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.

dazed, confused about what had

my present with Ms. Jarvis a while ago, then she already took Archie and Benny away in a

turned to her father with an assessing gaze,

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

100."

own daughter is taking their side and suspecting that I was the cause of Roranne's change of mood. Estella

reached for her hand but did not get

Estella grasping onto the hem of his shirt in a depressed mood. Her gaze lingered at the door where the

browsfurrowed at her look but still led her after

to pass through the beach to

was the busiest time on the

the crowd was smaller compared to the night before with the

"Daddy!"

roughly when Roxanne didn't look over her

could not read what was on