The Abandoned Wife

Upon obtaining the answer he desired, Lucian raised his eyebrow. "I shall graciously accept your invitation, then."

When Roxanne heard that, she still felt a little awkward, even though she was the one who asked him to join her for dinner.

It was a rare harmonious moment between them.

To her surprise, Lucian proceeded to ask, "Do you need any help?"

That rendered Roxanne speechless for a few seconds.

After snapping back to reality, she shook her head awkwardly. "No need. You can help me watch over the children instead."

disappointment was visible on his face, though he still nodded

to do that, but he just leaned against the

confusion, Lucian explained, "I can watch them from here. Besides, you're eager to learn the results of my investigation, no? I can reveal a little bit to you first while

past, working in the kitchen countless times to prepare my meals. However, I never cherished her effort. It makes me feel guilty now that I'm thinking back on it, but it also strengthens my determination to get

the adults for a long while in the

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when they saw the scene in the room, they kept

as if they were staring at a painting of Lucian, strapping as always, and Roxanne, busying in the

his siblings before they all sneaked back into the

movements, Lucian

grinned when he saw them before shifting his attention back

felt slightly tense and moved much

little longer to