The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 787 I Did Not Lie To You

Estella faked a nod, turning to the boys and flashing them a grin.

Thanks to Lucian's sudden appearance, Roxanne felt less guilty toward the children. However, she felt stressed all the same.

Finally, lunch was over. Roxanne had thought Lucian would bring Estella home after lunch. However, to her surprise, Estella was reluctant to leave. Roxanne had no choice but to let Estella stay and play for a while before seeing them off.

That day, Estella was extremely happy. Not only did she get to play at Roxanne's house, but she also found out that Aubree was gone.

Estella was grinning from ear to ear during their journey back to the manor.

Lucian, on the other hand, felt conflicted when he saw how happy Estella looked through the rearview mirror.

"Daddy, Benny says you and Ms. Jarvis were in the living room last night. Is that true?" Estella finally asked the question that had been nagging at her all day. Lucian froze at Estella's question.

was done out of his

he reckoned Roxanne must have been taken aback by

already too late

also pretended to be calm around Roxanne. Now that Estella was asking him about it, he felt an inexplicable wave of emotions forming in his heart. Without waiting for Lucian's reply,

could imagine who Estella would side with if she found out about her relationship with

glass of water, and

angry, he

had merely gone a little overboard

get angry? Oh, well. It's too late

hear Lucian's reply. However, she complained unhappily after that, "Is

brow. "What else

also asked her when she

reply redefined Lucian's understanding

continue to stay quiet in the future even

all of his