The Abandoned Wife (Lucian) novel Chapter 1363

After hanging up, Roxanne headed upstairs to summon the children to breakfast.

Estella was still in her bedroom, sprawled on her bed in a deep sleep.

Roxanne woke her and led her to wash up before knocking on Archie and Benny’s bedroom door.

Already up, the two boys were huddled together to read the comments online.

Their respect for their father increased for how he had handled the incident when they saw that the posts had almost completely been deleted.

We’ll see who else dares to slander Mommy after this!

Upon hearing the knock on their door, the boys jumped and slammed the laptop shut before running to answer it.

“You boys are awake! Come down and eat.”

Roxanne beamed with pride when she noticed her sons had already brushed their teeth.

The boys nodded, shut the bedroom door behind them, and followed their mother down the stairs.

“I’m going on a business trip for several days starting tomorrow. Linda will be over to babysit. Be good and do as she says, understood?”

Roxanne brought up her trip to the children during their meal, causing them to suddenly lose appetite at those words.

“You’re going away, Mommy? Can we come along?”

As their mother had been staying home with them instead of being at work this whole time, her sudden declaration of going away for several days saddened the children.

Estella was most reluctant of all. “Let me come along, Mommy! I can’t be without you.”

The child felt uncomfortable with the prospect of parting with her mother so soon.