The Abandoned Wife

"Be careful!"

Roxanne's cheeks tinged pink when she thought about the accident she had had the last time she was here.

The three children waved their hands at her without looking back and dashed toward the waves.

Roxanne quickened her pace and kept up with her children.

"Mommy, you're so pretty!"

Estella grabbed Roxanne's hand and snuggled up to her. Her little face lit up in awe.

There had been a firework event during their last vacation to the hot spring resort. As a result, the beach was overcrowded with people, and the children didn't get the chance to experience playing on the beach.

It was quiet all around at that moment, save for the sounds of waves crashing against the beach.

Despite their young age and high energy levels, the children couldn't help but want to quiet down and relax in the face of the calming waves.

many people here, and it's really quiet. That's why I come here quite often." Then she took a glance at the surroundings. Still worried, she held

to their senses and kept

and the children noticed that there was a lighthouse and a long deck when

lighthouse towered over the long, white deck, set against the backdrop of crystal-clear, turquoise waters. The windmill nearby turned slowly and gracefully with the rhythm of the tides, creating a picturesque

kids were

the beach that we've

"Go ahead and enjoy!"

elated to see

three children finally snapped out of their awe at

was the first to scamper toward the sea. "Archie,

her. "Run, Essie! We're going

chased each other on the

happily. She couldn't help but take out her phone to photograph them. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Find

out on a lot of Estella's

had never seen Estella babble as she learned to talk, nor had she ever seen her stumble as she learned

Roxanne was still grateful that she had shown up

help Estella and had

autism had persisted until now, Roxanne would