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 been waiting

children's hair, but her gaze

couch, crossing his legs. The button on his collar was undone, and he seemed relaxed

surge within her heart when she thought of how he played with

and made his way toward her. His gaze swept past her

darkened when he noticed her bare neck. "Didn't you say your appointment was at

she hadn't done anything wrong. "Mr. Damaris had something important this

he heard that. "Is that how the Damaris family does their business? How can they change the appointment time just because they

to respond. She could only grin and change the topic nonchalantly. "Did

I

had prepared dinner for the

arrived while the children were

Roxanne turned to look at Lucian for

his eyebrows in tacit

with a sigh,

to make way. Subsequently, she

appetite after finding out that she and Jack