Leaving The Country After Divorce

Chapter 1071 All My Fault

The children stood in line uneasily when they heard the word “punishment.” Solemnly, Roxanne swept her gaze past the three of them and remained quiet for a while. Then she pointed at the wall. “All of you will stand there for fifteen minutes.”

Although the boys were usually well-behaved, they had been punished before. They made their way to a corner and stood facing the wall. Estella moved exceptionally slowly.

When Roxanne saw that, she furrowed her eyebrows. Thinking that Estella still thought herself innocent, she urged, “You’ll need to stand there longer if you walk this slow.”

Upon hearing that, the girl gathered the courage to turn back to Roxanne. Roxanne was puzzled. Is the punishment too severe? Is that why she’s looking at me?

Aggrievedly, Estella asked, “If I accept the punishment, will you still like me, Ms. Jarvis?”

Roxanne’s heart into a puddle. “If you learn from your mistake and don’t repeat them, I’ll

Ms. Jarvis! I’ll definitely behave myself!” She quickened her pace and arrived next to the boys. “I’m sorry. It’s my

“We’re best friends, and best

that, Roxanne wasn’t sure

know that they were being punished, but those not in the know would think they had

the right to educate his child. This is the best harmless solution I could conjure. When he arrives, I still need to explain the situation to him. Essie does tend to go to extremes. I wonder if it’s because it’s her nature or a symptom of her autism. She’ll

later, the children’s

glancing at the time, Roxanne realized it was almost noon, yet Lucian still

were

Mr. Farwell hasn’t arrived, let’s play hide and