The next morning, when Roxanne woke up early, Estella was still asleep.
She left the bed gently to avoid disturbing the girl and went downstairs to prepare the children’s breakfast.
Because of the messy situation last night, she woke up a little later than usual even though she was awake before the children.
She hadn’t even prepared breakfast when the doorbell rang.
Roxanne stopped what she was doing, and her heart sank. Is Lucian that eager to bring Essie back home?
The doorbell rang incessantly, which roused the children from their slumber and prompted them to descend the stairs.
“Is Mr. Farwell here, Mommy?” Archie frowned at the entrance.
Estella’s gleeful countenance from yesterday had been replaced with a pitiful expression as she stood behind the boys. I want to stay with Ar
