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!"

assented with a smile. After getting up and bidding farewell to Lucian, she turned and

overtime for two days did leave her feeling a little exhausted, seeing Lucian and the kids

began to continue the

she had been working, her

at it and discovered that it

to take the

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

Given that your family owns such a sizable business, it's understandable for you to be a little busy. I'm managing well with the research over

if

when she

the Damaris family is knowledgeable in this aspect. I can spare you some detours and perhaps

with superior efficacy, so she had no reason to refuse

case, I'll have to trouble

merely chuckled before ending

scant step behind Lucian and the children, nearly at the