The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 573

"It's getting late."

Roxanne kept the dread in check as she walked up to the boys. "Let's head back."

She acted as though nothing was wrong when she reached for the boys' hands and tugged them away from Lucian's side.

The boys didn't notice the change in their mother's mood and simply nodded their heads obcdicntly.

However, Lucian caught her retreating steps after she took the boys' hands. His expression darkened at the sight.

Her intention is obvious. She's worried about the boys getting too close to me. So was she part of the reason for the boys' resentment toward me? Does she hate me so much? Roxanne gave him a nod, then tugged the boys over to the counter to settle the bill. She hurriedly led them out of the workshop after, forgetting that Estella was still inside.

her station dazed, confused

with Ms. Jarvis a while ago, then she already took Archie and Benny away in a blink of an eye,

father with an assessing gaze, wondering if he

her gaze and felt his head aching. "Essic, come on. We should be

100."

used to getting the cold shoulders from Roxanne, Archie, and Benny, but now even my own daughter is taking their side and suspecting that I was the cause of Roranne's

her hand but did

shirt in a depressed mood. Her gaze lingered at the door

at her look but still

the beach to get back to their

busiest time

the night before with the firework display, Roxanne and Lucian still

"Daddy!"

on the hom of her father's shirt roughly when Roxanne didn't look over her shoulder at her

could not read what was