The Abandoned Wife

Upon seeing that Roxanne was still in a daze, Lucian couldn't resist lifting his hand and caressing her face.

"You..."

Roxanne was stupefied for several seconds before she belatedly snapped back to her senses. Mild embarrassment showed in her eyes.

While the man had sneaked up on her countless times when they were in Miralaea, she could more or less postulate the reason after the fact.

But this time, I didn't do anything. Why did he simply kiss me?

Innocence was written all over Lucian's face. "Sorry, I lost control."

At that answer, Roxanne's eyes went wide in fury. However, she couldn't really censure him either. All she could do was turn around as though nothing had happened and put the washed tableware aside.

The two of them spent some time doing the dishes. When they exited the kitchen, Archie, Benny, and Estella pestered Lucian to play with them for a while.

when it was rather late did

to say, Roxanne saw him off with

had gone back into the mansion, she watched as Archie and Benny got

would you like to go home with your grandpa and grandma

bed, Roxanne only started coaxing Estella

heard that, her initially smiling face fell. She clutched at Roxanne's arm tightly.

hugged her comfortingly. "I want to be with you too, Essie, but your grandpa and grandma miss you. Why don't you go back and keep them company for two

Estella was finally less averse to

following morning, Roxanne sent all three children to the kindergarten. When she was planning to leave, Estella clung onto the hem of her clothes, unwilling to

girl for a while before the

occupied with the fact that she had to

Archie and Benny's lead, she got along smashingly with the other children. At the sight of the children all fired up, Jeffrey and the other teachers wore expressions of

never expected Ms. Jarvis to

he had spoken that the others

didn't expect Essie to be Archie and Benny's biological sister. No wonder she always clung to the boys when she used to