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
Archie and Benny might be young, but even they knew what a gift of roses meant.
Someone gave Mommy roses!
The boys exchanged curious glances. Are we getting a new daddy soon?
Mommy‘s sending the flowers back without even looking at them?
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