Chapter 657


    Chapter 657 The Laughter Of The Children


    Roxanne was awakened by the sound ofughter downstairs early the following morning. Her mind


    was so chaoticst night that she fell asleep only after a long time. And now, her head pounded from


    theck of sleep.


    Roxanne nced at the time. She wanted to get some more sleep, but there seemed to be no end to


    theughter downstairs. Given no choice, Roxanne had to crawl out of bed and walk out of her room


    with half-closed eyes.


    When she looked down from upstairs, she spotted Madilyn ying with the two children in the living


    room. Seeing that, Roxanne could not help but sigh helplessly.


    This woman lives so near to our house, but we haven’t heard from her for the past few days. Yet, she’s


    here to disturb my sleep now. “Mommy!” The boys looked up as soon as they heard Roxanne’s room


    door open.


    Madilyn, too, followed their gaze. The moment she saw Roxanne’s terribleplexion, the smile on


    her face was reced with a look of worry. “Did we wake you up?”


    Roxanne nodded without beating around the bush. Massaging her pounding temples, she asked, “Why


    are you here today?”


    Sensing Roxanne was feeling unwell, Madilyn stopped ying with the children. “What’s wrong? Are


    you unwell? Why do you look so terrible?”


    Archie and Benny gazed at their mother with concern, looking extremely guilty for waking her up.


    Roxanne sighed in exasperation when she met the trio’s worried gazes. “It’s nothing. I just didn’t sleep


    wellst night. Then, I got woken up by you guys.”


    Hearing that, Madilyn pulled the children to her side and said apologetically, “Go and get some sleep.


    I’ll take them out to y for a while.”


    Roxanne shook her head. “I can’t fall back to sleep, anyway. Please carry on. I’ll be down in a while.”


    With that, she turned around to wash up.


    Meanwhile, Madilyn exchanged nces with the boys.


    “It’s all your fault. I told you to lower your voices, but you boys didn’t listen,” Madilyn reprimanded first.


    The boys angrily ced their hands on their hips as they stared at their godmother, who said those


    words shamelessly.


    It did not take long for Roxanne to wash up. When she was done, she descended the stairs, yawning at


    the same time.


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    Madilyn had bought breakfast for them. The children had already eaten theirs, and Roxanne’s portion


    was set aside on the table.


    Hence, Roxanne went over to the dining table to have her breakfast.


    Madilyn brought the boys over to the dining table and sat beside her, asking, “What were you thinking


    aboutst night? You look like you were up the entire night.”


    A look of exasperation shed in Roxanne’s eyes when she thought of the reason that kept her awake.


    She shook her head as if nothing was wrong. “It’s nothing. I drank some alcohol during my social


    gatheringst night. That’s why I didn’t sleep well.”


    Hearing that, Madilyn shot the boys a suspicious nce.


    The boys nodded, though they were not really sure.


    Only then did Madilyn believe Roxanne’s words. Frowning, the former advised, “Don’t be so hard on


    yourself. You might not be worried about your health, but these kids are.”


    With that, she gazed downward at the two kids, who immediately nodded to y along.


    Roxanne could not help but smile at their act. “All right. Besides, I’m not the only one who’s guilty.


    You’re the same, too. You’ve been swamped with worktely, haven’t you?”


    Madilyn rolled her eyes. “Ugh. I had no choice.”


    For some reason, the hospital had been severely understaffed for the past few days. Madilyn had no


    choice but to do whatever she could to help, which threw her into a spiral of hectess for the past


    month. Now that she finally had more free time that week, she decided to pay Archie and Benny a visit.