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!

children to the dining table. They had all taken their

the fork in her hand down, she 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 the door, tenderness showing in his eyes at

they spent at Miralaea, the

such an expression, Roxanne still felt a

all, he had only ever been cold

staying away for two days?" Corralling

suggested that they avoid meeting each other for the next two days on the off chance that someone might spot them

but she didn't expect Lucian to pay her a sudden

want to avoid being seen with me? If I continue

across Roxanne's eyes, and she hastily

peeked out. It wasn't until after she had darted her eyes around and found nothing amiss that she closed

wary, Lucian assured in a deep voice, "Don't worry. I had the bodyguards do a sweep of the

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

even bother eating anymore but crowded over to

off-putting to Archie and Benny. Unexpectedly, he was extraordinarily patient with them.