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Chapter 40

Chapter 40 Lucian’s expression turned grim when he saw what happened.

“What’s there to talk to her about? Pretend that you don’t know her the next

time you see her and don’t ever interact with her again.” Since she has no

intention of acknowledging her daughter, I might as well go along with herwishes. Taken aback by Lucian’s tone, Estella was briefly stunned before she

pouted and wrote in her notebook: Why? Before he could reply, she quickly

wrote: I like her very much, and she is kind and gentle to me. I want to be

together with her! Despite Lucian’s sympathy for her when he saw how much

she liked Roxanne, they had no choice but to face reality. He replied

indifferently, “That’s because she has children of her own and doesn’t need

another child.” Estella was confused by his reply. I know that the two boys are

her sons, but she has still been very nice to me. However, Daddy seems to

hate her.

Estella couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

When he saw her fall silent, Lucian instructed his assistant to drive. After

leaving the Queen residence, he felt a tug on his sleeve, causing him to look

over at Estella with knitted brows. She wrote: In that case, where is my

mommy? She gave him a pitiful look, while her eyes were filled with

confusion. As the pretty lady is the boys’ mommy, I cannot be with her. In that

case, where’s my mommy? Her question tore into Lucian’s heart. Recovering

his gaze painfully, he had no idea how to respond to her. She’s asking me

where her mommy is, and I do know the answer. However, how am I going to

explain the cruel truth to her? That woman has a new family now. Even with

her own daughter standing right before her eyes, she had no intention of

acknowledging her. The more he thought about it, the gloomier he became.

Consequently, a long silence was his only response to her.noveldrama

When she didn’t obtain an answer. Estella continued to stare blankly at him,

yearning for an answer. Finally, Lucian replied through gritted teeth, “I don’t

know. I don’t know where she is, and don’t ever ask me this question again!

Just having me is enough. There’s no need for you to have a mommy at all!”

After looking at him in shock, Estella gradually put her notebook away before

hanging her head in silence. For the rest of the journey home, neither father

nor daughter spoke another word. Back at the Queen residence, Roxanne felt

out of sorts after Lucian was gone. Jonathan could sense that she was

unsettled but didn’t bring it up. Instead, he led her downstairs where they

made idle chatter over coffee. From the outside, both of them seemed to be

getting along very well. After Frieda was chased out, she returned to her

room. Subsequently, she came out to see for herself what the situation was.

When she saw her elder brother sitting with Roxanne on the couch, she let out

an inaudible snort. From the very beginning, she never believed in Roxanne’s

capability, and her opinion of the latter hadn’t changed. Despite noticing

Frieda’s contemptuous expression, Roxanne didn’t hold it against her and just

pretended to be oblivious of the former. One hour later, Roxanne changed the

subject. “It’s time. We can remove the needles now.” She got up and headedupstairs with Jonathan following closely behind. At the same time, Frieda, too,

got up skeptically and went along with them. Even though she didn’t have faith

in Roxanne, she was still concerned about her grandfather. Furthermore, she

intended to see for herself whether Roxanne was as capable as she claimed

to be.