Chapter 27

“How did she go missing?” 

Roxanne couldn‘t help asking about it when the two of them left the botanical garden. 

She would keep blaming herself for it if she never learned the truth. 

Lucian gave her a deep and sullen look. Although Estella did not say it out loud, he knew she had left to look for Roxanne. 

 

Roxanne‘s anxiety rose when she looked into his eyes. “Wasn‘t she with the two of you? How did two adults...” 

How did two adults manage to lose a single child, especially when that child is as obedient as Essie

Roxanne didn‘t finish that sentence. 

Lucian was already panicking because Estella was missing. She knew that if she were to say those words out loud, she would sound as if she was putting the blame on him. 

Lucian frowned. He looked deeply into her eyes and said tersely, “There was a disagreement with Aubree.” 

possibly have happened to get Estella so angry that

gaze

she ever learns that Essie has

could tell that Lucian had no intention of telling her the truth, and that made her frown. Her lips parted, but she never got the words out

was their family‘s matter, and she had no right to butt

that

try searching

left the botanical garden. Lucian left her

the matter was urgent, Roxanne dared not waste

botanical garden, Archie and Benny parted ways. While searching, they

through every hole

neither showed up with

out. Let‘s not play hide–and–seek anymore,” Benny choked out. He

find her. 

hand and said, “Don‘t cry. Mommy

tears. “Let‘s leave the botanical

head. “Let‘s not make things more difficult for Mommy. We‘ll just

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