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.

happened last night was done out of his

that he thought about it, he reckoned Roxanne must have been taken aback

it was already too late to

wave of emotions forming in his heart. Without waiting for Lucian's reply, Estella pressed further sweetly, "Daddy, what were you and Ms. Jarvis talking about so late at night? Did you

could imagine who Estella would side with if she

glass of water,

whether he made Roxanne angry, he did

had merely gone a little overboard

get angry? Oh, well. It's too late to worry about that

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

"What else should we have

asked

redefined Lucian's understanding

refused to speak back then, he had feared she would continue to stay quiet in the future even after she

dismissed all of his worries