The Abandoned Wife

Lucian furrowed his brows. He could not help thinking of Roxanne.

How did she manage to make Essie speak gradually?

He was at his wit's end while facing the same problem.

Noticing that Estella only seemed to respond to the mention of Roxanne's name, Lucian inquired again, "Essie, did you want to see Ms. Jarvis that much?"

Estella nodded vigorously and gazed at Lucian expectantly. She seemed to think that he had a way to let her meet Roxanne.

When Lucian saw Estella's hopeful expression, his gaze darkened slightly. He silently averted his gaze. "She likes you very much, Essie. Maybe she's been busy with work lately. Hence, she didn't have time to pick up the boys. Don't worry."

Not receiving the answer she had hoped for, Estella cast her eyes downward dejectedly. She nodded weakly in response.

No matter what Lucian said, Estella only responded by either nodding or shaking her head. She also fumbled around her bag for a notebook, intending to write down her reply for him.

of Roxanne could evoke a more noticeable reaction from

persuade her into talking,

later, Lucian could not hold himself back from asking Estella. "Can you tell me why you're willing to talk at

nod nor a shake of the head. Estella frowned, feeling

more distraught at the thought of

stay with Ms. Jarvis a little

a pen and paper, Lucian handed the items to Estella. "If you don't want to talk, you can write

Estella to her. Therefore, he wanted to see if he could

across Lucian's face when he read Estella's

two boys are the reasons why

Estella would only relax when she was around Roxanne due to

expected that Archie and Benny would play such big

"Do you like

firmly

first meeting. They also protected me in kindergarten. With the two of them around, the other kids