Leaving The Country After Divorce

Chapter 61

After watching Lucian’s car depart, Roxanne brought Archie and Benny back to the mansion.

She squatted down and gave them a serious look. The two boys, too, looked at her as they knew their mother wanted to talk to them.

“Archie, Benny, listen carefully. Don’t ever tell anyone about our family again-especially the fact that you don’t have a daddy!” Roxanne felt her head throbbing when she recalled the incident earlier.

Thank God I managed to put a stop to their conversation. Given Lucian’s intelligence, the things the kids said would have aroused his suspicion.

Archie and Benny looked perplexed. “Why not? It’s a fact that we didn’t have a daddy!”

Roxanne’s head pounded even more intensely when she heard their reply.

I can’t be telling these boys the real reason, can I? How can I tell them I’m afraid their biological father will come looking for them?

kids who don’t have fathers. They know

the explanation was

her bag, and brought them to

leaving Roxanne’s house, Estella was still sulking though she was not crying anymore. Throughout the drive back, she pouted and looked at the view

mad at Daddy? I’m sorry, Essie. It’s all Daddy’s fault. I shouldn’t stop you from making friends, but you can’t simply run away from home all

of looking out the window again,

out his hand and gently stroked her head. “Instead of writing, you should try to speak. Writing might not accurately convey your emotions and can

and brushed his hand off. She hugged her notebook even

daughter’s reaction, Lucian frowned and

assumed Estella was a mute, and Lucian had never

In fact, she had learned to speak much earlier

was later diagnosed with autism, and she gradually stopped talking to anyone. That

she was with Lucian, she refused

years went by, Lucian learned to accept Estella for who she was. But deep in his heart, he still