The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 716 Did You Pick On Her

"Mommy!" Concerned about the interaction between the two adults in the house, the children hadn't been in the mood to play. The instant they caught sight of Roxanne coming out, they immediately swarmed over to her.

Roxanne smilingly patted them on the head, but her expression was somewhat distracted.

Clocking the look on the woman's face, Estella tilted her head in puzzlement. She cast her gaze behind Roxanne, but she didn't see any signs of Lucian. "Did Daddy pick on you, Ms. Jarvis?" she queried cautiously.

The mention of the man in the house made Roxanne unconsciously frown. Feigning a nonchalant expression, she shook her head with a smile. "Nope." Estella stared at her with suspicion written clear in her eyes. "Where is he, then?"

Roxanne turned and glanced in the direction of the living room before replying, "He has just awakened. Perhaps... he's still sitting on the couch."

Having said that, she hastily withdrew her gaze and wanted to change the subject.

didn't give her that chance. She persistently questioned, "Can you

Roxanne choked.

after that, she hadn't the time to take his

caught between a rock and a

she wouldn't be able to answer that, Estella looked at her for a long while before declaring firmly, "He picked on

all. At the very least, she would have been able to either say yes or no. Her expression now makes it apparent that

pouted in chagrin. "Daddy is such

and embarrassment finally dissipated. She

reason, she's biased toward me, so much so that she's certain Lucian picked on me

Estella gingerly tugged

not angry, and your daddy didn't pick

that, she stroked Estella's head

girl scrutinized her for

added, "I'll check him out later regarding his