Chapter 613
Chapter 613
Roxanne sensed Archie and Benny’s suspicion. Concealing her unease, she calmly led the children to the couch.
After Roxanne rested at home for a week, her leg injury had made a decent recovery, and she could already walk unassisted.
Nonetheless, Lysa and the children fussed over her condition and insisted she rest for a couple more days at home.
As the three of them settled on the couch, the children’s attention remained on the rejected flowers, and they asked, “Mommy, why didn’t you accept the flowers?”
Roxanne did not expect her children’s question and struggled to come up with a reply.
Noticing her strange behavior, Archie asked, “The delivery man didn’t answer our question. What if he sent the flowers to the wrong house?”
The words had barely left his mouth when Archie hopped off the couch, shooting his mother a final glance before declaring, “I’ll go check with the delivery man. What if he really sent the flowers to the wrong house?”
With that said, he actually began walking toward the door.
Frowning, Roxanne ordered, “Come back here, Archie.”
Her son pretended not to hear her as he walked resolutely to the door.
Roxanne’s reaction confirmed their suspicions that this was not the first time she had received the flowers.
If we’re going to have a new daddy, we need to know who he is!
Her sons’ obstinance caused Roxanne’s heart to sink, and she desperately tried to think of a diversion.
A moment later, Roxanne winced in pain and bent down to cradle her injured leg. “Benny, help Mommy see if my wound reopened.”
Her words startled the boys.
Benny clambered off the couch, carefully inspecting his mother’s wound, while Archie stopped his march toward the door and hurried back to the couch.
The boys scrutinized Roxanne’s injury for a long time, and she took advantage of the time to think of a plan.
Finally, the boys raised their heads and said, “The wound didn’t reopen. Does it still hurt, Mommy?”
Smiling reassuringly at them, Roxanne replied, “It doesn’t hurt anymore. Maybe I accidentally touched it. Thank you, my darlings.”
Her little stunt successfully diverted the boys’ attention from the flower deliveries.
Still smiling, Roxanne explained gently to her sons, “I was just worried that the man at the door was a bad guy. You are still children, and I’m injured, so I can’t protect you if anything happens. The safest thing to do is to quickly close the door. If someone really sent those flowers to me, I’m sure he or she will call me and tell me about it later.”
Archle and Benny glanced at each other, finding her explanation reasonable enough. Roxanne added, “Also, the two of you shouldn’t be opening the door to strangers next time. You gave me a shock. Do you understand?” It was a praiseworthy acting performance on her part.
The boys nodded, still looking slightly uncertain, though they replied, “Yes, Mommy. We’ll be more careful in the future. Sorry for scaring you.”
Their replies relieved Roxanne, who felt as though she had dodged a bullet. “It’s fine. All that matters is that you are safe.”
She nagged her children a little more as a neat conclusion to her act before heading off to freshen up.
Worried that her children would discover Lucian’s identity as the mysterious gift-giver, Roxanne had jumped out of bed without even running her fingers through her messy bedhead.
She was grateful that she had stopped them from learning the truth in time.
Had she arrived a second later, the boys would have learned all about Lucian’s involvement, and Roxanne dared not imagine their reaction to the news.
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