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.

exchanged a knowing look with

moved over, and clung to Roxanne, asking, "Are you still

ignore the little girl anymore. She hesitated for a moment, then replied, "Yes, I'm still busy.

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

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

the classroom, Estella chattered with

they stepped into the classroom, Roxanne

and asked, "Are we in the wrong classroom?"

then looked up and saw that the other parents were giving her a weird look. She

before, so she could not understand the hint of

Jarvis." Roxanne was trying to convince herself to ignore the unwelcome attention when a lady came up to her and

class outing to the botanic garden

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

her.