In the meantime, Archie and Benny had switched off the lights and were lying on their beds in the darkness, but they couldn’t fall asleep.

Benny climbed out of bed and crossed the room to Archie’s bedside. “Archie, say. Do you know why Mommy doesn’t want to marry Daddy?” he asked as he shook Archie’s arm.

Archie sat up with a troubled look on his face. “I don’t know either.”

He paused for a beat before the corners of his lips curled into a smile. “But we found our sister! Isn’t that great?” he exclaimed as though to console Benny and himself.

Benny nodded fervently in agreement.

They had always thought Estella was their half-sister who shared a father with them. It was such a pleasant surprise to find out they shared the same parents.

That also meant their father had never cheated on their mother, and they were the ones who misunderstood Lucian from the start.

hearts soared with joy at

will Mommy tell Daddy we’re also

like Essie. I want to have a mommy and a daddy.

up so high into the

chose to put himself in his mother’s shoes. “Maybe Mommy has her own

you think it’s because of Mr. Damaris? Mommy is close to

unhappily before continuing, “I like Daddy more! Daddy is more handsome than Mr. Damaris, and he cares for Mommy more

“I don’t think so. Mommy only

with Mr. Damaris and Daddy. The look in Mommy’s eyes whenever she looks at Daddy is different from when she looks

felt even more perplexed. “Then why didn’t Mommy say yes to

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