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!

finished cooking dinner and led the three children to the dining table. They had all taken their seats when the doorbell outside

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 the

at Miralaea, the man's demeanor toward

such an expression, Roxanne still felt a sense

he had only ever been cold to the outside

for two days?" Corralling her thoughts, she regarded Lucian before

back from Miralaea, Madilyn suggested that they avoid meeting each other for the next two days on the

but she didn't expect Lucian to pay her

a brow, his tone teasing. "Shouldn't you allow me in first if you want to avoid being

Roxanne's eyes, and she hastily turned sideways to

after she had darted her eyes around and found nothing

assured in a deep voice, "Don't worry. I had the bodyguards do a sweep of the area." Only then did Roxanne truly

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

eating anymore but crowded over to him intimately. Deep within her, Roxanne

off-putting to Archie and Benny. Unexpectedly, he was extraordinarily patient with them. In fact, the boys almost liked him as much as they