The Abandoned Wife

Lucian didn't expect his father to be in such a hurry to go and pick Estella up.

After hanging up the phone, he glanced at the time. Seeing that it was still relatively early, he wanted to phone Roxanne to inform her about the situation. But on second thought, he snagged his jacket and wen downstairs.

Downstairs, Catalina had just prepared dinner. When she saw her employer coming down, she hollered, "The food is ready, Mr. Farwell."

Lucian halted in his steps for a fleeting second. "Go on and eat. I'm not having dinner at home."

Having said that, he left in huge strides without waiting for a response from her.

Catalina stared at the man's back, bewildered for a moment. In the next heartbeat, understanding dawned upon her.

Aha! Who else could induce such an expression on Mr. Farwell's face? He must be on his way out to visit Ms. Jarvis once more. Thus, he's also likely having dinner there!

just finished cooking dinner and led the three children to the dining table. They had all taken

got up for a look. The instant she saw the person on the screen, she was momentarily stunned before she spun on her heel and went to open the door. Lucian was waiting at

they spent at Miralaea, the man's demeanor toward

such an

ever been cold to

Didn't we agree on you staying away for two days?" Corralling

way back from Miralaea, Madilyn suggested that they avoid meeting each other for

was also Roxanne's plan, but she didn't expect Lucian to pay her a

in first if you want to avoid being seen with me? If I continue standing here, and the media gets a snapshot of

flash of panic flittered across Roxanne's eyes, and she hastily turned

peeked out. It wasn't until after she had darted her eyes around and found

worry. I had the bodyguards

back on track these few days, so she really didn't want a

Estella greatly. They didn't even bother eating anymore but crowded over to him intimately. Deep within her, Roxanne still found it

had always thought the man's character would be off-putting to Archie and Benny. Unexpectedly, he was extraordinarily patient with them. In fact, the boys almost liked him as