The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 1052 Below Minimum Temperature

Archie took the chance to sprint out of the mansion with Estella in tow. They then hid in a corner and waited for Benny to leave. Inside the mansion, Catalina had just poured a cup of water for Benny and assumed he was about to go upstairs.

To her surprise, Benny gave her a polite bow. "Thank you, Ms. Catalina. I shall take my leave now." Catalina frowned in puzzlement. "What about Archie?" They both came together, so she couldn't understand why they would leave separately.

Benny pursed his lips guiltily. "Archie left a while ago. He and I snuck in here without telling Mommy, and we were busted. She's probably giving him an earful right now."

Catalina nodded understandingly. She found their antics amusing. I can't believe they came this far just to visit a friend. Ms. Jarvis must be beside herself with worry.

She suddenly recalled what happened previously and offered, "I'll ask someone to give you a ride home." Benny waved his hands anxiously. "N-No need for that. My mommy is waiting for me outside," he stammered out a lie.

and nodded. "Be careful." Benny bobbed his head obediently and trotted out of the mansion. Once he was outside, he quickly ran

"Let's go!" The other two agreed and trailed dutifully behind

Benny were especially vigilant. They had Estella with them, so it would be bad for

come across those kids throughout their journey and successfully arrived at the

she had forgotten to invite the boys to stay for lunch. She

Estella. However, there was no response even after she knocked on the door for some

worriedly. She carefully pushed the door open to realize that the room was empty. There was no

bottom of her stomach. "Ms. Estella?" she raised her

frantically but to no avail. Just as she was about to call the bodyguards to search the surroundings downstairs, an idea dawned on her. Benny's

for work. She managed to slip away while I was on duty. Feeling both guilty and remorseful, Catalina instantly contacted Lucian. Meanwhile, Lucian was listening to Cayden reporting the

Catalina's call, he assumed Estella was throwing a tantrum

Ms. Estella left with Archie and Benny," Catalina told him apologetically. A scowl appeared on Lucian's