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.

that her father had arrived, there was no reason for them to let

browed knitted. He knew what the little

Estella raised her

want to go home

As he had expected.

laced with displeasure. “Estella Farwell, you left home without a word. Don’t you think you ought to give me an explanation? This is the second time you’ve run away from

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

“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?”

lips and turned to the

them by coming

it. She liked them so much, yet her

even already exchanged gifts, and they also invited me to play with

chimed in, putting down his Lego. “In fact, we were just playing Lego together until you showed

way Benny stood up for her. Then, she turned

appeared conflicted at the

Archie quickly leaned over and

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

guy how much we

that, Benny hastily shut his mouth, using only his

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