When Lucian saw that Roxanne was going to retreat, his gaze swept across Estella.
“Do you really have the heart to decline? Essie dreams about having a mother. Could you bear to keep her waiting? You’ve already been absent from her life for six long years!”
His words left Roxanne totally baffled.
She looked down at Estella in shock, wondering what Lucian meant.
Is it what I think it is?
The two kids had yet to realize what Lucian was talking about and simply looked at the two adults innocently.
Roxanne took a deep breath and forced herself to stay calm. Then, she turned to Lucian and asked, “What are you talking about? What do you mean when you said I’ve been absent from Essie’s life for six long years? I’m just…”
I was just an outsider to Essie. Why did he say that? The person who
