Chapter 209
Chapter 209 "Are you in a bad mood, Mommy?" Archie and Benny looked at her with
concern.Roxanne was taken aback. She thought she had hidden her emotions well in front of her kids, but they saw right through her ruse."Why did you ask?" she asked nonchalantly, glancing at them in the re The slightly unsettled feeling gnawed at the pit of her stomach at the mention of Lucian. She must have been really close with him during that period of time
for Archie to have misunderstoodBenny added, "Essie almost cried."Roxanne drew her brows together
in a frown, and her heart wrenched as she could only imagine Estella's pitiable face without seeing it for herself. She wished she could apologize to Estella. Aubree's words further solidified
her inclination to cut all ties with Lucian. She didn't want to interfere with the kids' friendship, but she really wanted to limit her contact with Lucian.Roxanne stole a casual peek at them and said, "Come out earli invited her to stay for dinner. Madilyn only began her rant when Archie and Benny had gone upstairs after dinner. "I saw the news yesterday. What was Lucian trying to do?"Roxanne was caught off guard by the go. Don't overthink things."Madilyn stared at her best friend in shock. The person
who should be the most affected by the news is her, yet here I am, making her feel worse with my tirade. She leashed her irritation and shot out of her seat, grabbing Roxanne's arm. "Come on, we're going out life men!"