The Abandoned Wife

Lucian's embrace was a tight one, for he was terrified that she would leave. "Don't go."

He yearned to see her. He wanted to feel her in his arms, but he was afraid that he would frighten the children, so he had to restrain himself from doing so.

Now that Roxanne had come, there was no way Lucian was going to let her go easily.

Roxanne did not know whether it was just her hallucination or not, but she sensed that Lucian seemed anxious.

After a second of hesitation, she raised her arms to return the hug and whispered, "I'm not going to leave. I wanted to say that I'll be waiting downstairs if you're not free."

She was there for the children, after all; she would not leave in peace until she received answers to her questions.

slowly

soothingly, Roxanne moved away from his arms and asked, "What

down as he gazed

on your brakes. She was

remember when she had crossed Ophelia, and she could not

the one behind this." Lucian's tone took on an even more glacial tone. "I nearly

snapped her brows together at the

heard

Lucian's heavy feelings. She could only do her best to console him. "This is an oversight on my part. I'll protect the children and myself well from now on. Also, you've

could see her helpless look, so he suppressed his feelings and nodded. "I hope

want to make a police report as soon as possible," Roxanne started when she saw him averting his eyes from her. "I previously said that I wanted to let

honest, Roxanne would

refuses to turn over a new leaf, I don't want to waste any more time. I don't know what kind of insane, nefarious plan she'll cook up again if she continues to