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?

made up a story. “Because bad guys like kids who don’t have fathers. They know mothers are not strong enough to protect their children. What

geniuses exchanged glances. They thought the explanation was

relief. She got up, took her

after 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 outside the window as if Lucian

deep voice, “Still 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 the

looking out the

writing, you should try to speak.

She hugged her notebook even more

daughter’s reaction, Lucian frowned and

years, everyone assumed Estella was a mute, and Lucian had never bothered to

had learned to

autism, and she gradually stopped talking to anyone. That was why she preferred to write down

she was with Lucian, she refused

to accept Estella for who she was. But deep in his heart, he still wished