Leaving The Country After Divorce

Chapter 59

Given that it was Catalina who always tended to Estella, Lucian didn’t have much experience dealing with children and thought his daughter was throwing a fit.

A look of panic flashed in the man’s eyes as he saw the little girl weep, but ultimately, he glared at her sternly.

“Stop crying,” he ordered, thinking he didn’t sound harsh at all.

Yet, he sounded especially fierce in the child’s ears.

With that, Estella began to cry harder. Tears gushed down her ashen cheeks like a river escaping a dam as she broke into an uncontrollable sob.

Lucian’s brows creased at the sight. He didn’t know how to react.

Roxanne couldn’t watch how cold the man was

tears, and you’re still talking to her like this? Can’t you

froze at the woman’s sudden

to Estella and knelt down to pull the little girl into her arms. “There, there, Essie. Don’t cry! You can come over to play whenever you like, okay? I’ll give

and Benny stood next to them with tissues in their hands. While coaxing Estella, Roxanne reached out for a piece

stopped crying and buried herself

held the child tightly and patted her on the

to see Estella having burst into

times she ran away from home, my mommy’s the one who took care of her really well,

by two little boys, Lucian remained

Estella to be friends with them just because he was

let her hang around with us. When someone bullied her at school, we were the ones who helped her. If she can’t be friends with us, she’ll be all on