The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 270

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

Estella thought it was Roxanne and the boys who had returned. Her eyes lit up, and she leaped off the bed, dashing over to open the door.

The second she saw the person at the door, the sparkle in her eyes faded.

"Essie." The smile on Aubree's face looked forced.

Aubree was, after all, a woman. On top of that, she had to walk along the mountain path to reach the hotel. Most importantly, Lucian seemed to have no intentions of waiting for her. He had merely carried Estella in his arms and strode off.

After walking for some time, she was left behind, and she had lost sight of them. Thankfully, there was only one hotel nearby, and that was how she had found them. After asking the receptionist for their room number, she headed straight for the room.

Seeing who the visitor was, Lucian, too, was unhappy.

Aubree pretended as if she did not see the change in their expressions. With a smile on her face, she entered the room and glanced at Estella, saying, "Aren't you feeling unwell? Why

her words, she gave Lucian a reproachful look. "Didn't I tell you already?

brows. "Essie's just a little tired. If you have no other matters, you should go

she racked her brains in search of an

she suddenly spotted the

look like it belonged to Lucian no matter how hard she stared

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and said plainly, "That belongs to a parent of Essie's classmate. There weren't enough rooms, so I had to squeeze into someone

that, Aubree shot him a look of surprise. "You're

Lucian's gaze darkened.

another woman, he,

that woman was

had intimate moments back then. Thus, there was

very cautious by making sure they put on pajamas when they slept.

that the woman was most likely Roxanne

it at all! Aubree's blood boiled, but she pinched her palm to suppress her anger. Putting on a gentle smile, she suggested, "Well, if the hotel did not have enough rooms yesterday, maybe they have some today. Let me ask them. Even if you don't mind sharing a room with a woman, you still have to think from her perspective. It might be inconvenient for