During dinner, Madilyn sent a video to Roxanne to inform the latter that the kids ate well. They all enjoyed the sumptuous meal very much.
Madilyn also reported what activities they had planned to do together. She was going to relax and play some mobile games with Archie and Benny. As she was so bad at gaming, she needed the two boys to guide her.
Estella, on the other hand, would be learning how to make perfume sachets from Lorraine. This was something Estella enjoyed doing as well.
“You know what, Roxanne? Every time my mom sees these three kids, she’ll start badgering me afterward. I have no choice but to bring them over to distract her from her anxiety,” complained Madilyn. Roxanne’s three children were so outstanding that anyone who saw them would have the urge to snatch them away.
Now, a fourth one was on the way. Madilyn could already imagine how Lorraine was going to nag her about starting a family once Roxanne’s fourth baby was here.
“If I still don’t make progress with Jonathan, there’s a big possibility that I’ll be forced to go on blind dates,” Madilyn said helplessly.
Though Roxanne wanted to comfort Madilyn, she figured her words of consolation probably wouldn’t mean much since this had happened a lot of times already. She could only chuckle and say, “Don’t be so pessimistic about blind dates. Who knows? You might meet someone you like.”
“That’s enough. I’m going to play with Archie and Benny now. I’ll send them back to you at around half past nine!”
After Madilyn hung up, Roxanne suddenly recalled the past. Many people would probably feel envious of her life right now, but none of them knew how she managed through those six years in Epea.
Just as she was deep in thought, Sonya’s voice sounded from downstairs. “Roxanne, come downstairs! I made some really nourishing mushroom soup for you!”
Roxanne snapped back to her senses and smiled. “Okay. Coming!” At the Xander residence, Madilyn was having the time of her life beating her in-game enemies under Archie and Benny’s guidance. The consecutive victories had her walking on air.
“Seriously, I always get put to rout when the two of you are not around to guide me. It’s devastating!” Madilyn was deeply impressed with how well-rounded the two boys were. It was unbelievable how they excelled even in gaming at such a young age.
With their speed and reflexes, they were more than capable to become pro gamers in the future. Just then, Madilyn’s enemy sent her a message: Jenny, did you get an expert gamer to help you today? How impressive. I told you last time that! could guide you, but it seems like you don’t need it anymore.
“Jenny” was Madilyn’s nickname in the game. After reading the message, she checked the nickname of the sender and found it a bit familiar. They seemed to have been matched against each other a few times before.
The game would match players according to the location they picked, and Madilyn usually chose the default, which was the city she was in. This meant that the player nicknamed “Ocean. Blue” was also from Horington.
Madilyn remembered that he was quite good at playing. In the few times that she played as his teammate, they had won the matches.
Madilyn responded: Thanks, Blue. I just play games from time to time to relax. I enjoy the process and don’t really care about the results. The truth was, she’d get so pissed off whenever she lost that she would almost smash her phone into pieces.
When Archie and Benny noticed Madilyn lying so outrightly, they exchanged glances and giggled secretly. Ocean Blue immediately replied with an emoji with a mocking expression. He typed: Really? But I remember when you lost badly last time, you said you needed a mentor. Want to consider me?
Seeing that Archie and Benny were also staring at the screen, Madilyn let out a dry chuckle and waved her hands in denial. “This guy must have a messed up memory. When did I ever say that?”
