The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 7 ‘Chapter 7 There were now only two people inside the room. Lucian scanned his surroundings before his gaze fell on his daughter. The litte girl was stil upset by Roxanne's sudden departure, so upon seeing her father, not only was she completely unafraid, but she even tumed aay with a huff. A faint scowl appeared on Lucian's face. Well aware that Estella was just as enigmatic and dificult to handle as her father was, this was a job for Lucian's assistant, Cayden. “Are you okay, Ms. Estella?” The itl girl merely glanced at him before furiously turning away once more. Cayden observed her. Noticing that she was safe and sound, he sighed wih relief and turned to report to his boss. With narrowed eyes, Lucian tumed to the woman beside his daughter. Madilyn's chest tightened as she met his gaze, and she secretly squeezed her own hands to compose herself. “Where's Roxanne?” Lucian's expression darkened as he took a good look at Madilyn's face. He could actually tel it was her? Madi fretted internally while at the same time feeling relieved that her best fiend had lef in time.

“This guy's energy is 50 unbearable! | feel lie | could suffocate. Who knows what might happen if Roxanne were stil here? “| don't know what youre talking about! Who are you guys? You sure are rude to barge in without even knocking * Concealing her emotions and unleashing her best acting skills, Madiyn pulled the ite gir into her arms while staring cautiously atthe men infront of her. The crease between Lucian's brows deepened. “That's my daughter you're holding. Were you the one who called me?” Madiyn siled briefly. “Yes, it was me,” she answered rigidly. Lucian stared at her exprassioniessly before scanning every.

deal inside the room. She does sound fie the woman over the phone. But does she think she can fool me? Besides, the state of this room is an obvious attempt to hide something. Sure, there are only two sets of plates and cutlery on this table, but three of the chars look ike they ve been moved. There's no way the workers at Drunken Fairy would make such a mistake. There must ve been people siting there before | came Also, all this food definitely isnt meant for just a woman and a child. After glancing around, he set his eyes on Madiyn again. The woman suddenly had a bad feeling. The next second, she watched as Lucian took a phone from his assistant and swiped on the screen before peering up at her. Soon, the phone Roxanne had passed {o her began to fing. Having been caught off guard, Madiyn nearly jumped in right, but she hurriedly composed herself and glanced at the phone for a moment before lifting it up and rejecting the cal. “Since you're her father. you can take her with you.” she commented, meeting the man's gaze. Then, she caressed the litle gir’s head, placed her on the ground, and nudged her in Lucian’s direction. Lucian’s brows furrowed siightly 2s he took two steps forward. Thinking he was coming over to retrieve the child, Medilyn was about to let out @ sigh when she suddenly heard the man speak to her in a skeptical tone. “You seem to have quite the appette, miss. To think you ordered a whole table of food just for yourself and a litle gil The man casually stopped next to the table, his words seemingly implying something. Madilyn fel silent After holding her breath for a moment, she forced a smile. “My appetite isn't any of your concen. Besides, | ordered this much food because Ive invited my friends over. They just haven't aived yet * Lucian raised an eyebrow. “And you've begun digging in instead of waiting fo them to show up?” As his words ell, the man glanced at every dish on the table. Madilyn felt ike she was about to die. It took her yet another while o collect herseff before flashing him another distant smile. “Im really close with these friends, so they don't mind me eating first They're used ot” Not waiting for him to speak again, she took deep breath. “Look. ir | found your daughter and kindly informed you about it. | even made sure she didn't go hungry. Its fine If you don't thank me, but why are you inerrogating me lie I a criminal? What have | ever done to deserve this?” Despite sounding indignant, the woman was screaming at the top of her lungs deep down. Please stop asking me questions. I'm going to end up spilling the truth at this rate! Who could ever put up with this guy's presence? Meanwhile, Roxanne viaited in the parking lot, holding hands with a child on each side as unsetiement swirled within her. She knew Lucian too well to understand that even the smallest clue Would be enough to rouse fis suspicions. | wonder how long Madiyn can hang on. If our cover gets busted... What should | do fthat happens? The woman couldn't seem to find an answer no matter how hard she tried. Suddenly, she pursed her lips and scoffed at herseft.

What am | even scared of? He probably never wants to see me again after what | did to him back then. Even if he saw me, he'd probably pretend not to know me or just think of me as an eyesore. And look at me scaring myself lie this before even seeing his face. Seriously? Previous Chanter: Next Chanter