The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 713 The Man Sleeping Soundly

The children weren't much help in the kitchen, but with them around, Roxanne's turbulent emotions slowly subsided. When she came out after cooking dinner, she immediately spotted Lucian sitting on the couch.

He seemed to be rather tired, for he had already dozed off while they were preparing dinner. His head tipped slightly to the side, and he half-leaned against the couch. Even while asleep, he was still as elegant

as ever.

instinctively gentled her movements to not make too much noise and made

the sleeping man, a glimmer of

settle work matters whenever he was free. But today, he actually fell asleep.

Estella's eyes fell on the man asleep on the couch, the smile on her face gradually faded. Her

He keeps having insomnia, but he has a lot of work during the day. So, things have been pretty bad." While Lucian had never mentioned that to her, she overheard his conversation with Catalina. Learning that her father had been having trouble sleeping, she had been exceedingly worried. Subsequently, she seemingly remembered something.

woman's shirt. The worried look on the girl's face made Roxanne's heart ache. If he's suffering

as she recalled what happened when they were playing in the afternoon. "Daddy's condition has persisted for several days." Estella gave Roxanne's shirt another tug and looked at her with a beseeching look in

turn Estella down. After wavering for a brief moment, she agreed with a smile, "Okay. We'll eat first and let your

Jarvis." Beaming, Roxanne stroked her head. Then, she had dinner with the three children while the food was still hot. Knowing that Lucian was catching up on