The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 1703 Bringing The Kids Over

"You've only just recovered, and you have yet to make a full recovery," Lucian replied with a disapproving frown.

"I know what I'm doing. At least I can get off the bed and walk around now," Roxanne explained patiently.

After arguing for a bit, Lucian gave in and said, "You can't leave the hospital. If you must see them, I'll have Cayden bring them over."

"If you do that, they'll find out about me being sick," Roxanne protested with a hesitant look in her eyes.

She didn't want the kids to worry about her at all.

"We'll tell them you caught a cold after getting off the plane, so I had you sent to a hospital for treatment. They're still kids, so I don't think they'd be able to find out the truth," Lucian suggested after giving it some thought.

wasn't a good idea, but decided to go along

and gave Cayden

and Elektra, Cayden had just arrived at the hospital

Ms. Lane and Ms. Xander home safely,

to

thought you wanted to keep this a secret from

what happened if I bring them over to the

pick them up tonight. If they ask any questions, just tell them that Roxanne is being treated at a hospital because she had a fever

before

moment his car pulled up in the

smiles on their faces faded the moment they saw

how disappointed they were. "Come on, I'll bring you kids

up when they heard that, but the look of joy was soon replaced with concern when they recalled what Roxanne said. "Mommy told us to wait for her at

as he asked, "Did something happen to our

else would Mommy not answer our calls and send Mr. Lawson over to pick us