The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 923 Pick Me Up

Lucian stared at Roxanne with a grim expression. Even if she did not say it out explicitly, he could tell that she was still being suspicious of him.

Realizing that, Lucian's expression darkened terribly, while the tone of his voice became colder. "Since you are refusing my offer, Ms. Jarvis, I won't insist upon it anymore."

With that, he turned around and left the study. As she watched his retreating figure, Roxanne's eyes glinted with an unfathomable emotion. Confusion filled her heart at that moment.

Lucian's words still left her wondering why he had decided to come all the way to see her in the first place.

She wouldn't believe his claim that he was merely here to provide the medicinal herbs.

However, Lucian did not mention anything else besides that.

Roxanne mulled over it in the study alone, but she could not find an answer to her doubts.

After quite some time, she finally decided to leave the room.

had finished their dinner and were playing in the

"Ms. Jarvis!"

Estella noticed Roxanne coming out, she came to her side and clung to the latter's

aback by Estella's action. It was surprising for her to see the little girl still

glanced around the living

noticed him sitting on

up at her as

toward Estella as she forced a smile at the little girl while caressing

was amiss, Estella stared at Roxanne's face incessantly with her bright,

the children were sensitive toward her emotions. In an attempt to avoid their sight, she

a bad mood, Ms. Jarvis?" Estella

Benny came over and

three children staring at her made Roxanne feel a little

between Lucian and her, she felt her current emotion was all his

mind, Roxanne could not help but glance at

her gaze instantly, much to

met, Roxanne somehow felt a sense of guilt within her.

Lucian got up and said, "It's getting late. We should go home

Lucian's words, Estella tightened her grip on Roxanne's dress and looked at her father hesitantly.