After ensuring her grandmother was sound asleep, Abigail took out her personal phone. Upon turning it on, she was immediately bombarded with multiple missed calls – all from Shawn.She stepped out of the room and returned his call, only to be met with an irate voice on the other end. "Ms. Renee, what on earth are you trying to do?" Shawn demanded.Taking a deep breath, Abigail collected herself before replying, "Atty. Cooper, please inform Mr. Hart that I cannot proceed with the divorce for the time being."Furious, Shawn yelled, "Ms. Renee, you cannot go back on your word like this! We've signed the divorce agreement and agreed to finalize it today. Why are you changing your mind now?"Abigail replied, "I'm just postponing the divorce, not canceling it."Shawn interrogated her, "Why do you need to postpone it?"Abigail quickly explained, "My grandmother is ill, and she's constantly asking about her grandson-in-law. If I tell her I'm getting a divorce right now, it could worsen h
Shawn did not think Xander was a kind person. "Are you sure?""Positive!" Xander ended the call with a snap. It was not sympathy for Abigail that motivated him, but rather a sense of empathy, as he too had a beloved grandmother. Thinking of his grandmother, he immediately called Margaret. The elderly woman had been distressed lately due to his pending divorce.The call was answered by the butler. "Your grandma says she doesn't want to hear your voice."Xander shook his head helplessly. "Tell Grandma that Abigail's grandmother seems to be ill.""What? Abigail's grandmother is sick?" Margaret's voice came through. "When did this happen? Why didn't you tell me sooner?"Beep, beep, beep...Xander sighed. He had called her as soon as he had found out.Abigail sat by her grandmother's bedside, gazing at her. She looked at her grandmother's white hair and thin, wrinkled cheeks, her heart aching.A few years ago, when Abigail had left North Florivera, her grandmother had appeared much
Abigail laughed. "Perhaps our destinies haven't aligned yet."Her grandmother's condition needed to stabilize before she could be transferred, so Abigail had to stay by her side without fail.The four-day leave Xander had given her quickly came to an end, and Abigail had no choice but to take her ten-day annual leave as well.With Abigail gone, her work naturally fell onto Keith's shoulders. Keith brought a cup of coffee to Xander's office, and as usual, Xander was engrossed in reading some documents. "Mr. Zane, this morning..."Xander suddenly looked up, his gaze sweeping past Keith to look behind him. "Where's Abigail?"There was no visible change in Xander's expression, but Keith could still sense the chill. "Abigail is on her annual leave."Xander frowned. "During our busiest time of the year?"Keith was puzzled. If he recalled correctly, the president did not have any important engagements these days, and the bulk of the critical work had been taken care of at the end of la
No sooner had Cassandra's words fallen, than a group of people stormed into the hospital room with an aggressive demeanor, led by Harvey, who had been detained for ten days. "Take this wretched girl away at once," he demanded.The young male doctor immediately shielded Abigail, asking, "What do you think you're doing?"Harvey glared at him. "How many times have you slept with her that you're so addicted? You always seem to meddle."The male doctor's face flushed with anger, then turned pale. "You truly can't speak a kind word."Harvey sneered, "This woman is like a public restroom, and you think you have found a gem."Upon hearing this, Cassandra started coughing violently. "Harvey, you..."This time, Abigail did not wish to waste her breath. She stepped forward and delivered a fierce slap across Harvey's face. "Harvey, if you utter one more insult about me, believe it or not, I'll end you." Her piercing gaze and icy tone of voice frightened the men who had stormed in, leaving th
Without severing the mother-child relationship, Harvey would have to pay for his mother's medical expenses. With that in mind, he clapped his hands. "Let's go right now. The sooner, the better."As Harvey left, the others naturally followed.With the troublemakers gone, Abigail collapsed back into her chair, drained. She had prepared a fake bill in advance, taking advantage of Harvey's love for money, and dealt with this major problem. She had won this time, but she still could not find joy in it.She could not understand why some people in society harbored such malice toward women, especially those who were slightly more attractive. She and the young doctor were not even acquainted. She did not even know his first name. The young doctor had merely stepped in to help her out of a sense of justice. Yet, in the eyes of people like Harvey, she had engaged in improper dealings with the young doctor.Abigail glanced apologetically at the male doctor. "I'm sorry for getting you involved.
Abigail nestled in her grandmother's embrace, gently rubbing her head against her. "Grandma, I won't cry for those lowlifes. If anyone should cry, it should be them.""It seems my Abigail has really grown up." Cassandra patted her back gently. "Abigail, have someone help me sell the house. We'll go to Florivera, and never return to this cursed place again.""But Grandma..." Abigail looked up at her grandmother; this was the place where she was born, worked, and had her roots. Once the house was sold, her grandmother would have nothing to fall back on.Cassandra caressed her head. "In my heart, nothing is more important than you. Wherever you are, that's home to me."Abigail thought the same way – wherever her grandmother was, that was home for her. But the house must not be sold; she decided to leave a way out for her grandmother.The next day, Abigail and Cassandra boarded a plane to Florivera. Felix and Melody came to the airport to pick them up.Felix sighed. "Caterpie is too
Keith asked, "Where did you go for your vacation?"Abigail replied, "I just wandered around."Keith offered, "We're also heading back to the city, would you like to join us?""My friends are picking me up." Abigail smiled. "Mr. Zane, Mr. Jackman, goodbye!""Goodbye!" Keith watched Abigail leave, then sat back down in the passenger seat and mumbled, "I have never seen Abigail dressed like this before, so gentle and beautiful. It makes me want to protect her..."Before he could finish, he felt a chill run down his spine and sensed a murderous aura behind him. He turned around to see Xander's menacing gaze beneath his silver-rimmed glasses. Keith wondered, 'What did I say wrong?'Felix drove Cassandra to the hospital and helped with the admission process, running up and down the stairs. Melody stayed by Cassandra's side to take care of her.With the help of the two, Abigail felt relieved and finally had time to find a caregiver.In the evening, Margaret arrived, and the two elderl
Xander furrowed his brow in irritation and quickly typed a message: [I'll visit your grandmother, but I don't want to see you.]His disdain for her was evident in every word. Abigail did not understand why he despised her, nor did she care to know. As long as he would come to ease her grandmother's worries about her illness, that was enough. She replied: [Let us set a time. When you come, I'll make myself scarce.]Xander responded: [Tomorrow afternoon.]Abigail sent him the details: [My grandmother is in Building 3, Room 1003, at the Second Florivera Hospital. Please don't mention our plans for divorce to her. Thank you very much!]After sending the message, Abigail waited for a while but received no reply. She silently put away her phone and told her grandmother, "Grandma, Nathan has agreed to come and visit you tomorrow afternoon.""Very good, very good..." Cassandra could not contain her joy, but her happiness was quickly followed by nervousness. "Abigail, do you think I should