Chapter 49

After Roxanne’s anger receded, she realized how funny the situation was.

Indeed, I don’t have any rights. In his eyes, I never had any.

She dropped her gaze to the floor, concealing the self-deprecation in them. Without saying anything. she forced herself to remove Estella’s grip from her sleeve.

Estella’s little fingers wanted to reach for her again, but Roxanne grabbed it mid-air.

“Archie and Benny are still waiting for me in the car. I have to go to them. Be a good girl and go with your dad.”

Roxanne ruffled Estella’s head gently and released the latter’s hand. With a hurried farewell to the teacher, Roxanne turned on her heels and rushed out the front door without another glance back.

Back in the car, Archie and Benny were sitting upright. When they saw Roxanne getting in the car, they asked innocently, “Mommy, what’s wrong?”

Roxanne sucked in a deep breath before plastering a forced smile. “Nothing. Let’s go home.”

the car and pulled away from

place. Shooting a sharp gaze at

sense the tension coming off of Lucian. Feeling the

could finish, he interrupted coldly, “When did

few days ago,”

the list. If you

Lucian’s expression turned hostile.

teacher the time to digest his words, he carried Estella into his arms and strode to

noticed the car parked

Estella into the car without a pause in

the car, Estella struggled violently in

letting her crawl to the other

notebook angrily and scribbled something

later, her

time as she turned her notebook around and sat there glaring at Lucian instead of crawling over to him to yank on his

head over to peer

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