The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 769 Still Need To Check Her Over

When Estella heard her father's remark, her eyes flickered, and she retracted her hands. I'm already feeling horrible, so I don't want Ms. Jarvis to suffer as well.

Roxanne was inevitably stunned for a few seconds, surprised that Lucian was purely concerned about her. Oh God, I misunderstood him...

Pursing her lips, she smiled and looked at Estella reassuringly. "It's okay. Come here and let me hug you." While saying that, she held her arms out to the little girl to carry her into the house.

She could tell that Estella was scared to death then and yearned for her embrace. Alas, her outstretched arms grasped empty air once more.

Estella wriggled into her father's embrace, dodging Roxanne's outstretched arms. She then shook her head at the latter. "Daddy will carry me in."

Roxanne's heart promptly melted, knowing that Estella was afraid she would be infected. In the end, she relented and followed them into the living room.

gently upon noticing the man faltering

headed upstairs directly with Estella in his

room, however, he hesitated because he wasn't sure where to

contagious, Roxanne might be infected if I were to place Essie onto

his worry. She snagged a large blanket from the side

Lucian step forward and

and carefully removed

outside was rather dim earlier. That aside, Estella was wrapped up like a burrito, so she merely knew that the girl had red spots all over her body. She had no idea of the

had removed the blanket, a glimmer of shock flittered across her eyes

to be exceedingly severe long before Lucian

Essie from simply scratching her body.

with a frown, restraining Estella's wrists in order

expression on her face

cause of Estella's symptoms, but she still needed

crease of his