The Abandoned Wife

Roxanne took the tableware into the kitchen. Initially, she thought that Lucian had something important to say and planned to take him to the study to talk. To her surprise, Lucian was standing at the kitchen door with his head lowered as he rolled his sleeves up when she whirled around.

Before she could wrap her mind around it, the man had already strolled over casually. Picking up the bowl she had washed, he wiped it dry.

Seeing that, Roxanne was again startled.

That action of his gave her the illusion that they were a couple who had been married for a long time.

Moreover, the picture of the high and mighty CEO of Farwell Group entering the kitchen gave others the impression that he had stepped down from his pedestal. Sheer shock deluged her.

Conversely, Lucian nonchalantly started speaking of the purpose of his visit. "My father wants to go to the kindergarten to take Essie home tomorrow."

As his words drifted into her ears, Roxanne abruptly snapped back to reality. "Have you agreed?"

that his consent was required if his

and my mother. For that reason, I

things out, he knew the man suspected that Estella was only hostile toward his mother because of Roxanne's

mind allowing his father to see where exactly Estella's aversion

to leave me for the time being.

cast her

who raised Essie in the first place. It's normal for the elderly to miss their grandchildren.

inwardly. For some reason, Estella was exceedingly averse to Sonya. Hence, she was afraid that the

and promised, "I'll get my mother to see reason slowly. I'm sorry you have to

heard that, she stilled imperceptibly. A glimmer of elation flashed across

maintain a neutral stance between me and Sonya. I honestly didn't expect him to side with me. It turns out that I'm not the only one working

didn't quite

she gradually composed herself. Lifting her eyes