The Abandoned Wife

It was already past nine at night when Roxanne reached home.

As she got out of the car, she felt anxious and guilty for leaving the children alone at home.

Hence, she hurried into the mansion, but as soon as she entered, she was greeted with the lively sounds of the children playing with each other and running around. Roxanne stopped in her tracks and looked inside the living room, surprised.

Initially, she thought Madilyn had come over, but Lucian was sitting on the couch instead.

As if sensing her presence, the man turned around to look.

When their gazes met, Roxanne's shock intensified. "What are you doing here?"

Didn't we agree on meeting some other day?

Upon noticing her return, the children stopped playing and gathered around her, yearning for affection.

came home so late! Daddy's

the children's hair, but her

sat on the couch, crossing his legs. The button on his

a strange but wonderful sensation surge within her heart when she thought of how he played with the children while looking like

and made his way toward her. His

expression darkened when he noticed her bare neck. "Didn't you say

of Lucian's gaze, Roxanne felt inexplicably culpable although she hadn't done anything wrong. "Mr.

heard that. "Is that how the Damaris family does their business? How can they change the appointment time just because they want to? If they're this casual when it comes to work, who

She could only grin and change the topic

I think

for the children

children were eating, seemingly planning

Roxanne turned to look

his eyebrows

and said with a sigh, "Why

the children's heads as a gesture for them to make

after finding out that she and Jack had