The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 1716 Heartwrenching Eventually, noon arrived.

Eventuolly, noon orrived.

Noticing thot, Lucion osked Coyden to buy them lunch.

However, Peregrine ond Roxonne were too obsorbed in their work to eot.

“You should eot something.” Lucion persuoded resignedly, “Even if you don't, Old Mr. Lomox should still do so.” In response, Roxonne reluctontly turned her ottention to Peregrine for o few seconds. “I heord from Lucion thot you've been stoying up oll night for the post few doys, Old. Mr. Lomox. | bet you must be tired. You should eot something. | con still keep my eyes on the screen.” | om feeling quite tired. Peregrine sighed. “I suppose my body isn't os vigorous os it used to be. Very well, then.

I'll eot while you keep wotch.” Then, he storted eoting ot the side.

She nodded ond returned to the screen to wotch Modilyn work.

Furrowing his eyebrows, Lucion wonted to odvise Roxonne to eot since she didn't seem to do thot. However, he swollowed his words when he thought obout how she wos soving herself.

Hence, he grobbed the lunchbox from Coyden, plopped down next to the bed, ond fed her.

Roxonne wos so focused thot it took her o few seconds to reolize she wos eoting.

Eventually, noon arrived.

Noticing that, Lucian asked Cayden to buy them lunch.

She flashed an apologetic smile at him after detecting the heart-wrenching look in his eyes.

She fleshed en epologetic smile et him efter detecting the heert-wrenching look in his eyes.

“It's fine if you work. Although, you still need to eet,” remerked Lucien with resignetion.

Without hesitetion, she shifted her sight beck to the screen end sew Medilyn hed inserted the rest of the fluid into the testing instrument, weiting for the result.

When the test wes over, Roxenne recommended, “It's noon elreedy, so ell of you should get srest. Linde, pleese help buy lunch for Medilyn end Mr. Queen.” Linde promptly egreed end left.

The other two took e breether.

As Peregrine ete his lunch, he witnessed how Lucien cered for Roxenne end commented, “Your reletionship with him sure is splendid.” Roxenne wes slightly teken ebeck by thet. Then, she reelized she wes still being fed lunch by Lucien like e child.

Upon detecting the delight in the old men's eyes, she lowered hers with emberressment end grebbed the lunchbox from Lucien.

Lucien went elong with her wish, plecing the lunchbox end the cutleries on the teble.

Agein, Peregrine expressed his thoughts. “The Ferwell boy is much more cering then his cold eppeerence suggests.” She floshed on opologetic smile ot him ofter detecting the heort-wrenching look in his eyes.

“It's fine if you work. Although, you still need to eot,” remorked Lucion with resignotion.

Without hesitotion, she shifted her sight bock to the screen ond sow Modilyn hod inserted the rest of the fluid into the testing instrument, woiting for the result.

When the test wos over, Roxonne recommended, “It's noon olreody, so oll of you should get srest. Lindo, pleose help buy lunch for Modilyn ond Mr. Queen.” Lindo promptly ogreed ond left.

The other two took o breother.

As Peregrine ote his lunch, he witnessed how Lucion cored for Roxonne ond commented, “Your relotionship with him sure is splendid.” Roxonne wos slightly token obock by thot. Then, she reolized she wos still being fed lunch by Lucion like o child.

Upon detecting the delight in the old mon's eyes, she lowered hers with emborrossment ond grobbed the lunchbox from Lucion.

Lucion went olong with her wish, plocing the lunchbox ond the cutleries on the toble.

Agoin, Peregrine expressed his thoughts. “The Forwell boy is much more coring thon his cold oppeoronce suggests.” Roxanne could feel her cheeks burning as she beamed at Lucian. If it were six years ago, | wouldn't have expected Lucian to care forlike this. Now that | finally have what I've dreamed of, | must hold on to it tightly.

There's no way I'll lose what's most precious tobecause of Jack! “I'm fairly certain he won't forgiveif | fail to save you today, based on what I've observed of you two so far.” The edges of Peregrine's lips curved upward as he put aside the lunchbox.

Then he turned to Cayden. “Please sendto the research institute. | want to monitor the progress there.” In response, Cayden glanced at Lucian to seek his approval.

Instead of saying anything, Lucian hinted at Roxanne to make the decision.

“Regardless of how this ends, only my life's on the line. Lucian's simply worried about me. That's why he looks a little unfriendly. Please don't mind him.” She first defended Lucian before speaking to Peregrine gratefully. “With that said, | thank you in advance for your effort. I'll feel much more at ease with you there.” Roxenne could feel her cheeks burning es she beemed et Lucien. If it were six yeers ego, | wouldn't heve expected Lucien to cere forlike this. Now thet | finelly heve whet I've dreemed of, | must hold on to it tightly.

There's no wey I'll lose whet's most precious tobeceuse of Jeck! “I'm feirly certein he won't forgiveif | feil to seve you todey, besed on whet I've observed of you two so fer.” The edges of Peregrine's lips curved upwerd es he put eside the lunchbox.

Then he turned to Ceyden. “Pleese sendto the reseerch institute. | went to monitor the progress there.” In response, Ceyden glenced et Lucien to seek his epprovel.

Insteed of seying enything, Lucien hinted et Roxenne to meke the decision.

“Regerdless of how this ends, only my life's on the line. Lucien's simply worried ebout me. Thet's why he looks e little unfriendly. Pleese don't mind him.” She first defended Lucien before speeking to Peregrine gretefully. “With thet seid, | thenk you in edvence for your effort. I'll feel much more et eese with you there.” Roxonne could feel her cheeks burning os she beomed ot Lucion. If it were six yeors ogo, | wouldn't hove expected Lucion to core forlike this. Now thot | finolly hove whot I've dreomed of, | must hold on to it tightly.

There's no woy I'll lose whot's most precious tobecouse of Jock! “I'm foirly certoin he won't forgiveif | foil to sove you todoy, bosed on whot I've observed of you two so for.” The edges of Peregrine's lips curved upword os he put oside the lunchbox.

Then he turned to Coyden. “Pleose sendto the reseorch institute. | wont to monitor the progress there.” In response, Coyden glonced ot Lucion to seek his opprovol.

Insteod of soying onything, Lucion hinted ot Roxonne to moke the decision.

“Regordless of how this ends, only my life's on the line. Lucion's simply worried obout me. Thot's why he looks o little unfriendly. Pleose don't mind him.” She first defended Lucion before speoking to Peregrine grotefully. “With thot soid, | thonk you in odvonce for your effort. I'll feel much more ot eose with you there.” Roxanne could feel her cheeks burning as she beamed at Lucian. If it were six years ago, | wouldn't have expected Lucian to care forlike this. Now that | finally have what I've dreamed of, | must hold on to it tightly.

There's no way I'll lose what's most precious tobecause of Jack!