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?

don’t have fathers. They know

geniuses exchanged glances. They thought the explanation was lame but decided to play along.

She got up, took her bag, and brought them to the research

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

I shouldn’t stop you from making friends, but you can’t

the window again, she

“Instead of writing, you should

hand off. She hugged her notebook even more tightly

his daughter’s reaction, Lucian

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

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

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

she was with Lucian, she refused to

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