Abigail said, "I'm his assistant."The man stared at Abigail's pretty face. When he saw her rosy, delicate skin, he felt like touching it to find out what it felt like. He responded, "Sure. You handle it for him then. Tell me how you plan to deal with this?"Abigail took her phone out to take a few pictures. She then sent them to the person in charge of the insurance company. She said, "We rear-ended your car. We'll take full responsibility for this matter. There are two options now. For the first option, I'll make a police report and have nearby traffic police issue a document to determine that we're at fault. Then, we'll let the insurance company handle it. For the second option, if you accept a private settlement, we'll compensate you with cash now."Abigail looked at the damage to the man's car. It was not serious. There was only a small dent. And the car itself was not valuable. So, Abigail thought it could be fixed for two thousand dollars at most.Xander's time was worth mor
Xander said, "Get lost!"The man stood up. His legs were so weak that it was a little difficult for him to get back into his car.Abigail stopped him. "Wait for a moment."The man asked, "What else do you want?"Abigail said, "Open your bank QR payment code."The man did not know what she was planning to do. His hand trembled as he obediently opened his bank QR payment code.Abigail scanned the code and immediately transferred two thousand dollars to him, with the note "Compensation for rear-end collision repair". She said, "We'll take full responsibility for this car accident. I've already requested to transfer the money to you. Quickly accept it."The man hesitated to accept it. He wanted to take action against them after this. But Abigail stared at him unwaveringly. He did not dare to refuse it.If he accepted it, it would mean that he accepted a private settlement.After seeing the man accept it, Abigail chuckled. "You may leave."The man then immediately drove his car an
A terrifying aura filled the conference room as Xander suddenly appeared. Everyone present did not dare to speak a single word.They did not understand why Xander, who looked very happy just a while ago, suddenly looked so angry and terrifying.Everyone stood up and said, "Mr. Zane..."Xander coldly glanced at everyone before sitting at the head of the table. He said, "Continue!"As he sat down, his mere presence made the speaker nervously stutter.Keith was sitting closest to Xander. He was most likely to bear the brunt of Xander's anger. So, he had to find out the reason why Xander got mad to minimize the risk of getting scolded.When no one was paying attention to Keith, he took the opportunity to quietly text Abigail: [Abigail, help!]Abigail only replied after quite some time: [Mr. Jackman, what's wrong?]Keith: [Do you know why Mr. Zane is mad?]Abigail: [I've been on my days off for the past two days. I haven't been around Mr. Zane. How would I know why he's angry?]Ke
The coastal road at Mangrove Bay was the most beautiful scenic road in Florivera. Monsoon Villa, where Xander's house was located, was at one of the ends of that road.Right now, Abigail did not want to go to any place related to Xander. She said, "It's fine. Just drive around the city."Felix drove the new car aimlessly in the city for about an hour. Abigail did not speak much during this time.Felix pondered before worriedly saying, "Caterpie, what happened between you and Xander?""Nothing much happened. It's just a small disagreement between spouses. It's very normal for spouses to have a little argument." Abigail regretted asking Felix to pick her up today. She felt that sharing marital issues with outsiders was not ideal.Felix commented, "Marriage is tiresome!"Abigail questioned, "What are you talking about?"Felix replied, "I said marriage is tiresome. It's much more comfortable being single."Abigail asked, "Are you really not planning to get a girlfriend and get marr
Felix said, "During Easter this year, my mom was probably talking about her. She said my schoolmate already had five or six children, and yet I was still not married. I think she must be talking about Angela. Caterpie, you and Mel mustn't be like her. You must have dignity and not become a tool for other's procreation."Abigail replied, "I know that. But often in life, we're unable to make our own decisions."Felix said, "So, the conflict between you and Xander is about having children? Did the Zane family force you...?"Abigail replied, "No. He didn't force me to have children. Everyone in the Zane family treats me very well. It's my wish to have a child..."Abigail did not want to hear anything negative about Xander.Felix asked, "Why? What's so good about having a child? Didn't you say you only wanted kids once your job is stable? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"Abigail answered, "Because Grandma wants to have a great-grandchild..."Felix said, "So, Xander is your too
Melody did not know there was a conflict between Abigail and Xander. She rolled down the window and excitedly greeted Xander, "Mr. Zane, did you come to pick up Abigail?"Xander nodded. He then looked at Abigail who was sitting behind Melody.Melody said, "Stinky Caterpie, your man is here to pick you up. Quickly go back with him."Felix stopped the car. "Do you want to get out and talk to him?"Abigail shook her head.So, Felix drove the car into the underground parking lot.Melody asked, "Did you two fight?"Abigail answered, "No..."Melody questioned, "Why did you two fight?"Abigail replied, "I said we didn't."Melody said, "Look at you. You didn't even greet him when he waited there for you. And yet, you told me you two didn't fight."Abigail did not respond. When they got back to their apartment, Abigail immediately went to the window and looked down. Xander was still standing in the same spot. He seemed like he was smoking another cigarette.She wondered, 'When I fir
Xander stretched his hand out and carefully grabbed her soft hand. "Abigail, after you left, I seriously reflected on it. It was ill-considered of me when I tried to force you to stay and move your belongings without your consent. I won't do that again in the future. Please trust me!"Abigail lifted her head slightly. She then met his sincere gaze under the silver-rimmed glasses. She thought, 'I believe he won't intentionally hurt me.'However, people act on impulse. And in those moments, one might lose control and act irrationally.'Just like what happened to Xander in the morning. If he truly wanted to hurt me, I wouldn't be able to escape. He was just carried away by his emotions. But he came back to his senses when he saw my tears.'Xander was a little panicked when he saw her remain silent. "Abigail..."Abigail's heart softened completely. "Have you had dinner?"Xander shook his head. "No."Abigail said, "You know your stomach isn't well. And yet, you still didn't eat on ti
"I've prepared." Xander took his phone out to make a call. After a short while, someone delivered a huge suitcase.The suitcase was filled to the brim. Not only were there clothes but there were also various daily necessities. It was very comprehensive. It was as if he intended to stay here permanently.Xander opened the suitcase and started unpacking. His clothes took up half of Abigail's wardrobe. And his daily necessities took up half of her dressing table.After a while, his things were all over the room, as if he had been living here for a long time.Abigail was speechless.After he was done unpacking, Xander took an outfit and said, "I'm sweaty. I'll take a shower now."He went to take a shower after he said that.Not long after, he went back to Abigail's room in casual wear.He looked very relaxed and showed no sign of feeling uncomfortable about staying at someone else's place.Abigail was left speechless again.She thought, 'I feel like he's taking over my territory!