Chapter 82 – The Abandoned Wife: Leaving the Country After Divorce Novel

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Estella showed no response whatsoever when Roxanne helped undress her.

As the pants came off, Roxanne was greeted by horrifying bruises and welts all over Estella’s buttocks.

“It must’ve been really painful, huh?” Roxanne asked while caressing the little girl’s cheeks, feeling sorry for her.

Estella simply stared blankly at her in response.

“Don’t worry. I’ll make sure to be gentle, and we’ll give Daddy a call once we’re done with your bath,” Roxanne continued with a heavy heart after a brief moment of silence.

After giving Estella a quick bath and a change of clothes, Roxanne had her wait on the bed while she gave Lucian a call.

The call got through within seconds. “What’s wrong? Did Essie cause you any trouble?”

“Was Essie’s autism really triggered by Archie and Benny being expelled?” Roxanne asked solemnly.

Lucian frowned. “What do you mean by that?”

Roxanne felt her heart ache when she realized he was probably oblivious to what happened, but the thought of him being an irresponsible parent upset her as well.

“Come have a look yourself!” she said in displeasure and hung up immediately after.

The look on Lucian’s face turned gloomy after hearing that, and he quickly rushed over to Roxanne’s house.

“Mr. Farwell, I’m sure you know where Essie got these wounds from, right?” Roxanne asked while pulling Estella’s pants down to show him the bruises.

Judging by how Lucian’s expression grew vicious instantly, Roxanne could confirm that this was news to him as well.

“What’s the meaning of this? Are you seriously unaware of your daughter’s injuries?” she asked while furrowing her brows.

Lucian shook his head. “I wouldn’t even lay a finger on her, let alone abuse her like this. I’ve been really busy with work lately, so I had Catalina look after Essie. It’s unlikely for her to do such a thing, though…”

Although Roxanne agreed with him on that statement, she had him summon Catalina anyway. “In that case, you should try asking her about this. She might know something you don’t.”

Lucian nodded and had Cayden drive her over immediately.

“Do you know anything about these wounds?”

Catalina had a pained look on her face when she saw the bruises on Estella’s body. “What happened to her? She was just fine yesterday! Who could’ve done such a cruel thing to Ms. Estella?”

The look in Lucian’s eyes grew increasingly cold. “That means this incident happened today…”

Realizing that she was the most suspicious individual due to her unresolved conflict with Lucian, Roxanne was quick to explain, “Just so you know, I didn’t do this! I’ve always believed that children are innocent! Besides, Archie and Benny like Essie a lot, so I would never hit her!”

Plus, since she had spent some time alone with Estella, she would have no way of explaining herself if Lucian decided to suspect her.

Her anxiety got so intense that it even started showing on her face.

Lucian shot her a confused glance upon hearing what she said. “I’m not suspecting you or anything. In fact, I think I know who did this.”

Roxanne breathed a sigh of relief before asking worriedly, “Who could it be?”

The temperature in the room seemed to decrease as Lucian went into deep thought.

Mom and Dad brought Essie out of the house yesterday without explaining why. While their behavior does seem a little strange, I know for a fact that they love Essie very much, and that they would never lay a finger on her. The only other person that has been in contact with Essie since last night is Aubree! I know that Essie has always disliked her, but I didn’t think she’d hurt Essie like this!

“Well? Who is it?” Roxanne asked anxiously when she saw his gloomy expression.

Lucian tried his best to suppress his anger as he said, “I’ll be leaving Essie in your care for a bit. There’s something I need to take care of.”

He then turned around and left the house while Roxanne watched on with a displeased frown.

As if not knowing about his daughter’s injuries wasn’t bad enough, he’s seriously just going to leave her here after finding out about it?

Aubree was so terrified by Lucian’s intimidating aura earlier that she sat there in the restaurant for quite some time before heading back.

Even when she got home, her mind was still a mess as she recalled Lucian’s questioning from earlier.

Aubree was about to call Elias and Sonya for help when she heard her doorbell ring.

She then put her phone away and had the butler open the door.

The butler returned moments later with her visitor, and Aubree went pale when she saw who it was.

“L-Lucian? What are you doing here?”

Those words had barely left her mouth when Lucian stepped forward and grabbed her by the throat.

Aubree’s eyes were filled with fear as she asked in a trembling voice, “Lucian, what’s the meaning of this?”

Lucian’s bloodthirsty expression made him look like a demon that had crawled straight out of hell.

“Were you the one who gave Essie those wounds?” he asked while tightening his grip on her neck.

Aubree tugged at his wrist as she struggled to breathe. “L-Lucian, I don’t know what you’re talking about… Let go of me, and we’ll talk this out…”

Lucian narrowed his eyes and asked coldly, “How long do you intend to keep this act up, Aubree?”

“I really don’t know anything! I love Essie very much, so there’s no way I’d hit her! I know nothing about these wounds you’re talking about! I’m not sure why you’d think I did it, but this really is a misunderstanding! You have to believe me, Lucian!” Aubree protested with her face as white as a sheet.

