The Abandoned Wife

Chapter

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It was her first photograph with the three children.

More importantly, it was after learning that Estella was the baby whom she had thought died prematurely.

"Thank you," she said gratefully.

Looking at her trembling hands, Lucian pulled her into his arms. "If you want to thank me, then reconsider my proposal. I was lying to you. I can't wait much longer. Six years is long enough. I don't want to keep waiting."

Roxanne lowered her head without answering. Her eyes brimmed with guilt.

Having detected something in her silence, Lucian released her with a sigh and gave her a kind smile. "It's all right. I can wait a little longer. Besides, I'm sure you wouldn't bear to keep me waiting too long." Roxanne looked away, not knowing what to say.

tired themselves out, the children came running over to the

you

wrong between their parents, so he hurriedly tried to change the subject.

a sigh of relief, she crouched beside him to show him the

only intending to help his father out of the predicament, Benny was pleasantly surprised to learn how nice the photographs his father had taken looked and was momentarily mesmerized. "Wow, Mommy! You and Essie

that photograph, Roxanne

to Benny and gazed at the

later, she arrived at a verdict. "Mommy is

Mr. Farwell took it! He has never taken a bad picture of Mommy!" He then turned around and

beside her at those words. At the thought of how beautiful she would be in a

the children's heads as she said to Lucian, "The children must be hungry.

she turned and sought the children's

nodded eagerly at the

booked a restaurant.

family got into the