Leaving The Country After Divorce

Chapter 1248

a look!”Archie and Estella, too, followed suit.With that, the three children scampered up the stairs.Standing before Roxanne’s room door, the children knocked and called out for Roxanne with all their might.Alas, there was no response, even after waiting for some time.Estella panicked. She banged on the door, suppressing her urge to yell the word “mommy” as she cried, “Ms. Jarvis!”No matter how hard she tried to keep herself together, her voice began to break.Roxanne, who was in the room, was feeling a rush of mixed emotions. She did not have the energy to deal with the children outside the door.In fact, she had already told them she needed some time alone before heading upstairs. Roxanne had absolutely no strength to respond to their cries.It was not until she heard Estella’s sobs that she pulled herself together to answer, “Are you kids hungry? I’ll order some food for you. Sorry, I really don’t have the energy to cook today.”The children sighed in relief when they finally heard her voice.With reddened eyes, Archie took a glance at his siblings before turning around. “It’s all right. We can wait for you, Mommy. We’re just glad you’re all right.”At that, he held Benny’s and Estella’s hands, and said sweetly, “We head downstairs to wait for you. We can eat together when you’re feeling better.”Roxanne nodded in silence. She did not even care if the children could see her response.Thankfully, there was silence at the door again.With that, Roxanne leaned against the pillow at the headboard, her emotions in a jumbled mess.Whether or not Roxanne wanted to admit it, Aubree’s words earlier had affected her to a certain extent.Homewrecker… Never in Roxanne’s wildest dreams did she imagine anyone using such a word on her. It stung.Even if Roxanne had countered Aubree’s questions, she still felt insulted now that she thought about it.Am I really a homewrecker who ruined someone else’s marriage? But Lucian had all the time to marry Aubree during the past six years. Why drag until now?Roxanne kept questioning and convincing herself that she was nothing like the word Aubree used.Just as she was still unsure of what to make of it, the doorbell suddenly rang downstairs.Roxanne instantly snapped back to her senses. She then walked over to the window and looked outside.Standing at the mansion’s entrance was Lucian. He wore a gray shirt and a serious expression as he kept ringing