Leaving The Country After Divorce novel (Roxanne and Lucian) novel Chapter 62

Chapter 62

“Dad, Mom, what are you doing here?” Lucian frowned and asked.

Sonya whined while inspecting her granddaughter, “I had to drag your dad over because I was so worried when I heard my baby girl went missing this morning. And why didn’t you tell me?”

Lucian did not know how to answer her.

“Essie, come. Tell Grandma where have you been?” Sonya was relieved that Estella came home in one piece. She hugged the girl and said, “How could you run away from home just like that? You’re still a little girl. Grandma is so worried about you. Don’t do this again anymore, okay?”

Aubree echoed, “You can always talk to me if you’re upset. Don’t just run out of the house without telling us! Grandpa and Grandma were so worried about you. So was I! Had you not come home, I would have gone out to look for you!”

Estella did not react much to Sonya’s hug and Aubree’s question, a frigid expression on her face.

Knowing that this kind of atmosphere would make Estella uncomfortable, Lucian walked up to Sonya and took over the child. “Essie was just around the neighborhood. She’s a smart girl, so you don’t need to worry about her.”

Estella flung her arms around Lucian’s neck and buried her head into the crook of his neck.

Sonya’s heart ached for her granddaughter. She turned around and complained to Lucian, “You must have neglected Essie because you’re always busy with work! She wouldn’t have felt lonely had you married someone who could take good care of her. She wouldn’t have run away if someone was here to look after her!”

Upon hearing that, Lucian knitted his brows. He knew Sonya was trying to press him to marry again. He immediately promised, “From now on, I’ll try to stay home to accompany her during weekends. I didn’t plan to go out today either, but an emergency cropped up, and I had to make a trip to the office.”

Sonya knew he was trying to play dumb. Instead of beating around the bush, she asked directly, “I don’t want to play mind games with you anymore. When do you plan on marrying Aubree? She waited for you for six years, and you expect her to wait for another six years? Don’t you feel bad for her?”