"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
When Esther heard this, she shook her head in fear. "No, no! I don't want to see him!"Abigail said, "You don't have to go. I'll go."Esther would not let Abigail take the risk. "That person is really scary. If you go, it could be really dangerous. If I'm not going, you shouldn't go either."Abigail said, "He's not daring enough to take my life yet. And I have a secret weapon."Esther asked, "What?""I'll get help from your brother. With his man around, we can let them handle any fighting," Abigail said, pulling out her phone to text Xander quickly.Abigail: [Can I use Paxton again?]Abigail did not know, but Xander had already sent Paxton to protect her secretly.He replied quickly: [From now on, Paxton is yours. Whatever you want him to do, just tell him. You don't need my permission.]Abigail: [That might not be a good idea. It's like I'm taking him away from you on purpose.]Xander: [What's mine is yours.]Those simple words touched Abigail's heart once again. Abigail: [
Abigail looked up, not surprised to see it was Paxton. He looked really angry. Without a second thought, he swung his fists at the two men in suits. They were no match for Paxton."Why should I know your name? Why should you know who I am?" Paxton yelled. The suited men tried to fight back, but Paxton was too quick. Their fists were almost knocked away by his speedy punches."You dog, you're actually pretty good," one of the suited men grumbled, looking angry because he could not beat Paxton. He quickly turned and ran toward Esther, who was nearby."Essy, move out of the way!" Abigail yelled, seeing what the man was planning. Esther wanted to dodge, but she was so scared that her legs were too weak to move. Abigail's only thought was to protect Xander's sister and not let her get hurt. Even though she knew she could not beat the strong man, she raised her fist and ran toward him. Abigail was not strong enough to hurt him by hitting him like she usually would, so she tried to hit whe
Esther quickly grabbed hold of Abigail. Paxton was really scared too. Abigail pulled out a tissue and wiped the blood from her mouth. Then she said slowly, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I just bit my lip when that guy punched me in the face. I didn't want to look bad in front of others, so I didn't make a sound. Now I think I was just being too proud and didn't want to look weak.""Why would you do that? You knew you'd get hit, but you still rushed over to protect me." Esther hugged Abigail tightly, as if to comfort her, or perhaps draw some strength from her.Abigail said, "Silly girl, you're my sister. Would you really think I'd just stand there and not help you if you were in danger?"Esther hugged Abigail's arm tighter. "Thank you, Abigail."Abigail gently patted Esther's head and said, "Grandma, your brother, and I are all your family. We all love you. Do you understand?" She thought about how that nasty person Nova had been so mean to Esther. He even let his men attack her, showing