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.

was rather late did Lucian

him off with the

gone back into the mansion, she watched as Archie and Benny got into bed before making her way to her

like to go home with your grandpa and grandma

on the bed, Roxanne only started coaxing Estella after spending

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

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 days? Then, I'll go over and bring you back here

lengthy persuasion before Estella was finally less averse

kindergarten. When she was planning to leave, Estella clung onto the hem of her clothes, unwilling to loosen her

for a while before the latter

morose the entire day as her mind was occupied with the fact that

spark of life gradually return. Under 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

Ms. Jarvis to be Essie's biological mother,"

that the others dared comment

and Benny's biological sister. No wonder she always clung to the boys