Leaving The Country After Divorce

Chapter 56

Lucian gathered his thoughts and followed Archie into the mansion.

As soon as he entered, he spotted Estella sitting on the carpet with her full attention on the Lego bricks before her. There was also a little boy next to her who looked just like the one who had opened the door for him.

Twins, huh?

With a darkened gaze, Lucian looked away from the boys and scanned the rest of the living room instead.

Roxanne was nowhere to be found.

Vas

“Your daddy’s here,” Archie called out to Estella coldly after walking back in, his once-friendly demeanor having vanished completely.

Upon hearing that, Estella stopped whatever she was doing and glanced up at Lucian who stood not far from her.

But right after seeing him, she retracted her gaze and began to write something in her notebook.

Lucian and the boys stared at her.

see her leave, but now that her father had arrived, there was no reason for them to let her

knew what the little girl

raised her

want to go home

As he had expected.

a word. Don’t you think you ought to give

stubbornly before looking down to scribble on her notebook again: I like Ms. Jarvis. I like Archie and Benny. I want

that. “You like them, but have you ever asked them if they like you? You came running to their house like this and disrupted their lives. Don’t you know how rude that is?” he asked

and turned to the

she would bother them by coming

them so much, yet her father wouldn’t let her

to play with them. Doesn’t that mean they

heart wavered as he saw the pleading look in Estella’s eyes. “She’s not bothering us,” he chimed in, putting down his Lego. “In fact, we were just playing Lego together until you showed up.

smiled upon hearing the way Benny stood up for her. Then, she turned back to her

conflicted at

and gave his brother a

he

this guy how

mouth, using only his