The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 1108 I Am His Fiancee

"Finish your meal. Ms. Pearson will send you to the kindergarten later."

Without giving the child an opportunity to ask further questions, Lucian retracted his gaze from her.

Though Estella was puzzled, she did not dare ask any further at the sight of her father's scowl. Instead, she ate her breakfast obediently.

By the time she finished her breakfast, she was running late.

Aubree greeted Lucian before picking the child up for school.

Lucian frowned as he gazed at the pair's departing silhouettes before calling, "Wait a minute."

Aubree froze abruptly in her tracks at the sound of his voice. Her heart clenched.

Lucian isn't having second thoughts, is he?

Despite her fears, Aubree maintained her cheery smile. "Is there anything else, Lucian?"

impression that her father had changed his mind and consented to allow her to skip school. Lucian hesitated

seconds, his brow relaxed as if he had come to a

resist your teacher and your new classmates like you did the last time, Essie. I will be in touch with

puffed her cheeks reluctantly.

of relief. The smile on

to her teacher soon. Is there anything else? If not, I'll be heading

Lucian nodded indifferently.

a smile, Aubree led the

in the back seat and kept

tried to speak in an effort to

you remember what your new teacher looks like, Essie? I've never

Estella nodded quietly.

to see the child reacting to

friends you like in

Estella shook her head.

boys in her mind when she

that

to be with the boys when Daddy and Mommy get back together! Throughout the journey, Aubree kept casting about for new conversational topics to engage the child, who uncharacteristically responded to all of