Chapter 251 Where's Mommy?

As the sun peeked over the horizon, two kids woke to find their grandmother pacing the floor, a sure sign something was up. They could not shake the worry. Something must have happened to their mother. When they saw Augustus come through the door, they did not waste a second. "Augustus, where's Mommy? She didn't come home last night. Wasn't it her birthday bash? Why isn't she here? Is she taking a break somewhere?" Madelyn's sharp eyes picked up on Augustus's unease right away. Adrian kept quiet, but his eyes were darting around, a dead giveaway of his nerves. Augustus had not expected the third degree from the kids. He was going to fill in Sarah alone, but the cat was out of the bag now. He had to level with them. "Looks like your mom's with Jaxson at the moment, but hey, no sweat—she's okay. I'll give Jaxson a ring in a bit." The news about Jaxson hit the kids like a bucket of cold water. They shot each other a look. Why hasn't he called? Why was he leaving them in the