Leaving The Country After Divorce

Chapter 1238

mend ties, she didn’t want to see them on bad terms again.Archie and Benny, too, gave him a look of concern.Made aware of his glowering expression, Lucian quickly regained his composure and tousled the children’s hair. “It’s nothing. We just have different opinions about work.”Since Roxanne had often used the same excuse every time they quarreled, his words served to deepen the children’s suspicions.Cognizant of what was going through their minds, Lucian comforted them, “I’ll come and see you again tomorrow.”That was his way of promising that he would return.Only then were the children’s concerns eased as they bid him goodbye.Over the next few days, Lucian would have dinner at Roxanne’s house under the pretext of visiting Estella.Whenever Roxanne wanted to turn him down, he would then claim that there was progress in the investigations to report.Consequently, the former had no choice but to accommodate him.…Throughout that period, Estella stayed in Roxanne’s house and had entirely forgotten about the new kindergarten.Pamela, who still felt guilty over the bullying incident, didn’t dare call Lucian to inquire about her absence. Hence, she had no choice but to contact Aubree instead.“Ms. Pearson, is Essie not feeling well the last few days?”Aubree was puzzled by the question. “What? Why did you say that?” A sense of hope began to swell within her.If Estella was really sick, she could pretend to visit the former just to approach Lucian.However, Pamela was equally clueless. “She hasn’t come to school recently, so I thought she was sick, isn’t she?”The words caused Aubree’s face to darken.Over the last few days, she had been scheming on how to break Roxanne and Lucian up. Although she had contacted him a few times, he would quickly brush her off. Thus, she had no idea