The Abandoned Wife

Elias frowned, and when he spoke, his voice was tinged with a hint of exasperation.

"I've long since told you to let Lucian make the decisions himself when it comes to his marriage. Everyone is free to live their own lives. Why must we meddle so much?"

Disapproval was written all over Sonya's face. "How could I possibly allow that? Is Lucian's marriage his business alone? Never mind if he wants to marry some other woman, but why must it be that woman?" Why must it be Roxanne? Worse still, she comes with two little bastards!

Seeing that she was still dissatisfied with Roxanne, Elias patiently cajoled, "No matter who he wants to be with, that's his business. He matured into an adult ages ago. We can't interfere in everything."

But still, Sonya remained obstinate and griped, "If he had finalized his marriage with Aubree earlier, all this wouldn't have happened."

"You're no better. It's because you

proven that Aubree is indeed unsuited to be

contrary, Elias felt that Lucian hadn't

out of her anxiety to get engaged with Lucian. If he had settled down with her earlier, she wouldn't have done all those foolish

tad guilty from the way he was scrutinizing her, Sonya muttered, "I'm not saying she was right in doing all that. I merely feel that she's sincere in her feelings

been friends with us for many years, but they've now been reduced to a miserable existence by the Farwell family. It

current condition. However, he didn't find

make a move against a member of

the situation to pounce and take a bite out of the Pearson family, that

you talk to Lucian about letting the Pearson family off the hook? They've already been punished enough. He won't listen to a single word I say, so you're the only one who can persuade him," Sonya ranted,

hand, Elias placed it over