Chapter 547
The brilliant lights of the fireworks seemed exceptionally mesmerizing when viewed from the reflections in the kids’ eyes.
Roxanne stood carefully beside Lucian while gazing up at the night sky. Nevertheless, she constantly glanced at Archie and Estella from the corner of her eye, fearing they might fall from Lucian’s shoulders.
Fortunately, both of them were safe until the end of the fireworks show.
Archie felt slightly reluctant to get down afterward because that was the first time he had sat on his father’s shoulder. However, he did not reveal his emotions. Instead, he submissively allowed Lucian to put him down on the floor and thanked the latter politely, “Thank you, Mr. Farwell.”.
Lucian merely nodded in response without saying a word.
The crowd was still immersed in the romantic atmosphere of the fireworks show.
Suddenly, the band onstage went silent.
Roxanne had been keeping an eye on Benny’s whereabouts, so she had instantaneously noticed the changes on the stage and shifted her gaze in that direction.
She saw Benny stepping out from behind the drum set and standing in the middle of the stage while holding a microphone.
As if to help Benny, the guitarist casually plucked the strings on his guitar to attract everyone’s attention to the stage.
“Ahem. Everyone, please listen to this little boy. He has a favor to ask from all of you.” The lead singer cleared his voice and requested for the audience to hear Benny out.
Hearing that, Roxanne and the others could already guess what Benny was about to say.
Staring at his solemn expression onstage, Roxanne felt contented and even teared up a little,
“Hello, everyone. My name is Benny.” The little boy’s childish voice magnified and resonated throughout the venue as he spoke into the microphone.
Benny did not appear nervous or afraid despite facing the huge crowd.
“I came here to watch the fireworks show with my mommy and brother, but I
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