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?

have fathers. They

glances. They thought the explanation was lame but decided to

She got up, took her bag,

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

I shouldn’t stop you from making friends, but you can’t simply run away from home all the time. Communicate with Daddy if you have a

Instead of looking out the window again, she lowered her head and

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

She hugged her notebook even more tightly and refused to put

seeing his daughter’s reaction,

Estella was a mute, and Lucian had never bothered to explain to

little girl was not mute. In fact, she had learned to speak much earlier

and she gradually stopped talking to anyone.

with Lucian, she refused to

was. But deep in his heart, he still wished to hear his daughter speak