Chapter 79

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