent immediately after hearing that and moved to one side. Soon, she watched as his car sped away and finally disappeared from her vision.
Only then did she return to the mansion with a heavy heart.
Although what Lucian did last night was over the line, Roxanne’s strong sense of responsibility and professional ethics as a doctor caused her to feel a little worried still. She was afraid he would contract the disease again during the disinfection process.
