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?

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

the explanation was lame but decided to play

up, took her bag,

anymore. Throughout the drive back, she pouted and looked at the view

fault. 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

look at him. Instead of looking out the window again, she lowered her head and stared at her

of writing, you should try to speak. Writing might

She hugged her notebook

his daughter’s reaction,

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

In fact, she had learned to speak much earlier

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

was with Lucian, she refused to

she was. But deep in his heart, he still