Chapter 8

Seeing how restless their mother looked, Archie and Benny asked deliberately, “Who’s Lucian, Mommy? Why are we hiding from him?”

Roxanne slowly returned to her senses and stroked their heads, smiling as if everything was fine. “He’s no one important. I just have a bit of a personal grudge against him. I want you both to hide if you ever hear his name, okay?”

The two boys nodded. “Okay, Mommy.”

After Roxanne looked away, they glanced at each other curiously.

What could’ve happened between Mommy and Daddy? It all seems like a huge misunderstanding.

As Roxanne continued to ponder over what could be happening on Madilyn’s side, the boys spoke again.

“Mommy, we left in such a rush back there. If that guy becomes suspicious, he might check the surveillance cameras and find us easily,” Archie reminded.

The woman tensed up instantly. “Oh, God. I totally forgot! What do I do?”

I was so focused on running away that I forgot about the cameras! Lucian might already be here.

I can’t stay here. I have to take the kids home right now.

conceal their smiles, and they only consoled her after they had suppressed the smiles on their

worry, Mommy.

began tapping away on the

him to hack into the restaurant’s surveillance cameras and wipe

“I’m done!”

at his mother

two children into an embrace. “Thank goodness

boys let her hold them a little

should we wait for Aunt Madilyn to

the woman gazed at the entrance of the empty

boys nodded

the restaurant, failing to force a confession out of

for helping me find my daughter. Well, then, we’ll be off

to the little girl.

a reluctant pout, Estella waved at Madilyn

but said nothing more, leaving with the little girl and

to carry Estella into the

that, Cayden hurriedly stepped in and did the

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