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?"

her father, also under the impression that her father had changed his mind and consented to allow

relaxed as if he had come to a

I will be in touch with your teacher from time

child puffed her

secret sigh of relief. The smile on her face also became more

soon. Is there anything else? If not, I'll be

Lucian nodded indifferently.

a smile, Aubree led the child

Estella sat warily in the back seat and kept her lips

to speak in an effort to build a rapport with

teacher looks like, Essie? I've

Estella nodded quietly.

was pleasantly surprised to see the child reacting to her

have any friends you like in your

Estella shook her head.

in her mind when she came to school,

remembered that she had

that I'm a weirdo. That's fine. I don't plan to stay long in that kindergarten, anyway. I will be back 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