Chapter 22: 22

Chapter 22

Chapter 22 : Once the two boys were upstairs, the smile on Roxanne’s face

slowly faded. Madilyn turned off the television and inched over to ask in

concern, “What’s the matter? Something on your mind?” After a moment of

hesitation, Roxanne told Madilyn a lighthearted version of what happened

earlier. “I met Lucian when I was having dinner just now.” There was no one

but Madilyn who Roxanne could talk to about what happened six years ago.

Upon hearing that, Madilyn froze. Then, she whispered, “What kind of fate is

tying you both together? Horington is such a big city, and I thought the

chances of the two of you meeting would be close to zero if you’re not actively

seeking each other out.” Roxanne lowered her eyes, seemingly deep in her

thoughts. “So, what are you thinking about after meeting him?” Madilyn

continued querying. The corners of Roxanne’s lip turned down. “What canpossibly be on my mind? My relationship with him has ended six years ago.

We’re nothing but strangers now. I won’t be affected by him anymore. All I

want to do for the rest of my days is to take care of Archie and Benny and

have a good life with them.” It seemed like she had thought things through.

Madilyn sighed in relief before patting her good friend’s shoulders. “That’s

good. You’re an excellent woman, and there are plenty of people courting you.

Take your time to make your pick. Let’s leave that douchebag in the past.”

Roxanne gave her a slight nod, not wanting to continue with the topic. She

then said, “By the way, I haven’t had the chance to buy a car after coming

back here. I had to get rides from my coworkers for the welcome party today,

and it seems rather inconvenient. Are you free next morning to pick a car with

me?”

Madilyn’s attention was shifted to the next topic, but she was confused as to

why Roxanne wanted to buy a car. “Why do you want to buy a car? I have a

few in the garage. Just pick one.” Roxanne chuckled as she arched a brow.

“Are you really that generous?” After sharing a look, Madilyn wrapped her arm

around Roxanne’s neck and uttered, “Of course. After all, you’re my godsons’

mother! What’s mine is yours!” “Thank you, then,” Roxanne said to her. The

two chatted away for a while longer. When they glanced at the time again, it

was already quite late. It was then Madilyn reluctantly went back to the house

next door. After Roxanne washed up, she lay on the bed. However, she could

not sleep. It took her a long while of tossing and turning before she entered

the dreamlands. In her dream, she returned to the empty room at The

Waterfront. In the room. Lucian was pinning her against the wall. He was

narrowing his eyes and coming closer and closer to her. Just as their lips were

about to touch, Roxanne jolted awake, completely drenched in sweat. After

waking from that dream, she could no longer sleep. Thus, the next morning,

Roxanne had obvious dark eye circles as she sat by her children’s side at the

dining table while they were having breakfast. “Mommy, did you not sleep well

last night?” Archie asked in concern as he stared at his mother’s dark circles.

Roxanne tensed up a little as she thought about that dream. A few seconds

later, she flashed them a leisure smile. “Yes. I lost track of time reading

documents last night.” Her children were observant individuals, and Roxanne

was afraid that they would prod her for more information. Hence, she quickly

lowered her head and pretended to focus on eating breakfast. At that, the two

boys exchanged a look but asked nothing else. All they said was, “Don’t tire

yourself out too much, Mommy. You have to take good care of yourself.”

Roxanne’s lips curved as she bobbed her head in agreement. After breakfast,

she brought the boys to Madilyn’s place again. noveldrama“Choose anything you like. Don’t worry about anything.” Madilyn brought them

to her garage as she held onto the whole bunch of car keys in her hands. The

boys were young, but they could recognize quite an amount of luxury cars.

Therefore, once they laid eyes on the cars in the garage, they applauded and

cried out, “Aunt Madilyn, you’re amazing!” After walking around the garage,

Roxanne chose a mid-ranged priced Mercedes-Benz that was worth over a

million. Madilyn gave her the keys without any trace of hesitance. Once

Roxanne got the car, she drove the two to their kindergarten. “Bye, Mommy!

Don’t overwork yourself!” the two said to her after they went down from the

car. Roxanne ruffled their hair. “You too. Be good at school. I’ll come and pick

you up at night.” The two boys nodded obediently and walked into the

kindergarten together. Roxanne only left after watching the two disappear

from her line of sight. She then started the car and slowly drove away from the

kindergarten’s gate. ‘I wo minutes later, a Rolls-Royce rolled up in front of the

kindergarten’s entrance. Cayden came down from the car before opening the

door to the backseat. Then, he carefully carried Estella down. Once Estella’s

feet were on the ground, she turned to wave at her father. “Go in now,” Lucian

softly said to her as he patted her head. Estella nodded in response before

turning to leave. Suspicion crept into Lucian’s eyes as be watched Estella

leave the car. Estella seemed much happier than usual. Maybe she’s letting

down her guard after interacting with the kids in the kindergarten. It seems like

the psychiatrist was right. Her autistic symptoms will improve if I let her

interact more with her peers.