The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 500

"Ms. Jarvis." Estella spoke, gingerly tugging on Roxanne's outfit.

Roxanne dropped her gaze and saw the little girl piteously looking at her with her big round eyes. She seemed to be asking why Roxanne was ignoring her.

Roxame was ruffled by her puppy-dog eyes, but she could only return a forced smile.

Lucian noticed her uneasiness with Estella. His brows furrowed, but he quickly hid his emotions and said, "We are counting on your support to make the play a success, Ms. Jarvis. This will be the kids' first performance, so I hope you can set aside your personal feelings for the benefit of the kids."

Roxanne's expression froze. Her heart was in turmoil, but she put on a nonchalant front. She casually nodded her head and replied, "Don't worry. I will."

As his gaze swept past her face, he could see she had pursed her lips and looked indifferent. Very obviously, she had no intention of engaging with him.

his gaze and exchanged a knowing look with

over, and clung to Roxanne, asking, "Are you still very busy,

"Yes, I'm still busy. But since we promised to take part in the anniversary celebration, I'll

eyes instantly lit up when she heard that, joy written all over her

change in Estella, and her heart melted. She could no longer behave coldly

Estella chattered with Roxanne, who entertained her

they stepped into the classroom, Roxanne felt all eyes

and Benny, and asked, "Are we in

that the other parents were giving

those parents before, so she could not understand the hint of jealousy she detected in

to ignore the unwelcome attention when a lady came

taken aback. It was the mother of one of her boys' classmates. She had met that lady at the class outing to the botanic

sneaked a look at the man behind Roxanne, then moved in and cozied

her.