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

more Lucian tried to persuade her into talking,

later, Lucian could not hold himself back from asking Estella. "Can you tell me why

with a nod nor a

distraught at the

with Ms. Jarvis a little

and paper, Lucian handed the items to Estella. "If you

send Estella to her. Therefore, he wanted to see if he could learn from Roxanne's method. Accepting the pen and paper, Estella wrote slowly: Archie and Benny will ignore

look flashed across Lucian's face

boys are the reasons why Essie

only relax when she was around Roxanne due to

never expected that Archie and Benny would play

his brows, Lucian asked, "Do you like Archie and Benny very

nodded firmly in

in kindergarten. With the two of them around, the other kids didn't dare to bully me