The Abandoned Wife

New Beginnings and Familiar Faces

The four of them then returned to the mansion.Roxanne and the two children were so hungry that they gobbled up all the leftovers Madilyn brought from the restaurant.After dinner, the children went upstairs to take a shower.Madilyn cast a doubtful look at her best friend. "Why are you running away from him? I don't get it. I thought you two had a divorce agreement? Why are you so afraid of him? And you didn't tell me why you divorced him. What exactly happened in the last few years?"After meeting her gaze, Roxanne lowered her eyes and hesitated for a moment. She decided to roughly tell Madilyn the story."Oh, my God! No, you didn't!"Never in a million years did Madilyn think Roxanne would drug Lucian and give birth to his children.So that's why she ran away when she heard his name!Roxanne bit her lower lip and looked agonized. "I don't want him to know about Benny and Archie. Besides, I'm still worried that he would still hold grudges against me for drugging him. People with an identity like his can easily take revenge against me as long as he wants to. I wouldn't be afraid of facing the consequences if I were alone. But now that I have two kids, I have to act responsibly."She flashed a self-deprecating smile and continued, "Maybe it's just me overthinking. He might not even give a damn about it. I'm just a nobody anyway.""That's what you thought!" Madilyn knitted her brows. "I think he recognized your voice. When he went in just now, he asked where you were. It seems he was coming after you!"Roxanne was stunned for a bit upon hearing that. She felt a prickly pain in her heart.He must have hated me for what I did that night. I bet that's the only feeling he has for me.Upon seeing how upset her best friend was, Madilyn consoled her. "Don't worry, Roxanne. I'm sure you won't bump into him so easily since Horington is a big city, and your jobs aren't really related either."Roxanne nodded, hoping luck would be on her side."Mommy!"Suddenly, Roxanne heard Archie's and Benny's voices from behind.Roxanne and Madilyn immediately stopped their discussion and looked toward the stairs.Archie and Benny had just taken their shower. There was still moisture in their hair, and their fair skin was dewy. The two little ones, who wore pajamas printed with cow spots, came downstairs.They walked up to the women, tilted their heads upward, and gazed at them with wide eyes. "What are you two talking about?"Madilyn squatted down and carried both cuties in her arms. "You two are so adorable! I like you so much! Come, let's go home with Aunt Madilyn!"Archie and Benny could not utter a word as Madilyn kept squishing their cheeks.Roxanne could not help but giggle.She went up and rescued her two boys from Madilyn's clutches.Suddenly, she remembered something. "Oh, before I forget. Since I came back here in haste and would be busy working, I can't take Archie and Benny with me all the time. Can you recommend me a kindergarten for these boys? And oh, I'll need to find a nanny too."The boys did not say anything upon hearing what their mother said.With their level of intelligence, they would not need to go to a kindergarten at all.But since Mommy is busy, we can only try our best to lessen her burden.Madilyn thought about it for a while. "Yes! I do have a kindergarten in mind!"Roxanne looked at her. "Tell me about it."Madilyn said, "There's a kindergarten for children from the elite families, and it's pretty well-known in Horington. The classes are exciting, kids will get to learn multiple languages, and the teachers are highly qualified. A lot of wealthy families would fight for a spot for their children. You won't have to worry about big bullies in that school."Roxanne instantly responded, "Really? Let me find out more about this kindergarten on the internet. If everything goes well, I wish to enroll Archie and Benny in the school right away!"

In the middle of the night, Lucian tiptoed into Estella's room in the Farwell residence and tucked her in.He watched the little girl sleeping soundly in bed for quite a while before he turned and stepped out of the room.The moment he came out of the room, Cayden stepped forward to update him, "Mr. Farwell, I've dropped by the restaurant to investigate the matter. However, I didn't discover anything as the surveillance cameras there were broken.""So coincidentally?" Hearing that, Lucian knitted his brows. The moment my suspicion was piqued, the surveillance cameras were broken as well?Looking troubled, Cayden replied hesitantly, "It could be mere coincidence. After all, we haven't received any news about Mrs. Farwell- I mean, Ms. Jarvis, since she left years ago. I don't think she'd appear out of the blue in this city."Right after he said that, he noticed his boss's expression darkening.Cayden's heart skipped a beat. He cast his head down and dared not utter anything more."I got it," Lucian responded ambiguously before he turned and headed toward his room.The following morning, after breakfast, Roxanne took her two boys to the premium kindergarten recommended by Madilyn.As someone of high efficiency, Roxanne had stayed up late to sort things out after finalizing her option for the kindergarten the night before. She planned to enroll them in it right away.As notified by Madilyn, the entry requirements for the particular kindergarten were relatively strict. All the students there were from wealthy and prominent families. On top of that, the kindergarten was stringent in screening their students' parents.Right after Roxanne reached the office of the head of the kindergarten, she was requested to provide the details of her occupation and net worth with related documentation. Fortunately, she had made the necessary preparation, as reminded by Madilyn earlier.Even though Roxanne was neither a CEO nor a director, she had made a lot of money over the past few years with her expertise in the medical field. Thus, her net worth was a lot higher than the kindergarten's minimum requirement.After going through her documentation, the head of the kindergarten uttered courteously. "Ms. Jarvis, I'll proceed to enroll your kids now. Could you please sign here?"Roxanne placed her signature on the document as requested.Shortly after, the head of the kindergarten summoned a teacher with a pleasant look. She instructed the latter to lead the two boys to their cla*sroom so they could familiarize themselves with the environment and their cla*smates.The two boys waved at Roxanne nonchalantly and walked away with the teacher.Roxanne retracted her gaze after their figures were out of sight. Then, she nodded at the head of the kindergarten and left. Unlike the other parents, she had nothing to worry about when it came to her two boys.She had started bringing them along to the research institute years ago. In other words, they were not easily shy as they had gotten used to mingling with others and could adapt to the environment well. Apart from that, the syllabus in the kindergarten was a piece of cake for the two little geniuses.Instead of being bullied by the other kids in the kindergarten, Roxanne was even more worried that her two boys would pick on the others. After all, almost all the talented members of the research institute had fallen victim to their tricks before.On the other hand, the two boys looked around curiously along the way as their teacher led them to their classroom.The moment they stepped into it, their teacher introduced them gently to the other kids. "Everyone, they're our newly joined classmates. Put your hands together to welcome them, okay?"All the other kids stared at the two boys with intrigue. Meanwhile, the duo also introduced themselves graciously.Their adorable looks and cheerfulness were indeed irresistible to the other kids. After their introduction, everyone applauded excitedly.Benny scanned one round before someone among the kids caught his eye. Pulling the hem of Archie's shirt, he whispered to the latter, "Archie, look! Isn't that our paternal sister? She's in the same class as us!"