Chapter 558


    when Roxanne saw how persistent the girl was, she agreed to a game with the children. I’m done. Este


    announced when she had found a hiding spot. Even after rounds of the same game with Archie and


    Benny, the girl still shouted out loud whenever she was done hiding. Roxanne could not helpughing a


    t that.


    Right after Este shouted, roxanne heard Archie’s and Benny’s soft giggles from another corner. I’m c


    oming. Roxanne eximed, shaking her head.


    Then she walked toward where Archie and Benny were. The boys were still feeling proud of themselve


    s because they thought they had found a seemingly strategic ce where no one could find them. But t


    hey were proven wrong. They even nned on changing their hiding ce to make it more difficult for


    Roxanne to find them. But just as they were crawling out from where they were, they bumped into the


    woman. They looked up only to see her smug smile. Mommy, please give us another chance. They mu


    mbled, standing up in front of her. Roxanne quirked her brows and turned them down. tantly. No. Yo


    u guys have to find Este with me. When they knew they had no other option, the boys did as they we


    re told and tried to recall the direction of where Este’s voice came from earlier. The girl had learned a


    few tricks from the previous rounds of the game. She would stick her head out asionally to check th


    e situation outside. When she saw Roxanne and the boysing over, she wanted to sneak away and


    go to another ce, but it was toote. Archie and Benny had already seen her the moment she got ou


    t. Mommy, we found her.


    The boys screamed in excitement as they ran after Este, who was trying to flee. When Roxanne saw


    them running, she hurried up to Este, worried that the girl would fall. Seeing that she was about to ge


    t caught, Este sprinted toward the couch while Archie and Benny pursued her.


    Slow down. Roxanne shouted. Archie and Benny decelerated at their mother’s warning, but Este did


    not. She continued running toward the couch as if she did not hear Roxanne at all. Because Este cou


    ld not stop in time, she tripped over the couch leg and fell forward onto the coffee table. 1.3s Watch out.


    Roxanne’s heart clinched when she saw that she dashed over, hoping to cushion the impact for the girl


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    Este was horrified when she realized she could not stop herself from falling. Suddenly, a strong arm


    appeared and blocked the sharp edge of the coffee table just as Roxanne managed to catch Este on


    the forehead. However, because of the strong momentum, este still bumped right into the table. Altho


    ugh Lucian and Roxanne managed to prevent the worst from happening, the knock was still painful for


    Este. She was stupefied for a few seconds until she finally looked up again.


    Lucian’s palm was covering the edge of the table while Roxanne’s handnded on his hand, bolstering t


    It took Este a few seconds to get herself together. I’m fine, she replied softly. Lucian sighed in relief. G


    Roxanne’s hands.