The Lies Behind Her Marriage novel Chapter 186

Hide and Seek Chaos.

“Found her!” Nathaniel exclaimed after spotting Alisa tucked behind a curtain.

Serena’s eyes widened. “How did you find her so quickly?”

It had only been ten minutes since the kids ran off, and Nathaniel had already discovered Alisa’s hiding spot.

“Daddy!” Alisa squealed, delighted that he found her first. She launched herself at him.

“Because Alisa is Daddy’s girl,” Nathaniel declared proudly, lifting her into his arms like he had just won a championship.

Serena narrowed her eyes. “Well, I’m finding Bastin.”

They played with the kids, momentarily forgetting the troubles within their family.

Serena marched toward the kitchen with determination. She opened every pull-out cabinet, every storage compartment, and even checked inside the large pot drawer.

Nothing.

She noticed Nathaniel stroll past her casually, like a man taking a Sunday walk. Less than a minute later, his voice rang out, “Found my little man!”

Serena froze.

She turned slowly.

Nathaniel was carrying a laughing Bastin out from behind the kitchen island cabinet.

Serena stared. ‘How in the world?’

“Mom,” Sebastian called. “You are really bad at this.”

“That was beginner’s luck,” she said stiffly.

“Oh?” Nathaniel smirked. “Wanna try again?”

They went for another round. Like before, Nathaniel and Serena stayed outside and counted to twenty while the kids ran in to hide.

“You go first, Love,” Nathaniel said generously, clearly enjoying himself.

Serena did not trust that smile.

Still, she accepted the head start.

Her eyes briefly scanned the living room before going to the study.

Inside the study, Celine was giggling on the sofa. Sterling sat calmly behind his desk, pretending to work.

“I’m not helping you on this one, Serena,” Sterling said without looking up.

Serena narrowed her eyes. That alone confirmed one of the kids was there.

Her gaze locked onto her father’s desk.

She rushed forward and shoved Sterling’s chair aside.

Celine burst into louder laughter.

Serena dropped to the floor and peeked under the desk, but… it was empty.

Before she could recover—

“Found you!”

“Daddy! Haha!”

Serena looked up just in time to see Alisa stepping out from behind the study door.

She had been there the entire time.

“Let’s look for your brother,” Nathaniel said, as if assembling a search team.

Serena stood slowly.

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