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?"

him saying back then that his consent was required if

to have misunderstood the relationship between you and my mother. For

his father didn't spell things out, he knew the man suspected that Estella was

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

acknowledgment. "Got it. Essie might be reluctant to

that, Lucian cast her a grateful look.

place. It's normal for the elderly to

reason, Estella was exceedingly averse to Sonya. Hence, she was afraid that

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

she stilled imperceptibly. A glimmer of elation flashed across her

me and Sonya. I honestly didn't expect him to side with me. It turns

didn't quite know how to

composed herself. Lifting her eyes to him, she whispered, "Thank