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.

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

back to their senses and

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

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 scene that seemed to

were

totally different from the beach that we've been

"Go ahead and enjoy!"

was elated to see her children liking

finally snapped out of their awe at

was the first to scamper toward the

and Benny followed behind her. "Run,

of them chased

out her phone to photograph them. sᴇaʀᴄh

had missed out on a lot of

she learned to talk, nor had she ever seen her

that she had shown up when Estella needed her the

reached out to help Estella and had not resisted the little girl's emotional dependence

Roxanne