By the time they settled in their room, it was already nighttime. Pippa led the parents to the restaurant the botanical garden had arranged for them.
Roxanne took Archie and Benny to get their food.
There were far more employees of the botanical garden at the restaurant than when they first gotoff the bus, and Estella did not like that.
She followed closely behind Roxanne, never taking her eyes off the latter.
Roxanne turned around when she sensed Estella’s gaze, and a pained look appeared in her eyes upon noticing the girl’s timid expression.
She immediately let Archie and Benny hold hands, thus allowing her to free one hand to take Estella’s.
Seeing Roxanne reach her hand out toward her, Estella took it without hesitation, her eyes crinkling as she beamed.
All signs of timidness had vanished from her face without a trace.
Lucian was still worried about Estella, so he followed her.
Then, he saw Roxanne and Estella holding hands, and mixed feelings surged within him as he walked behind Roxanne.
When it came to Roxanne’s turn to get their food, she found it hard to take four
portions at once.
Just as she was considering taking one portion first, then coming back to queue again and get more, a large hand reached over from behind her.
“I’ll do it,” Lucian said in a low voice.
She was stunned for a brief moment.
But when she gazed at the children and thought about how they must have been hungry, she did not refuse.
Handing him one of the plates, she continued taking her food.
In the end, she even took a plate of food for Lucian.
When it was time to eat, Estella did not want to leave Roxanne’s side and wanted to sit beside her.
Roxanne led the three kids to a table and sat down.
Then, Lucian sat on the other seat next to Estella.
The little girl was all happy to have Lucian sitting on one side and the beautiful Roxanne on the other.
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