The Abandoned Wife

Roxanne noticed his expression darkening and assumed it was because he did not enjoy the lunch earlier, so helplessly, she continued to reassure him.

"It made me very happy that you guys put a lot of effort into helping me prepare lunch. Thank you for that."

However, as soon as her words fell, Lucian put his arms around her waist and kissed her on the lips.

His actions promptly took Roxanne aback, and she instinctively glanced at the car just in time to see the heads of the three children poking out of the window.

"Mommy! We want a kiss too!"

The children's initial guilty expression changed after she noticed them, and they happily swung open the car door and got out.

Roxanne glanced at the calm-looking man in front of her before focusing on the children's expectant expressions. She crouched down and kissed each child individually, the shyness within her vanished because of them.

The children also obediently encircled her neck with their arms and kissed her on the cheek. "Don't forget to take good care of yourself, Mommy!"

and bidding farewell to Lucian, she

little exhausted, seeing Lucian and the kids earlier

to continue the

had been

it and discovered that it

the call, assuming he was calling for

"My apologies, Ms. Jarvis. I've been caught up in other matters for the

smiled understandingly at his words. "You need not apologize to me, Mr. Damaris. Given that your family owns such a sizable business, it's understandable for you to be a little busy. I'm managing well with

so if you don't mind, I can come to the research institute to

when

is knowledgeable in this aspect. I can spare you some detours and perhaps also

superior efficacy, so she had no reason to refuse after hearing

to trouble you to come

merely chuckled before ending

arrived at the research institute a scant step behind Lucian and the children, nearly at the same