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

little girl got the hint, moved over, and clung to Roxanne, asking, "Are you

to ignore the little girl anymore. She hesitated for a moment, then replied, "Yes, I'm still busy. But since we promised to take

she heard that, joy

in Estella, and her heart melted. She could

the way to the classroom, Estella chattered with Roxanne, who entertained

into the classroom, Roxanne

her tracks, turned to Archie and Benny, and asked, "Are we in the wrong classroom?" The boys shook their heads and said, "No. This

other parents

not understand

has been a while, Ms. Jarvis." Roxanne was trying to convince herself to ignore the unwelcome attention when a lady came up

the class outing to the botanic garden the last time, although she

sneaked a look at the man behind

her.