Chapter 8 Not Giving Up

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Seeing how restless their mother looked, Archie and Benny asked deliberately, “Who’s Lucian, Mommy? Why are we hiding from him?”

Roxanne slowly returned to her senses and stroked their heads, smiling as if everything was fine. “He’s no one important. I just have a bit of a personal grudge against him. I want you both to hide if you ever hear his name, okay?”

The two boys nodded. “Okay, Mommy.”

After Roxanne looked away, they glanced at each other curiously.

What could’ve happened between Mommy and Daddy? It all seems like a huge misunderstanding.

As Roxanne continued to ponder over what could be happening on Madilyn’s side, the boys spoke again.

“Mommy, we left in such a rush back there. If that guy becomes suspicious, he might check the surveillance cameras and find us easily,” Archie reminded.

The woman tensed up instantly. “Oh, God. I totally forgot! What do I do?”

I was so focused on running away that I forgot about the cameras! Lucian might already be here.

here. I have to take the kids home right

way their mother reacted made the boys turn away to conceal their smiles, and they only consoled her after they had suppressed the smiles on

Mommy. I’ll

his laptop and began tapping

to hack into the restaurant’s surveillance

“I’m done!”

at his mother with twinkling eyes, eagerly

into

she was still nervous, the boys let her hold

for Aunt Madilyn to come outside?” asked Archie after Roxanne had

entrance of the empty parking lot. “Let’s wait a little

nodded in

inside the restaurant, failing to force a confession out of Madilyn, Lucian could

Well, then, we’ll be off now. Enjoy your meal with your friends,” he stated

the little

waved at Madilyn

brow slightly but said nothing more, leaving with the little girl and

walking out of the building, he tried to carry Estella into the car, but

stepped in and

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