The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 432

Just as Roxanne reach out to take Estella's bag, Lucian retracted his hand with an emotionless expression. He turned around and walked in front of them. "Let's go."

Roxanne regained her senses only when the children gave her sleeve a tug. She held their hands and followed Lucian from behind.

Pippa was already waiting at the kindergarten entrance.

At the sight of the group, she smiled and said to Roxanne, "Ms. Jarvis, it's been a long time since I saw you."

Lysa or Madilyn had been the ones to bring the children to school recently. There was no denying that some time had passed since Roxanne had last come.

"It has indeed been a while," Roxanne replied. "Did Archie and Benny give you any trouble in class?"

quickly waved her hands. "Both of them are the most

by that, Roxanne handed the children over to

however, grabbed Roxanne's hand

as a long time had passed since they had last seen

heart melt over Estella's reluctance to part, she had to steel herself and pry open the little girl's hands. After all, classes were about to start, while she, too, had to go to work. "Be a good girl, Essie. I have to go to

written all over

held Estella's hand and comforted her, "We'll play

she could stay instead of going back overseas, but she decided against it,

Estella refused to go in, Roxanne couldn't

when she felt lost, Lucian discreetly walked

the latter's

with the brothers." Lucian leaned forward to help Estella wear her school bag.

trudged into the kindergarten behind

at the children's backs, Roxanne sighed to herself. She forced a smile to bid Pippa goodbye before turning around to return to her