However, an inexplicable sense of unease swamped Estella. She felt so aggrieved that her eyes turned red-rimmed. “No, I want you, Daddy!”
Perturbed, Lucian ma*saged his temples and tried to console his daughter by saying patiently, “Essie… I’ll be home very soon.”
Unexpectedly, Estella suddenly demanded, “I want Ms. Jarvis!”
At the mention of Roxanne, Lucian’s heart promptly sank.
Is this a coincidence? Why did she bring it up today, of all days, when she’s been waiting for Roxanne for days on end?
“Be good, Essie. Your daddy is busy with work. I’ll take good care of you.”
Hastily cutting Estella off, Aubree brought the phone to her ear, afraid that Estella would burst into tears if she continued with the conversation.
If that happened, she would really have no way of explaining th
