Chapter 193

Jerick cast a glance at Shawn, who first sought Xander's eyes before daring to meet Abigail's. "Ms. Renee, is there anything else you need?" he asked.

Abigail spoke up, "Atty. Cooper, could you please convey a message to Nathan for me? I need to see him, regardless of whether or not we're getting a divorce."

"What? Sitting right in front of you..." Shawn began but then abruptly stopped, catching Xander's warning glance. If it was not for the setting, he would have relished a good tease at Xander's expense. Today, he simply responded obediently, "Yes, I'll let him know right away."

"Thank you!"

As the Cooper father and son left, Abigail seemed poised to say something else. But before she could, Xander was the one to break the silence.

"Feeling reassured now?"

"Are the Coopers really not going to intervene with David?" Abigail asked, still finding it hard to believe despite hearing it directly from Jerick. She feared that the Coopers were merely throwing up a smoke screen to lull t