The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 696 You Still Remember Me

When Roxanne checked her phone and saw that it was noon, she realized she had forgotten to discuss lunch with Archie and Benny when she left earlier.

"Excuse me, I need to make a phone call," Roxanne said apologetically as she stood up.

Jack wasn't sure what she was up to, but he didn't bother to ask her about it. He simply nodded in response and watched as she made her way to a quiet corner of the restaurant. Archie and Benny were watching TV with Estella at home when they heard the phone ringing.

Knowing that their mother was the only one who would call that landline, they immediately rushed over to answer the phone.

"When are you coming back, Mommy? Essie came over to play! We're keeping her company right now!" Benny asked while glancing at Estella.

He then passed the phone over to Estella and motioned at her to say something.

out with a wide grin

she heard Estella's adorable voice. "Hi, Essie! What brings you

rain yesterday. I was worried that you might get sick, so I came over to check on

back for a while. I'll have someone else

Estella answered with a

Estella before hanging up the phone. After that, she prayed that Madilyn wouldn't be too busy as she dialed her

home?"

sigh as she replied, "Of course I am! It

had pestered the director endlessly for days just to

when she heard that Madilyn was home. "I'm outside at the moment. Archie, Benny, and Estella are by themselves at my house. I didn't have time to prepare lunch for them today, so could you bring

agreed to her request since she cared deeply about the

her day off. After giving it some thought, Madilyn decided to just order takeout for herself and the kids. She soon showed up outside

sure to check the intercom to confirm it was her before opening

Benny's eyes lit up with excitement when he saw the food in