Chapter 553

A familiar, yet somehow different, masculine voice drifted toward Abigail from behind. "Nothing happened to Mr. Zane after you left, but while you were here, he went through a lot that his body couldn't handle."

"So, you're blaming me then?" Abigail whirled around to face "Paxton", her eyes a blazing red. "You're not going to pin this all on me!" She thought, 'If I made any mistake, it was coming here to find Xander for verification. Had I played dumb and acted like I knew nothing, wouldn't this all be avoided?'

"Paxton" ignored her outburst, continuing, "Mr. Zane has been in the ICU for two days. He was only out of danger tonight. He had just woken up not long before you arrived. You didn't notice his poor health because he had put on makeup to not worry you. You came in all noisy and violent, potentially hurting him. But that's not the most important part. The crux of it all must be something you said that deeply upset him."

Every word "Paxton" spat out was an accusation against h