When Abigail felt that Xander was about to come close to her, she quietly opened her eyes a slit. She saw him holding a towel and drying his hair without intending to use a hairdryer.Abigail knew Xander's health was not good. She was worried that having wet hair might cause him to catch a cold. Despite being angry, she still worriedly said, "I'm not asleep yet. Dry your hair with the hairdryer."Xander asked, "You weren't asleep yet? Or did I wake you up?"Abigail replied, "I hadn't fallen asleep."Xander chuckled. He then sat down by her side with the hairdryer. "Help me dry my hair."Abigail refused, "No!"She thought, 'Men shouldn't be spoiled!'I dried his hair for him at the hotel two days ago. Now that he needs to dry his hair, he thinks of asking me for help.'I absolutely can't spoil him. Or else, he'll develop annoying habits.'Although she thought she should not spoil him, she still obediently sat up. She then took the hairdryer from him. She turned it on and adjust
When Abigail woke up the next morning, it was already mid-morning. Xander had already left.She thought, 'My biological clock has always been very accurate. Even if I don't set an alarm, I'd wake up at nearly the usual time. How did I manage to sleep until 10 o'clock in the morning today?'She twisted her head and looked at the empty spot.Last night was their third night living together. On the first two mornings, he had waited for her to have breakfast together.When she woke up without him around today, she suddenly felt empty. It was as if Xander waiting to have breakfast with her was a habit developed over many years.She was not used to waking up without him around.Abigail grabbed her phone and sent messages to Xander's work WhatsApp number without hesitation.Xander's phone notification could be heard thrice.Three messages appeared on the big screen in the conference room. The whole room instantly went quiet. Even Keith, who was experienced in dealing with difficult si
If those text messages earlier could not prove anything, then this video was the strongest evidence of their affair.Everyone immediately understood why the news about Abigail seducing a married man disappeared completely as soon as it was spread across the internet.They also realized why Keith had warned the people who were discussing Abigail's bed photos this morning.Initially, they thought Abigail did not come to work today because she was ashamed. But now they concluded that it was because she was favored by their CEO, Xander.Everyone was speechless.They thought, 'Men!'He's a typical man!'All the rumors about him being a doting husband who wouldn't have affairs with other women were just a deliberate effort to create a good image of him.'Mr. Zane is just like any other man. He's doted on his wife but he's also having an affair with another woman.'Back then in the elevator, Xander and Abigail kissed passionately in front of Keith. Now, he got to see that again in th
"What did you mean by I was making false accusations?" That person raised his voice. "I didn't fabricate the relationship between Abigail and Mr. Zane. Over ten colleagues in this conference room saw it. Don't tell me that the explicit video was fake."Two days ago, there were photos of Abigail in bed with an older man circulating in the group chat. And now she hooks up with Mr. Zane. I don't understand why Mr. Zane would be interested in a woman who sleeps around."Xander, who had not walked far, heard the words "a woman who sleeps around". He immediately walked back to the conference room.He pushed the door and coldly stared at the man who spoke. "What did you say? Say it again!""Mr. Zane, I..." That man dared to shout at Keith, but he did not dare to do it to Xander. When he spoke loudly just now, he did not expect Xander to return."Abigail is mine. You all have no right to gossip about her behind her back. Moreover, the incident that was spread previously was completely dif
Abigail was speechless.She thought, 'Xander was very unclear in what he said. Susanna must've misunderstood.'Abigail did not explain. She just awkwardly smiled.Susanna said with a smile, "Cassandra said you like to eat spaghetti bolognese in the morning. She taught me how to do it just now. Go and have a seat in the dining area. I'll make you that pasta dish."Abigail replied, "Thank you, Susanna."Susanna said, "You don't have to be so polite with me."Abigail went to the dining room. She then only knew that Margaret and Cassandra were there too.As soon as she appeared, the two old ladies stared unwaveringly at her, especially at her belly.Abigail guessed the three of them had probably misunderstood due to the video that Esther sent yesterday. But since they did not mention it, she could not talk about it. "Grandmas, why are you two looking at me like that?"Margaret replied, "It's nothing. We're just happy to see you."Cassandra said, "Xander gave you the day off today
Margaret grew up working alongside her parents and eventually managed things on her own. No matter who you were, starting a business meant facing some setbacks. When those setbacks came, you had to solve the problem and grow step by step. That was how you learned to handle bigger things later on. So, when she heard that Esther was in trouble this morning, she did not seem worried, and she did not ask too many questions about what had happened. Margaret thought this was something Esther needed to go through. Once she got past it, similar problems would be easy to solve."Your Grandma Margaret is right. No matter how busy you are, you should eat breakfast," Cassandra said, then looked at Margaret and quickly added, "As for Essy's problem, I think we should have Abigail go help. Even if she can't do much, having family there will give the girl some peace of mind."Margaret started to say something but stopped. She and her best friend Cassandra disagreed about how to raise children. Luck
Margaret said, "Xander is super smart. No matter what he does, he gets it right on the first try. Just look at him. He clearly hasn't had much experience kissing, but he seems like a pro!"Cassandra asked, "Could it be that he practiced with someone else before?"Margaret replied, "No way! I would bet anything that Xander has never been with any woman other than Abigail."Cassandra said, "I'm just kidding around. Don't get worked up."Margaret stated firmly, "You can joke about anything, but not about this."Cassandra surrendered. "Alright, alright, I'll stop with the jokes."In the car, Abigail sneezed a few times. She guessed that the three at home must be talking about her again.Seeing her sneeze, the driver, Robert Parker, turned up the heat a little and said, "Mrs. Zane, just tell me if you're still cold.""Robert, you can just call me by my first name. You don't have to be so formal with me," Abigail said. Robert had been Margaret's driver for over twenty years and was t
Esther shook her head, saying, "It must've been done on purpose.""Essy, do you suspect anyone?" Abigail asked. "The more clues we can give to the police, the sooner we'll find the truth."Esther shook her head once more. "My partners and I haven't upset anyone, so it's not revenge. We're thinking it might have been a random crime."If it was a random crime, there were good and bad sides. The bad side was that clues would be hard to find, and finding out what really happened would be even more difficult. The good side was that Esther was not being targeted by the bad guys, so she was safe. But something was puzzling. Even though they could not find any real clues, little things kept catching their attention, making them feel like the answers were just out of reach. A suspect popped into Abigail's mind, but the idea seemed too strange. She thought that person would never hurt their own daughter. But Abigail was wrong. This idea was not silly at all; it was very likely. The person res