The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 272

Lucian did not hesitate as he made his way to the botanical garden right away.

Estella wanted to hang out with Roxanne, so the only place she would go was to the latter. Besides the botanical garden. there was nowhere else she could go.

Lucian ran all the way to the botanical garden, but Estella was nowhere to be seen.

His heart sank. He fished his phone out of his pocket and called Roxanne.

Roxanne was strolling around the botanical garden with the kids when her phone rang. She couldn't help frowning when she saw the caller ID on her screen.

Lucian? Shouldn't he be with Aubree? Why is he calling me?

The phone rang for quite some time before Roxanne finally picked it up.

in his

He sounds nervous.

she had a bad feeling. "No, I haven't

to blink because he was worried that he would miss his daughter. "Essie is

heard that. Panic was written all over her face. "Isn't she with

Estella going missing made Lucian frown. "It's a long story. Let's look for her for now. She should be somewhere around the botanical garden." Roxanne dared not dawdle. She immediately agreed to his plan.

up, she turned to Archie and Benny, wanting to bring them along

in confusion when they

who was worried, took a deep breath to force herself to sound calm as she said, "Essie is missing. We have to

that. Their faces

and suggested, "Mommy, let's split up. We'll have a

Benny nodded in agreement.

you can't find her, then go to the entrance and wait for me there." Archie

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botanical garden.

she saw Lucian, who had

deeply and his lips were set in a