Cayden was fast asleep in his bed when a phone call roused him. He glanced at his phone and noticed that it was a call from Lucian.
He immediately sprung up from bed and took a few seconds to regain his senses before taking the call. “Mr. Farwell.”
Lucian's cold voice rang out. “Contact the Public Relations Department and order them to publicize my relationship with Roxanne. I want everyone to know about us!”
Shocked by Lucian's order, Cayden was wide awake.
What happened? Why does Mr. Farwell suddenly want to publicize his relationship with Mrs. Farwell? And in the middle of the night, no less?
In a shaky voice, Cayden uttered, “Mr. Farwell, Mrs. Farwell's two children's identities are unverified. I'm afraid that public opinion is not going to go easy on Mrs. Farwell and the Farwell family if you publicize the relationship.”
Lucian's face turned grim on the other end of the phone when he thought about Roxanne's two children.
He knew he had Archie and Benny to thank for the current stage of his and Roxanne's relationship.
If their biological father didn't turn up, he wouldn't mind treating the two boys as his own.
Besides, they were about the same age as Estella.
With that thought in mind, Lucian told Cayden, “Validate their identities, then.”
Dumbstruck, he asked, “Are you saying...”
“From today onward, they're the Farwell boys whom Roxanne took away when we got divorced back then,” Lucian stated plainly.
His tone was flat and impassive as if he was talking about something inconsequential.
However, Cayden was flabbergasted.
He was aware of Lucian's feelings for Roxanne, but he never thought that Lucian would go so far as to acknowledge her children and even claim them as his own.
What in the world happened?
Before Cayden could respond, Lucian's voice sounded again.
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