She even tried turning on the waterworks as she pleaded with him, but Lucian did not loosen his grip in the slightest.

It took Aubree every ounce of energy she had just to get a breath of air in, but she still stubbornly refused to admit to what she had done.

If Lucian is being so vicious toward me simply because he suspects me, then there’s no telling what he’d do to me if I admit to it!

Cayden was shocked when he came in after Lucian and saw Aubree’s face turning purple. Fearing that Lucian would accidentally kill her, he quickly ran forward to stop him. “Let go of her, Mr. Farwell! She’ll die if you don’t!”

Instead of letting go, Lucian simply tightened his grip on her neck even further.

In that very moment, Aubree had no doubt that he would actually strangle her to death.

Eventually, Cayden had no choice but to step in and forcefully pry her out of his grip.

Having been drained of all her energy, Aubree slumped to the floor immediately after being released and panted heavily.

After taking a moment to regain his composure, Lucian glared at her as he said, “Fine, you can keep that act up for as long as you like. I’ll ask Essie about it when she gets better, and I will come for you if you really are the one behind this!”

He then stormed out of the house with Cayden following closely behind, leaving Aubree on the floor with a mix of anger and fear all over her face.

D*mn it! Why won’t that little b*stard just die? Now I have to live in fear of her telling on me!

The mere thought of what Lucian would do to her terrified her to no end.

Lucian had been completely silent after getting into the car with Cayden.

“Mr. Farwell, would you like to go check on Ms. Estella?” Cayden asked cautiously after a while.

“Take us back to the manor,” Lucian replied while suppressing his anger.

Although Cayden didn’t understand the reasoning behind his request, he drove them back to the Farwell residence anyway.

“Wait here,” Lucian instructed and got out of the car by himself.

Moments later, he came back with a dark-colored bottle in hand.

“Take me to Roxanne’s,” he ordered after getting back into the car.

Cayden nodded and did as told.

Roxanne had been keeping Estella company after Lucian left earlier. She then had Archie and Benny watch over her while she fetched a first aid kit from downstairs.

The two kids tried their best to entertain Estella, only to feel a little disappointed when they received no response from her.

“It’ll take some time for Essie to recover, so we must be patient,” Roxanne said while patting them on the head.

The two kids nodded obediently and reluctantly returned to their room after hearing that.

Moments after tucking Estella in, Roxanne was about to get some rest when she heard the doorbell ring.

“I thought you said you had some business to take care of? Why have you come back so soon?” she asked upon seeing Lucian at the door.

“I went back to get Essie some ointment. Could you apply it for her?” Lucian replied while handing her the bottle of ointment.

Roxanne’s feeling of displeasure decreased slightly upon recognizing it as a fairly expensive medical ointment that was extremely effective for treating bruises.

I assumed that he had left Estella with me to take care of work, but he actually went to get her some medical ointment…

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107 thoughts on “Chapter 82 – The Abandoned Wife: Leaving the Country After Divorce Novel”

    1. How is Essie Roxanne’s daughter? She did have a triplet 2 boys & a girl but it was said in the earlier chapter that the girl did not make. Please can someone enlighten me. This novel is indeed very interesting. The pacing is also very good. Thanks.✌❤

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  15. So many puzzling questions that need clearance. Awaiting for the rest of the story. I just wish that the kids be a little less too mature for their ages.

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  35. I would love to read that Aubree and her whole fam will suffer greatly in the next chapters 🫡 ugh! Poor Essie 😭

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  36. I can’t wait for roxanne to know Essie is her lost daughter nd for her brothers to know she’s their sister … The suspense, next chapter please 🥺🙏🏽

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  41. Essie has to come back but maybe if she knew that Roxanne was her mother she would come out of this state of being.

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  46. Quite fascinating. I like the great sense of suspence in the story. Looking forward to reading the next chapters.

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  47. I love this novel. So interesting. Pls upload more chapters. Can’t wait to see how Roxanna discovered Essie was hers

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    1. Just started reading this novel and couldn’t stop…it gets interesting chapter after chapter….pls upload more…can’t wait to read what’s next…

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  62. please continue to update because its really nice and beatiful, also there is a lesson to learn though…so please update this story

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  85. Please update.. This novel is so good.. I hope they have a manga in motion as well as a series and anime.🙏🏾

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  86. The novel is really somthing and nice.

    What is not is that we have to wait for the next 4 or 5 chapters. Can’t we just have them like every two days instead of xxxx days? Pleeeeease ! 🥺🥺🥺

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  93. Its a superb book. When I started reading I don’t wanna stop. I would like to kill Aubree for hurting Estella. And for Lucian, I think he love Roxanne. Same to Roxanne, she still love Lucian.

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  94. I love the story,very interesting I can’t wait for Lucian nd Roxanne to come back together with their lovely kids

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