The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 550

Roxanne was about to bring the two boys up upon arriving back at the hotel when she felt a pair of resentful eyes on her back.

Frowning, Roxanne glanced behind her and saw Estella hesitantly shuffling after her three paces behind

The child stopped in her tracks when she noticed her quarry had turned her head. Her little face was alight with anticipation.

Not far away, Lucian pretended not to see them as he busied himself with pouring a glass of water from the bar.

Roxanne walked toward the child. "Do you want to sleep with me, Essie?"

The child nodded vigorously before asking cautiously, "Is that okay?"

she gazed at the man

to Lucian's side with her stubby legs, but the man

would agree, Estella tugged the hem of his shirt

who was standing nearby. "Okay," he said with a slight frown, "but don't give Ms. Jarvis any trouble." The child nodded obediently before sprinting back

smile as she caressed the child's head, then said to Lucian, "I'll

beginning to feel like a handful, Ms. Jarvis, you

aback. She wondered why the man was acting so

her composure, she said, "Don't worry, Mr. Farwell. Essie will

turned to open

a glass. Roxanne gazed at the man's back, confused.

Lucian grunted in response.

said nothing as she took the

and running on the beach for hours, the

boys up in the future?" asked Estella suddenly during

froze. She could almost guess the child's intentions and was, at the