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

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

her father with an assessing gaze, wondering if he made Roxanne

his head aching. "Essic, come on. We

100."

side and suspecting that I was the cause of Roranne's change of mood. Estella

reached for her hand but did not

Estella grasping onto the hem of his shirt in a depressed mood.

look but still led

to pass through the beach to get

busiest time

the crowd was smaller compared to the night before with the firework display, Roxanne and

"Daddy!"

her father's shirt roughly when Roxanne didn't look over her shoulder

dropped his gaze as he could not