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

Mommy. I’ll

took his laptop and began tapping away on

into the restaurant’s surveillance cameras and

“I’m done!”

his

pulled the two children into an embrace. “Thank goodness I have you. You’ve just

still nervous, the boys let her hold them a

leaving now, Mommy? Or should we wait for Aunt Madilyn to come

at the entrance of

nodded

inside the restaurant, failing to force a confession out of Madilyn, Lucian could only quash

Well, then, we’ll be off now. Enjoy your meal

the

Estella waved at Madilyn politely before walking toward

more, leaving with the

tried to carry Estella into the car, but the child avoided

Cayden hurriedly stepped

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