Mission To Remarry

Lucian replied to every single one of the children's innocent questions.

Although he had already expected those questions, and it was not hard for him to answer them, he still felt exhausted after doing so.

When faced with the children's naive and innocent expressions, it required a lot of energy on his part to come up with lies.

“Daddy, can't we go look for Mommy?” Estella suddenly asked.

She and Roxanne had only reunited not long ago, so she was unwilling to be apart from the woman, especially after knowing that Roxanne had left for such a faraway place.

Lucian's expression stiffened when he heard her question. He almost could not hold back and let his sadness burst out.

Yet he stayed silent for a few moments. Suppressing those emotions, he pretended everything was fine as he looked at the children.

“I'm quite busy these days, so I can't take you. Your mommy will probably be gone for only a week. She'll be back when you go on break.”

focused on eating dinner, afraid the children would see through his

not think too much about it. They were just a

have to be gone for so long? I hope she'll already be waiting for us at home when we come back on Friday

Lucian had tried his best to suppress stirred within him once more. The pain he

will. When you come back, your mommy will

they quieted down and helped to put food on his plate.

heavier. The food he ate

him to

Lucian could not bear to face the children a moment longer. Steeling his heart, he handed the children over to Catalina and

where are you going?” Archie asked in confusion when he saw Lucian heading for the door. “Are you not going to rest at home tonight?”

He stopped and rubbed his temples to control his

his place tonight. Be good,

stared at his father, taking in the latter's expression. Daddy is

at the company?”

behavior and thought Lucian had met with a problem at