The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 514

In the brightly lit backyard, the boys were kicking a ball around while Estella, holding up her skirt, ambled behind them. Even though she didn't manage to get a kick in, she smiled widely the entire time.

"Mommy!" Benny, who had just kicked the ball in the direction of the door, was given a fright when he suddenly saw Roxanne emerge from the house.

The moment she stepped out, Roxanne was stunned to see the ball flying straight at her face.

Just when it was inches away from her, she felt a hand reach out from behind and pull her to the side.

In the next second, the ball brushed past her body before falling onto the ground.

he looked at the dumbstruck children and instructed in

wasn't until they gradually gathered their wits that they hurried up to Roxanne's

for scaring you. Are

hair a reassuring tousle. "I'm fine, but you have to be more careful next

to her. Giving Estella an amused yet helpless look, she reprimanded the brothers, "How could you play ball with Essie? She's wearing a dress, for goodness

the boys exchanged glances before scratching their noses to hide their guilt. Suddenly, Estella's high-pitched voice rang out. "They didn't ask me. It was I who wanted to play

jumped in surprise, for she didn't expect Estella to

was still dangerous for her to be running wild with the boys while wearing a dress. On top of that, she barely had any energy left given how

was one thing for the children to be playful but another for Lucian not to

in mind, Roxanne subconsciously threw Lucian an

if he could sense the attention she placed on him, Lucian explained without turning around, "Essie rarely gets the opportunity to run. Since she's having fun, there's no reason to stop

already