Leaving The Country After Divorce

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 after they had suppressed the smiles on

Mommy.

took his laptop and began

hack into the restaurant’s surveillance cameras

“I’m done!”

glanced up at his mother with twinkling eyes, eagerly

of relief, Roxanne pulled the two children into an embrace. “Thank goodness I have

the boys let her hold them

for Aunt Madilyn to come outside?” asked Archie after Roxanne had let

calmed down, the woman gazed at the entrance of the empty parking lot. “Let’s

nodded in

of Madilyn, Lucian could only quash the

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

he turned to the little girl.

at Madilyn politely before walking toward

slightly but said nothing more, leaving with the

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

hurriedly stepped in and