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?"

tentativeness. "Go ask your Daddy," she said softly as she gazed at the man in the vicinity.

with her stubby legs, but

the hem of his shirt fearlessly. "Can I sleep with Ms. Jarvis,

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

the child's head,

handful, Ms. Jarvis, you can send her back to me any

why the man was acting so distant all

said, "Don't worry, Mr. Farwell. Essie will be in

did not respond further. Instead, he turned to open a bottle of wine

back, confused. "We'll be heading up, then. Good night.

Lucian grunted in response.

as she took the children

day's worth of excitement and running on the beach for hours, the children were so sweaty

boys up in the future?" asked Estella suddenly

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