Leaving The Country After Divorce

Chapter 717 Not As Terrified As Before

Roxanne had no idea what Estella whispered next to Lucian’s ear. All she knew was that the man looked at her meaningfully after Estella had spoken to him before denying in a low voice, “No.”No sooner had he said that than they both swung their gazes at her. Lucian wore a bizarrely innocent expression, while suspicion was written all over Estella’s face.

The question Estella asked her when they were in the backyard earlier flashed across Roxanne’s mind. Complemented by their expressions, she felt that she could surmise the situation to a tee.

At the thought of Estella’s determination to avenge her, Roxanne was both amused and exasperated. After a few seconds of silence, she stepped forward and started, “Essie is exceedingly worried about you, so I’d best take a look at you. Besides, it’s a problem if you keep having insomnia.”

In other words, she was trying to tell him that she only decided to treat him for Estella’s sake.

When Lucian heard that, he quirked an eyebrow and glanced at his daughter beside him.

Estella nodded emphatically with triumph etched across her features.

that, Lucian chuckled lightly and held his wrist

While diagnosing his condition, however, she couldn’t quite ignore the warmth emanating from his

should have only taken a minute or two at most, but it took quite a while because she kept getting

the cause. Perhaps I’ve been too busy with work these days. I’ll be fine after resting

the cause at that instant. Dropping her fingers from his wrist, she stated placidly, “Your liver is a bit inflamed,

his head in

getting late. You should bring Essie home earlier, Mr. Farwell.” Roxanne began asking him to leave after

objections either. He got up from the couch nonchalantly and looked down at Estella, who was still sitting on the couch with a reluctant

afternoon, she was still disinclined to

I can’t let you sleep over here. If you want to come over in

side, Archie and Benny nodded as they seconded, “Bring Essie here often to

heart when she heard the two boys saying that out