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

the little girl was about to tell

raised her

want to

As he had expected.

think you ought to give me an explanation? This is the second time you’ve run away from home this month. Why on earth

looking down to scribble on her notebook again: I like Ms. Jarvis. I

in Lucian’s eyes as he read 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

lips and turned to the two boys

she would bother them by coming over early in the

help it. She liked them so much, yet her father wouldn’t let her play

and they also invited me to play with them.

bothering us,” he chimed in, putting down his Lego. “In fact, we were just playing

for her. Then, she

at

quickly leaned over and gave his brother

daze, but he immediately came to a realization upon meeting the latter’s

We can’t show this guy how

mouth, using only his eyes to

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