The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 793 A Misunderstanding

After sensing something was off, Roxanne pressed her lips together and did not utter another word.

Madilyn watched as the atmosphere between Roxanne and Lucian turned tense. She decided against stepping out, instead choosing to wait quietly in the car. Nonetheless, she couldn't help letting her thoughts wander.

Lucian's actions are making me second-guess myself. If Roxanne hadn't told me he wanted to win her back, I simply wouldn't have believed he was a man who would attempt such a thing. Besides, the way he's acting doesn't look like he's trying to get in a woman's good graces at all. It's more like he's trying to reclaim his territory.

The more Madilyn observed the former husband and wife, the more she leaned toward the theory that Lucian was merely trying to reclaim lost territory.

"You're going out?" Lucian repressed his anger and cast a cold glance at Roxanne. The man was clearly feigning ignorance, for he already knew the answer to his question.

upon

work, her confidence began to rise, and she responded calmly, "There's a contract-signing ceremony I need to attend in a little while. I'm afraid I don't have time to attend to you, Mr. Farwell. I

appeared between Lucian's eyebrows as he continued to probe, "Is it

startled Roxanne. "How did

to do with the

question, and guilt was written all over their little faces. Subsequently, they quietly turned around and began playing with their Legos. Roxanne

appeared to have seen through her thoughts, and his gaze

suspicion. When she looked at him again, there was a hint of wariness in her eyes. "I don't care how you found out, but I'm heading out soon. I'd appreciate it if you would leave as

today is to stop you from attending the contract-signing ceremony."

precise, Lucian was trying to stop

the man was being unreasonable. "Are you done, Lucian? I'm only

heard her feisty response. "The so-called job you're talking about, Ms. Jarvis, is