Mission To Remarry

Upon ending the call, Lucian went back to the laboratory. He managed to calm himself down after knowing that Roxanne was okay for the time being.

As soon as he entered the laboratory, he saw Estella grabbing Jonathan's sleeves pitifully and asking in her piping voice, “Mr. Queen, is Mommy okay already? When will she recover?”

Looking flustered, Jonathan held a child in each arm and tried his best to console them.

For some reason, Benny and Estella seemed to be able to sense something because, when Lucian was holding them, they were sleeping soundly. The second Lucian left, they woke up groggily, and a few seconds later, they started throwing questions at Jonathan.

Jonathan was at his wits' end. “Your mommy is going to be fine. You guys have only been asleep for a few minutes. Don't worry...”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Estella tearing up.

had no idea

sigh of relief. If he doesn't come back, I think I'll really drop to my knees and beg the kids to

nodded gratefully in response.

But who would've thought that they could be so hard to handle?

“Daddy!”

wiggled out of Jonathan's

them gently, “I've already called to ask about Mommy. She's fine. Don't cry anymore, okay? Mommy's going to be sad if she finds out how

crying,” the kids choked out and nodded before wiping

Lucian said and

still haven't heard from Old Mr. Lomax. I'm dying to ask if they can develop the antidote

down when he saw the state Lucian and the kids were in. They are way more anxious than I am.

Peregrine, Lucian