The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 717 Not As Terrified As Before

Roxanne had no idea what Estella whispered next to Lucian's ear. All she knew was that the man looked at her meaningfully after Estella had spoken to him before denying in a low voice, "No."

No sooner had he said that than they both swung their gazes at her. Lucian wore a bizarrely innocent expression, while suspicion was written all over Estella's face.

The question Estella asked her when they were in the backyard earlier flashed across Roxanne's mind. Complemented by their expressions, she felt that she could surmise the situation to a tee.

At the thought of Estella's determination to avenge her, Roxanne was both amused and exasperated. After a few seconds of silence, she stepped forward and started, "Essie is exceedingly worried about you, so I'd best take a look at you. Besides, it's a problem if you keep having insomnia."

In other words, she was trying to tell him that she only decided to treat him for Estella's sake.

When Lucian heard that, he quirked an eyebrow and glanced at his daughter beside him.

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with triumph etched

Lucian chuckled lightly and held his

hand and grasped his wrist. While diagnosing his condition, however, she couldn't quite ignore the

taken a minute or two at most, but it took quite a while because she kept getting

Perhaps I've been too busy with work these days. I'll be fine after resting for a few days,"

from his wrist, she stated placidly, "Your liver is a bit inflamed, probably because of overwork. Take some medicine to reduce the inflammation. Alternatively,

his head in

bring Essie home earlier, Mr. Farwell." Roxanne began asking him to leave after glancing at

looked down at Estella, who was still sitting on the couch

Roxanne for the whole afternoon, she was still disinclined to leave. She gazed

I can't let you sleep over here. If you want to come over in the future, you can do

they seconded, "Bring Essie

she heard the two boys saying that out of