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.

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 Miralaea, the man's demeanor

being used to seeing him with such an

all, he had only ever

are you here? Didn't we agree on you staying away for two days?" Corralling her thoughts, she regarded Lucian

meeting each other for the next two

she didn't expect Lucian

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

flittered across Roxanne's eyes, and

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

"Don't worry. I had the bodyguards do a sweep of the area." Only then

days, so she really didn't want a repeat of her experience

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

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