It was dimly lit below the stage.
Lucian could feel the children smiling beside him. Feeling curious, he gazed in their direction. The three children were whispering to each other about who-knows-what with secretive looks on their faces. Every so often, they would cover their mouths to muffle out their soft giggles.
From beside them, Roxanne was looking at the children with a gentle smile on her face.
It was quite a tender moment.
However, the moment her eyes met Lucian’s, her loving smile turned stiff ever so slightly.
Roxanne lowered her gaze and composed herself before turning her face away so that Lucian could only see her side profile.
Lucian’s gaze darkened. With his brows knitted tightly together, he, too, turned his gaze away.
They were the last ones to perform.
When the se
