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.

turn away to conceal their smiles, and they only consoled her

Mommy.

laptop and began tapping away on the

took a while for him to hack into the restaurant’s

“I’m done!”

all the footage, the boy glanced up at his mother

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

was still nervous, the boys let her

Or should we wait for Aunt

the entrance of the empty parking lot. “Let’s wait a

nodded in

force a confession out of Madilyn, Lucian could

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

turned to the little girl. “Come,

waved at Madilyn politely before walking toward

said nothing more, leaving

carry Estella into the car, but the child avoided him

stepped in and did

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