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.

can’t stay here. I have to take the kids

smiles, and they only consoled her after they had suppressed the smiles on their

Mommy. I’ll

began tapping away on

into the restaurant’s

“I’m done!”

glanced up at his mother with

a long sigh of relief, Roxanne pulled the two children into an embrace. “Thank goodness

that she was still nervous, the boys let her hold them a

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

at the entrance of the empty parking

nodded in

force a confession out of Madilyn, Lucian could only quash

Well, then, we’ll be off now. Enjoy your meal with your

the little

at Madilyn politely before walking toward

brow slightly but said nothing more, leaving

to carry Estella into the car, but the child avoided him with

hurriedly stepped in and did

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