The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 516

At the sight of Estella throwing herself into Lucian's arms, Roxanne stopped awkwardly and held back the two boys running behind her.

"Daddy!" Unaware of the change in Roxanne's mood, Estella tugged ecstatically at Lucian's sleeve. "Let's play hide and seek for a while before going home!"

Lowering his head to gaze at Estella, Lucian then shifted his attention to Roxanne with an indiscernible look in his eyes.

When she met his gaze, Roxanne felt a sudden sense of guilt.

She had just reprimanded the brothers for running wildly with Estella. But now, she was the one doing it instead.

After an awkward silence, Lucian remarked in a deep voice, "It's getting late. I'll be taking Essie home now."

He had barely finished when he turned toward Estella and said, "We have to go now, but we'll come back again tomorrow."

up to express her unwillingness, Estella recognized that she had had a lot of fun

Estella turned around and waved at Roxanne with a reluctant expression. "Bye,

bid the little girl farewell. "See

down at Estella and surprised everyone with his next words. "Let's go. We'll play hide and seek again with Ms. Jarvis

of the game caused Estella to smile so happily that

sound of Lucian's voice

his car disappear into the distance, Roxanne led the boys back

next evening, she went to school to pick them up just as

she arrived at the kindergarten entrance, she saw the three of them standing in front of Pippa Unable to hear the exchange between them, all she could

heart as she

"Mommy!"

"Ms. Jarvis!"

to her

an affectionate pat each, Roxanne's attention fell on Estella.

nodded, as Lucian would usually

Roxanne then suggested with a smile, "In that case, do you want to come home with