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.

the way their mother reacted made the boys turn away to conceal their smiles, and they only consoled

Mommy. I’ll

laptop and began tapping away

took a while for him to hack into the restaurant’s surveillance cameras and wipe out every footage

“I’m done!”

up at his mother with twinkling

long sigh of relief, Roxanne pulled the two children into an embrace. “Thank goodness I have you. You’ve just

still nervous, the boys let her hold them

Aunt Madilyn

entrance of

nodded

confession out of Madilyn,

then, we’ll be off now. Enjoy

he turned to the

Estella waved at Madilyn politely before walking toward her

slightly but said nothing more, leaving with the little girl and his group

he tried to carry Estella into the car, but the child avoided him with

stepped in and

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