The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 834 Easy To Please

The sky was about to turn dark when Roxanne left the research institute. On the way home, her chest tightened as she thought that Lucian was still lounging around at her place.

However, she returned to find only the three children sitting on the couch and staring at the computer screen. Roxanne scanned the living area, but the man was nowhere to be seen. "Mommy!" the boys greeted her as soon as they realized she had come home. Roxanne caressed their tiny heads while asking, "Where's Mr. Farwell?"

"He left a long time ago, but we asked him to let Essie stay so that we could wait for you to come back together," Benny explained in his squeaky voice.

The woman smiled when she heard that. Then her gaze fell on the little girl standing behind the two boys.

Unlike her usual peppy demeanor, Essie now stood timidly behind Archie and Benny, not even saying hello.

Clearly, she was still bothered by what had happened earlier that day.

Roxanne knelt down and stared straight into the girl's eyes. "I'm sorry, Essie. I didn't mean what I said earlier this morning. I just wanted to say that—" Having been consoled all day, Estella had already thought

seeing the woman in person now made her slightly

Ms. Jarvis?" the

want to be her mother because she still

why the woman had driven off

to me instead? She was the first one to come looking for me the last time, but she just left

much for

Roxanne replied apologetically. "I really had something important to take care of this morning. I won't make you upset ever again, so will you

be right by your side whenever you need

finally lit up, and she leaped

her heart melt as she watched Estella

forgive her, but it turned out she

Roxanne felt something warm on her cheek for a

to the