Chapter 182

The silence lasted for a while, but eventually, Lucian broke it. “As you wish.”

Roxanne nodded and walked up the stairs to get Estella.

All three kids were hanging out in Archie and Benny’s room at the time. Everyone was upset, and the atmosphere in the room was grim.

Archie and Benny were playing with their respective robot toys, whereas Estella had buried her head into her plush toy’s tummy. All three were immersed in their own worlds.

When they heard the door opening, all three of them unanimously shifted their attention toward the door.

Roxanne softened her stance when she looked into their eyes. However, she later thought about the man waiting downstairs and became resolute again. She said calmly, “Essie, your dad is here to pick you up.”

All three kids were stunned to hear that.

Estella, in particular, bulged her eyes that were shining with confusion while she hugged her plush toy, not moving a muscle.Roxanne looked down as she repeated stiftly, “Your dad is waiting downstairs, so hurry along now.”

all that, she moved to the side and

Estella. Her voice suggested that she was a little

say a word because she worried that she would ask the kid to stay the

some time before the kid finally made her way

stroking her hair, then held her hand as they walked

by then, and he had one hand in his pocket as he stood in

the last step. After

let go of Estella’s

and reluctance. She only took two steps forward before she suddenly turned back around and hugged Roxanne’s leg tightly,

reached out her hand. At first, she wanted to stroke Estella’s head to offer her some comfort, but her hand stopped midair before it reached for

something amiss about the situation, Estella used her tiny hands to

a little when he heard what the kid said. At the same time, his eyes gleamed with surprise and a

her mother so badly, but that woman has no intention of

gaze to the man standing right there and prayed that he would

stood there with a stoic expression. He stared at the two of them but seemed to have no intention of helping

when she saw that, following which, she crouched

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