“Daddy, you don’t look so good too,” Estella remarked, sitting down beside Lucian. A glance was enough for her to spot the abnormality.
Instinctively, Roxanne turned and looked at Lucian, but the man turned away so she could only see his side profile. “I had a late night yesterday. I had a lot of work to finish,” he replied casually.
The girl frowned and took a deep breath before rubbing her nose. “I smell alcohol too.” Lucian was quiet. He put some food on Estella’s plate and had no intention of answering her. Luckily, the girl was distracted by the food. She dropped the matter altogether.
On the contrary, Roxanne kept chewing on Estella’s words.
I only had half of the wine, but there’s only that much left in the bottle today. He must’ve come back down to drink last night.
Here, she took a good look at Lucian. He really doesn’t look well. What was he thinking when he slept?
“Mommy!” Archie’s and Benny’s voices stunned the pensive woman. “Sit down.”
they continued. Roxanne quickly recollected her thoughts and went over to sit down beside them with an apologetic smile.
“How are you feeling, Ms. Jarvis?” Lucian asked abruptly. Roxanne froze momentarily and glanced up at him.
The children stared at the two as well. They had no idea where Lucian’s question came from, but they were left hanging because the man did not continue talking.
Lucian fixed his eyes on Roxanne as he waited for an answer.
The woman came back to her senses and flashed a confident smile. “I had a bit of wine and slept well after that. I woke up with a slight headache, but it’s all good now. Thanks for asking, Mr. Farwell.”
The conversation ended with a nod from the man. Meanwhile, the children were still perplexed.
What did they just say? So he knew she was drinking yesterday, and they both look like they didn’t sleep well. Something must’ve happened without us knowing….
The kids could not help but feel suspicious about what had happened the night before, but they could not get any more information out of their interaction because the two adults were being secretive. The children pouted in disgruntlement and dug in.
That morning, everyone was distracted during the meal.
After breakfast, none of the children dared to suggest that they take a trip because they knew the adults did not have a good rest.
Roxanne was so absorbed in her thoughts that she did not realize what the children were thinking.
As for Lucian, he was used to following Roxanne’s plan when it came to the children.
After all, he knew that the children liked her better. Since he had work to do, he sat back on the couch after breakfast and buried himself in work. After breakfast, they all sat in the hotel room, each engaged in their own thoughts.
Seeing that there was nothing they could do, the children started playing hide and seek.
Estella joined in as well. Tu hier it did not matter where they were. She was fine with anything as long as she was with Archie and Bennie
Besides, Lucian and Roxanne were around as well. That was enough for her.
The children’s boisterous laughter rang out in the room when Archie and Benny caught Estella despite her trying her best to hide.
“Ms. Jarvis!” the girl cried out, tugging Roxanne’s shirt.
“Yes? What’s the matter, Essie?” Roxanne asked absent-mindedly. “Play with us!” The girl looked at her in anticipation.
