Leaving The Country After Divorce

Chapter 294 Did She Cry Her Heart Out

Estella’s gaze was glued to Roxanne’s back, tears rolling down her cheeks uncontrollably.

Archie and Benny were equally miserable. They did not expect Roxanne to be so heartless. When they saw that the girl was crying, they went over and consoled her.

“Don’t cry, Essie. Mommy is really busy these few days. You can always come over and play once Mommy is free again,” Benny cajoled with a smile, yet his attempt was futile.

When Archie saw that Estella was still sobbing, he took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears as he comforted her, “We can still play together at the kindergarten, Essie. Mommy really likes you because you’re a good girl, so don’t cry. You’ll look ugly if you keep crying, and Mommy doesn’t like that.”

Estella stopped and looked at the boy with doubt in her eyes.

“Yeah! Archie’s right,” Benny quickly chimed in with a nod. “Mommy doesn’t like kids who cry.”

finally held back

when he saw how deeply Archie and Benny cared for Estella. “Thank you for saying that,” he said to the boys as he walked toward

initially wanted to ignore him, but when they remembered how they were partially at fault for making Estella cry because they hurried Lucian home, they evaded the man’s gaze

Roxanne loved Estella, but like themselves, she distanced herself from

answering the boys, Lucian smiled at them and held Estella’s

time, the girl did

goodbye to Archie and Benny, Essie,”

was told and waved at them, still trying to swallow her tears. “Goodbye,

see you again too! Bye!” the two

out of their sight, the boys went back up to Roxanne. They found her staring blankly into the air in

could not stop thinking about how downcast Estella was when

up from the inside after the girl left. She had said so herself that the children were innocent. But over and over again, she had hurt Estella because of what happened between

so deep in her thoughts thinking about Estella that she did not even realize the boys

went closer to her. The look on her face was telling how remorseful she

let her mind wander off, she

“Was she crying her heart out when she left?”