Leaving The Country After Divorce novel (Roxanne and Lucian) novel Chapter 514

Chapter 514

In the brightly lit backyard, the boys were kicking a ball around while Estella, holding up her skirt, ambled behind them. Even though she didn’t manage to get a kick in, she smiled widely the entire time.

“Mommy!” Benny, who had just kicked the ball in the direction of the door, was given a fright when he suddenly saw Roxanne emerge from the house.

The moment she stepped out, Roxanne was stunned to see the ball flying straight at her face.

Just when it was inches away from her, she felt a hand reach out from behind and pull her to the side.

In the next second, the ball brushed past her body before falling onto the ground.

As Lucian appeared from behind Roxanne, he looked at the dumbstruck children and instructed in a deep voice, “Come back in for dinner.”

It wasn’t until they gradually gathered their wits that they hurried up to Roxanne’s side.

“Mommy, I’m sorry for scaring you. Are you all right?” Benny apologized meekly.

Roxanne gave his hair a reassuring tousle. “I’m fine, but you have to be more careful next time.”

Just as she spoke, something else occurred to her. Giving Estella an amused yet helpless look, she reprimanded the brothers, “How could you play ball with Essie? She’s wearing a dress, for goodness sake. What if she had fallen?”

Having heard Roxanne’s words, the boys exchanged glances before scratching their noses to hide their guilt.

Suddenly, Estella’s high-pitched voice rang out. “They didn’t ask me. It was I who wanted to play with them.”

Roxanne’s brows jumped in surprise, for she didn’t expect Estella to speak out on behalf of the brothers.