The Abandoned Wife

When the four of them arrived home, Roxanne was already done preparing dinner, and she was resting on the couch.

Upon hearing noises at the door, she woke up immediately and went to open the door.

"Mommy!"

The kids rushed toward her and hugged her legs.

Roxanne lowered her gaze and patted their heads with a smile on her face. "Did you guys have fun today?"

Benny nodded fervently before turning back to look at Lucian with his pair of bright eyes. "Yes! Daddy brought us to the amusement park, and we watched a movie!"

Roxanne smiled when she heard the joy in Benny's voice.

Benny had addressed Lucian a few seconds later. When she

asking Benny what was going on, she gave Lucian an inquisitive

all, I've already made it known to the

She patted the kids' heads and kept mum. It's a matter of time before they address Lucian as "Daddy." That's something I have to accept. I just hope the kids won't blame me after they

the awkward atmosphere and broke

Go and wash your hands,

kids nodded obediently, took off

washed his hands first and

to ignore, and it led to Roxanne recalling the kiss they had shared at that exact spot. Her

before telling the kids

rang out from

to hide her awkwardness. She calmed herself down and uttered flatly, "It's all right. You're right. They should address you so

Roxanne quickly changed the topic because she was afraid that Lucian would bring up Archie's and Benny's backgrounds. "The

topic, so he didn't pursue the matter. Instead, he helped her bring

were already sitting at the dining table. They had even sat on one side so that their parents could