The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 816 Earnest

After hearing what the kids had to say, Roxanne could not help but hesitate. Baking with the children meant that she could not avoid interacting with Lucian. But.....

Roxanne looked at Lucian, who was seated across from her at the table. His expression seemed to be quite indifferent as if he did not really mind.

Seeing how bland his expression is now, I think it would be strange if I react too strongly or kick up a fuss. After some deliberation, Roxanne smiled at the kids and said, "All right then!" Seeing that Roxanne was on board, the kids looked expectantly at Lucian. Lucian also nodded wordlessly. The children then let out triumphant cheers. "Yay! Let's all bake together!" In their haste and excitement, the children barely finished their breakfast. They took another two cursory bites before eagerly jumping off their chairs and looking at both adults. Although Roxanne had agreed, she still felt awkward at the prospect of being in such close contact with Lucian. Subconsciously, she felt the urge to delay the activity. Under the watchful and expectant eyes of all the children, Roxanne felt herself squirm in her seat. Finally, all she could do was get up and clear the table.

The kitchen was too small to accommodate so many people. After some thought, Roxanne decided to use the dining table instead.

The children graciously offered to help her with the dishes. When that was done, they eagerly went to the dining table and waited to start baking.

needed and laid them out

began to take charge as she divided the tasks between everyone present. "Daddy and Ms. Jarvis will make the actual cake. The rest of us will

other hand, knew nothing about baking. All he could do was

Help Ms. Jarvis!" Estella tugged at the hem of Lucian's sleeve with disapproval written all

brow at Estella, silently imploring

dramatic sigh, Estella pointed at the eggs inside the bowl, indicating that he should help

understanding, reaching out to lend a

the stage where they had to add eggs to the mixture. As she reached out

a moment, the two of

down. Struggling to stay calm, she said, "Go ahead." Lucian was aware that Roxanne was avoiding him. The look

the mixing bowl. All

was going to