[I still had plenty of places I wanted to visit, many delicious foods I've yet to savor and I still had friends I wished to make... I wanted to live, I wanted to live normally, I wanted to use the rest of my days to do the things I want and have yet to do.Abigail, it was you who pulled me back from the jaws of death when I decided to end it all. It was you who gave me hope once again. It was you who told me that we only have one life, and it was impossible to restart from zero; that I'll really have nothing left if I die.Thank you for saving me. Thank you for giving me the chance to continue to savor the highs and lows of this world!As for escaping from Ron... I was prepared to be captured by him. I knew that if he wanted to look for me, it was just a matter of time before he found me.When I was on the run, I was really afraid of being found by him, really afraid that I would be taken back to face those people I didn't want to face in the Hagrid family. I was afraid of living t
Abigail was speechless."I've not encountered such a thing, yet," Xander added.Abigail could understand that. After all, Xander was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and had an infinite amount of money to spend since birth. He could do whatever he wanted, and it would be rare for him to encounter something that would make him cry tears of joy.With Emma's matter coming to a close, Abigail threw herself into her work for the next few days. Those days were busy, so much so that she did not sleep enough, and so did not have much time to chat with Nathan at all.More than a month soon passed in a blink of an eye, and soon it was March. With the work at Paridale successfully completed, their team was finally to return to Florivera.Abigail was in charge of booking the flight tickets home and she chose the red eye 12:00 a.m. flight. It would take 12 hours to fly from Paridale to Florivera and the flight would arrive at 6:00 p.m. at Florivera International Airport. That way, she wou
'She had just made such a simple request. If I refuse her now, what would she think?' he thought.Just when Xander was hesitating, the flight crew made an announcement that the airplane was taking off and for the passengers to turn off their devices or switch to airplane mode.Abigail immediately replied to Nathan: [I'm about to take off.]After that, she sent another message to the three-person group chat: [Fee, Mel, I'm flying back tonight at 12 o'clock in the night, and I'll probably arrive in Florivera around 6 o'clock in the evening.]The moment she sent the message, Abigail quickly switched her phone to airplane mode. After doing that, she looked up and met Xander in the eyes as he sat there staring unmovingly at her.Abigail touched her face. "Mr. Zane, is there something on my face?"Xander let out a slight cough. "I noticed you were engrossed in chatting. Who are you chatting with?""Nathan."In order to hide his discomfort, Xander asked casually without actually notic
Of course, it was absolutely impossible for her to disclose all these to people unrelated to Xander, so she did not reply to Felix's question.Felix understood her predicament and did not pursue the question, so he changed the topic: [Caterpie, where are you going for the meeting? How about Mel and I wait for you there and pick you up once it's over, so we don't have to wait until tomorrow.]Abigail answered: [It's not on the boss's itinerary today, and he didn't say where we're going. I have no idea how long I'll be busy, so you don't need to wait for me. I'll take a cab back once I'm done.]Felix got angrier as he continued to reply: [The flight from Paridale to Florivera is twelve hours and would wear out even the toughest of folks. He's not even letting you catch a breather after getting off the plane and wants you to continue working. Xander is a real bastard, I tell you.][Enough, Fee. I know what I'm doing.] Abigail did not want to listen to Felix moan about Xander, so she c
Abigail smiled as she said, "You've been busy all your life. When you're free, you should spend time with your family and your grandchildren. It's actually quite nice.""My grandchildren aren't close to me. They don't allow me to carry them when I'm home." Liam then suddenly asked, "When do you guys want to have a child?"Actually, there was nothing wrong with that question. But it could easily mislead people too. Abigail was very worried Xander would overthink. So, she quickly responded, "Liam, my husband and I aren't in a hurry for that."Liam sighed, "Young people nowadays prioritize work and aren't eager for children. Speaking from experience, you'll have a kid sooner or later, why not just have a kid sooner?"Abigail did not want to argue with an elderly person. So, she smiled as she said, "You're right."During their conversation, the car was already traveling on the road that Abigail was familiar with. It was the inevitable route to Xander's house, the Monsoon Villa. She as
Susanna, the executor, had been hoping Xander could bring Abigail, the lady of the house, home as soon as possible.She thought the arrival of Abigail would surely make this icy home warmer and livelier. She also thought it would make Xander no longer lonely.Susanna hoped that with Abigail's company, Xander's heart would be warmed. She hoped this would make Xander forget those bad memories and be able to walk out of the shadow from his early childhood as soon as possible...Since Abigail did not have work to do tonight, she wanted to eat grilled food with Felix and Melody. But she was ashamed to reject Susanna as she was so enthusiastic. So, Abigail said, "Susanna, I eat a lot. I'm afraid the food you cooked isn't enough for me.""I cooked a lot. I'm sure it'll be enough." Susanna enthusiastically pulled Abigail to the kitchen. She said, "Abigail, I'm truly very happy that you're here."Susanna treated Abigail quite well before this. But her over-friendliness today made Abigail c
Abigail honestly did not want to stay at Xander's house at all. Although Xander told her many times to treat his house as her home, she still felt her home was more comfortable than someone else's house. She said, "Susanna, my friends are waiting for me to go back."Xander raised his arm to glance at the time. "Just stay here. Sleep early to get some rest. You're following me to discuss a very important project tomorrow."Since Xander had spoken, Abigail could only stay...After getting washed, she then laid on the bed to text Nathan: [Nathan, I'm back in Florivera.]After she sent the text, she waited for a very long time but still did not receive a reply from him. She suddenly felt unhappy as she thought, 'It seems like I'm always the one who takes the initiative to text him. He rarely took the initiative to text me.'He knew I'm coming back to Florivera today. But he didn't even send me a text to ask me if I'd arrived in Florivera...'Abigail rolled on the bed twice. She wante
This was not the first time Abigail had seen Xander acting like this. He had been like this after Jane visited him on Easter Eve.Abigail thought, 'Did Jane do something to him again?'She rubbed the hand that was almost twisted off by Xander. She turned around and poured a glass of water for him. She then sat down at a distance of about two to three people next to him.Xander remained silent. Abigail did not know what she should say. She just quietly accompanied him. She followed his gaze to look out the huge floor-to-ceiling window together with him.The weather was very good in Florivera today. They could see the crescent moon hanging in the sky from the living room. The light from the moon shined into the house through the window. The moonlight shone on their bodies. It was like a foggy oil painting.Abigail turned her head to look at Xander. She thought, 'This man's face has no bad angle. He looks shockingly handsome from every angle. His high nose bridge, long eyelashes, and