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

worry, Mommy. I’ll

took his laptop and began tapping away on

while for him to hack into the restaurant’s surveillance

“I’m done!”

at his mother with twinkling eyes, eagerly waiting for her to praise

into an embrace. “Thank

nervous, the boys let her hold them a

Aunt Madilyn to come outside?” asked

woman gazed at the entrance of the empty parking lot.

boys nodded

to force a confession out of Madilyn, Lucian could only quash

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

the little

pout, Estella waved at Madilyn

more, leaving with the

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

Cayden hurriedly stepped

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