The Abandoned Wife novel Chapter 394

At the mention of Estella's condition, Roxanne's heart clenched. Yet, she couldn't show it in front of Lucian.

Just when she was determined to feign indifference, Jonathan abruptly turned the subject to her. “I remember Essie liked you a lot back when you came to treat my grandfather, Dr. Jarvis. I wonder if her condition will improve if she spends more time with you.”

After saying that, he nonchalantly added, “It was the first time I have ever seen her showing such favor for someone else that I was shocked then.”

Roxanne's hand tightened around the fork in her hand. She didn't know how to tell him that she was the reason for Estella's aggravated condition.

At the side, Lucian agreed with Jonathan and stared at her with a grim look in his eyes.

In the past, she'd relent as long as I brought up Essie before her. But this time, it's painfully clear that she has already hardened her heart to it all.

Silence reigned at the dining table, and Roxanne could distinctly sense the two men's gazes on her. It was as though they were both forcing her to respond.

Verily, she had no idea how the meal turned into such a tense affair.

A long while later, she forcefully composed herself. Then, she lifted her eyes calmly and said to Jonathan, “I'm also very worried about Essie's condition, but I don't think I have that much influence over her. In terms of keeping her company, I feel that Ms. Pearson is far more suited to do so. After all, they're going to be mother and daughter in the future.”

As her words rang out, Jonathan was inexorably stunned.

He instinctively wanted to refute that, for she was Estella's biological mother despite Aubree wanting to be Estella's stepmother.

However, he then abruptly realized that she had no inkling about it.

I initially thought that Roxanne would relent slightly upon hearing about Essie's condition and decide to visit her since she's the latter's birth mother. Alas, I forgot that she's in the dark about the truth. Besides, she was the one who personally told her that she was going abroad. Therefore, she likely knows full well that she's the reason Essie is emotionally unstable. But really, I never thought that she'd be so cruel to that little girl.