The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 846 I Wanted To Tell You Something

Lucian woke up later than usual the next morning, having spent the night before following online discussions of Herbscape Group's scandals.

When he opened his room door, he was instantly greeted by the sight of a furious little girl. He knew Estella was angry at him because he did not check in on her after getting home last night.

Lucian frowned, but he hid his frustration well. She was his child, after all, and he was not about to ignore her. He pretended not to notice her fury as he asked, "Essie, why are you looking for me so early in the morning?"

Estella looked up at her father and said grumpily, "Daddy's a meanie! Daddy doesn't care about me at all!"

Lucian's brows arched in surprise. He did not expect his daughter to arrive at such a conclusion.

say that?" he asked calmly despite knowing

in anger, but it soon deflated into sadness

already been upset at herself for falling asleep before her father

her once he arrived home, but no one woke her

she had thought her father had been out the whole night and felt sorry

her dismay, Catalina revealed that Lucian had come home the

sympathy instantly morphed into anger, and she stalked back upstairs, waiting outside Lucian's bedroom to

Estella would burst into angry tears if he continued playing

to stroke his daughter's hair. "I was too tired last night, so I went straight to my room to rest instead of checking on you." Estella scrutinized his face for

lying, Estella gradually

"But Daddy, I wanted to tell you

evade the topic that Estella pointedly

would have entertained her advice before knowing about Jonathan's