Leaving The Country After Divorce

Chapter 147 Heartache

Lucian assumed that Roxanne was angry because the children were upset. Thus, he promised in an apologetic tone, “I didn’t know that before. Now that I do, you can rest assured that I won’t mention this in front of them again.”

After glancing at the children, who were playing Lego, Roxanne suddenly felt what a close shave it was for Lucian to talk to the boys about their father. With nothing else to say to him, she hinted for him to leave. “It’s getting late, Mr. Farwell. Why don’t you head home first? Thank you for taking the trouble to pick the kids up on my behalf today.”

After a brief hesitation, Lucian nodded before leaving.

On the journey home, he felt extremely unsettled but couldn’t put a finger on what it was.

When he arrived, he removed his tie in frustration and sat on the couch for a while. Even then, he continued to feel disturbed.

Subsequently, he brought out a bottle of wine from the cabinet, sitting by the window to drink alone.After two glasses, images of what happened at dinner gradually emerged in his mind.

yet pitiful looks

Lucian couldn’t

with the children for a while before

tucked Estella in, Roxanne pondered a moment before knocking on the

sleep as they were still disturbed by the

it?” Archie asked curiously when he opened the

tousled his hair. “I just want to have a

before climbing back up to bed. He looked exceptionally adorable in his cow-print

down by the bedside.

nodded

in his squeaky voice, “We told him that we don’t have a daddy and also the

heart clam up in response. She could sense