Chapter 96 – The Abandoned Wife: Leaving the Country After Divorce Novel

Filed to story: Leaving the Country After Divorce Novel (Lucian & Roxanne)

Roxanne finally came to her senses. She glanced at Estella before whispering, “Estella… She seemed to have spoken just now.”

Furthermore, she spoke fluently and has a lovely voice.

Lucian glanced at his daughter with a surprised expression and asked, “What did she say?”

Roxanne was taken aback by his question. She was too surprised by Estella speaking suddenly and could not remember what Estella said.

Archie chimed in. “She said the beluga whale kissed her.”

Next to Archie, Benny could not resist his curiosity and asked, “Isn’t Essie mute?”

They had always thought Estella was mute. After all, they had never heard her speak since they first met her.

Lucian frowned and answered, “When did I ever say that Essie was mute?”

Archie and Benny exchanged glances.

Roxanne asked in confusion, “Essie doesn’t speak. You also prepared a notepad so that she can write to communicate.”

Lucian felt a little helpless as they mentioned this matter. “Estella was usually unwilling to speak because of autism. Even I only hear a few words from her occasionally. Thankfully, she is willing to write to communicate with us.”

Roxanne suddenly remembered how Estella was when something triggered her autism. Her heart ached for Estella.

On the other hand, Lucian looked conflicted.

Estella was diagnosed with autism when she was little. Thus, Lucian could count on the fingers of one hand the number of times she spoke.

The last time Estella spoke was when she was anxious about Roxanne leaving.

If what Roxanne and the boys said were true, Estella spoke again in Roxanne’s presence. The two times she had spoken concerned Roxanne. Could it be the special bond between a mother and daughter?

Lucian’s eyes darkened as he thought about this. Then, he turned to Estella and asked gently, “Essie, did you have fun playing with the beluga whale just now?”

Estella smiled, forming dimples on her cheeks. She nodded obediently but did not speak.

That prompted Lucian to frown slightly. However, he continued to attempt to coax her to speak. “What did you play with the beluga whale? Can you tell me about it?”

Benny heard Estella speak for the first time just now. He was curious and wanted to hear more. Thus, he urged Estella, “Essie, tell me too! My beluga whale would not listen to me. I bathed it, but it sprayed water all over Archie and me! How was yours so obedient?”

Estella knitted her brow slightly and became flustered by their numerous questions. She searched through Roxanne’s bag to find a pencil and paper to write to them.

Lucian saw what Estella was planning to do and frowned. He did not ask any more questions.

Roxanne guessed what Lucian was planning and could not help but anticipate what Estella would say.

Although she was disappointed to see Estella taking a pencil and paper from her bag, she did not show it in her expression. “Don’t worry. Estella has just started to improve and still needs time to stabilize. She probably only speaks when she is excited about something. So, let’s be patient.”

Lucian nodded quietly.

He found himself agreeing with Roxanne. The fact that Estella said something was already a good development. Thus, he should not demand too much but let her improve naturally.

Estella wrote for a while and took some time to think. Then, she finally answered all their questions.

Lucian and Benny listened to her attentively and gave encouraging responses.

The beluga whale performance came to an end, but the three children were still reluctant to leave.

Roxanne saw that there was still time and continued to let them play in the marine park.

Lucian was not sure why he came here today. Thus, he followed behind them and accompanied Roxanne and the children as they tour around the marine park.

During this time, the three children kept pulling Roxanne with them as they ran around. They seemed to have forgotten about Lucian.

Lucian looked at how happy they were and had an inexplicable sense that they had forgotten him.

It was bad enough that Roxanne, Archie, and Benny ignored him. Even Estella had forgotten about him.

Meanwhile, Cayden had received instructions not to disturb them. Therefore, he followed behind Lucian quietly from a distance.

He had witnessed Lucian being left out by his family a few times. Yet, Lucian would always follow them quietly. Thus, Cayden could not help but pity him.

Mr. Farwell had never suffered such indignity. Everyone in Horington knew the Farwell Group. Who would dare to ignore him? Perhaps only these four people before him.

Lucian could vaguely sense that it was Archie and Benny who excluded him. Ultimately, they were still unhappy over the conversation during dinner that night.

Lucian did not expect them to still hold a grudge over the matter.

After figuring out the reason, Lucian did not say anything but followed Roxanne and the children quietly.

They remained in the marine park until evening, nearing its closing time. By then, the children were tired and had played at every available attraction in the marine park.

Roxanne had not expected to spend so much time in the marine park and was exhausted. She was relieved that the children were finally tired and decided to send them home.

However, Lucian continued to follow them.

Roxanne did not mind. She thought he only wanted to spend some time with Estella and would leave soon.

Then, she noticed he still followed them even when they reached the underground parking. Roxanne felt frustrated and said, “Mr. Farwell, are there other matters? I’m bringing them home if there is nothing else.”

Hearing her, the three children all turned to look at Lucian curiously.

Lucian nodded. “Please wait for a moment. I have something for Estella in the car.”

After saying that, he headed to his car to get something.

Roxanne was puzzled.

Estella had been staying at her place for nearly a week. She did not think Estella lacked anything.

Soon, Lucian and Cayden came over, holding a large box each.

“What are these?” Roxanne frowned slightly.

One of the boxes contained a few limited edition robot figurines, while the other box had high-tech small cars and robot models. Everything looked expensive.

Roxanne knew about them because Archie and Benny liked these things. Thus, she instantly recognized what Lucian had brought.

She grew suspicious. None of these look like something Estella would be interested in. Instead, they are the things Archie and Benny like.

Roxanne hesitated before asking, “These aren’t for Estella, right?”

Lucian admitted to it straight away, “I bought these for Archie and Benny. I’d misspoken a few days ago. After returning home, I thought over what I said and felt I should apologize even though they were children. I noticed something similar in your house and thought Archie and Benny would like these.”

After saying that, Lucian looked at Archie and Benny solemnly and offered a box to them. “I’m sorry for what I said before. I hope these are to your liking.”