This family had an amazing aura, and Xander's was the strongest. When he stood in front of Abigail, he seemed so confident that he scared a group of gossiping women, making them step back. Everyone in the family stood up for Abigail, so she knew she was not alone anymore. Feeling protected like this was wonderful. She looked at them and wanted to say thank you but could not. Instead, she kept that warm feeling in her heart."Grandma, Essy, let's go upstairs and ignore these people," Abigail said, leading them toward the elevator.Abigail was familiar with the place, so she led the way. But she unexpectedly ran into a woman, her uncle's wife, Lauren. The last time Abigail was in North Florivera, they had a big fight. But today, Lauren acted like she forgot all about it and was really friendly. "Abigail," she said, "aren't you going to introduce your new family? Your grandma's apartment has been empty for a while; it might be all dusty. Why don't you all stay with us?"Abigail had alw
Abigail led Xander and the others to go upstairs. When they arrived at the door of the apartment, she could not open the door with her key. Then, she realized that someone had changed the lock.Abigail immediately knew Harvey and his wife did that. She said, "Grandma and everyone, please wait for me here. I'll go downstairs to find someone."Xander immediately stepped forward. "I'll go with you.""You don't have to accompany me. I need you to help me with something else." Abigail then carefully handed her grandmother's urn to Xander. "Don't worry. I'll be back very soon."Xander was worried about Abigail going downstairs alone.But since Paxton was with them, Xander believed no one could bully Abigail. So, he let her go alone.When Abigail came downstairs, she saw Lauren lingering outside the elevator as expected. She was guiltily looking around.When she saw Abigail come downstairs alone, her expression changed. "Little brat, I offered you to bring your in-laws to live in our h
Margaret did not feel it was an embarrassment for Abigail. Instead, she felt very sorry for her. "Abigail, leave this matter to Xander to handle. I promise no one will dare to speak ill about you behind your back or bully you anymore."Abigail smiled. "Grandma, I can handle this myself."Margaret said, "Abigail, don't be so stubborn. They bully you because you're alone and you have no one to rely on. But now you have someone to count on. So, you have to rely on them and don't let the others bully you."Abigail replied, "Grandma, I know I have someone that I can rely on now. That's why I'm not afraid of anything now. I won't allow anyone to bully me."When Margaret opened her mouth and wanted to say something, the locksmith arrived. When he saw it was Abigail who wanted to unlock the door, his expression changed. "Ms. Renee, you're the one who wants to unlock this door?"Abigail answered, "Yes. What's the matter?"The locksmith responded, "You're aware of what's going on and yet y
Abigail found a spot to put Cassandra's urn down in the apartment before she rolled up her sleeves to get ready to clean up the place.Unexpectedly, a few people arrived outside the house one after another. "Hi, are you Mr. Hart?"Xander replied, "I am."The leader of the group said, "We're from the housekeeping service company. We're here to provide the service for you."Xander then said to Abigail, "Abigail, take a look at what needs to be cleared out. I'll have them handle it."Abigail looked around before saying, "The items in the living room are all the clutter left by Harvey and his family. Ask them to remove these items."Xander said, "Guys, clear all the items in the living room."The housekeeping service company had sent many people. So, the items in the living room were cleared out very quickly. The living room finally had enough space for everyone.Abigail asked Xander, "When did you call for the housekeeping service?"Xander answered, "When you went downstairs."A
Margaret replied, "Okay."...When Harvey wanted to bring the group of people to rush into the apartment, their path was suddenly blocked by a tall body. Harvey asked, "Wh-Who are you?"Xander remained silent and gave Harvey a cold glance that made him so frightened that he took two steps back.Harvey gathered his courage and shouted into the apartment, "Abigail, you little bitch! Come out! Do you think you don't need to take responsibility for your grandmother's death just by finding a man to guard the door?"Xander called out, "Paxton!"Paxton arrived quickly. He was six-foot-five. He stood in front of the door like a giant. He looked very intimidating with the scar on his face.Harvey was someone who bullied the weak but feared people who were more powerful. He immediately stepped back in fear. "Who are you guys? This is our family matter. It's best for you two not to interfere."Paxton raised his hands and flexed his muscles. "Get lost now. Don't disturb my master. Or else,
The second room Abigail lived in was smaller. The bed was only five feet wide. It could fit two people if they squeezed in. She intended for Susanna to stay in this room with her.If Susanna found the bed too small for two people, Abigail thought she could utilize the bay window by putting a quilt on it to make a makeshift bed.During her school days, Abigail loved sitting on the bay window to do her homework. After finishing her homework, she would put the small table away and lay down on the bay window to sleep.As for Xander, Abigail thought of either having him stay at a hotel or make a makeshift bed in the study for him to spend the night. She thought, 'I still have to ask for Xander's opinion about this.'Xander came to her just as she was thinking about him.Xander, who rarely did work that required physical strength, wasted no time too. He helped Abigail make the bed, adjusted the mattress, and did all the work that required physical strength which Abigail could not do.A
If Xander had not been here, Abigail could only deal with the unreasonable Harvey with legal measures.But in a small town like North Florivera, the law might not be effective sometimes. If there was not a man in a household, others would bully them.Over the years, Abigail and Cassandra experienced a lot of disrespect and disdain because there were only two of them in their household.Xander hugged Abigail tightly. His response was simple and direct. "I'm your husband!"Abigail replied, "Yes. I know."Xander said, "Wait for me here. I'll go and help carry the things up."Abigail answered, "Okay."...Felix and the other two bought quite a lot of things, especially food. They also bought some daily necessities and the things that they needed to pray for Cassandra.Felix carried the things as he said in a breathless voice, "Mr. Zane, before I entered the underground parking lot, I saw Caterpie's uncle. He's a very shameless person. He's capable of doing all sorts of shameless t
Lauren asked, "Why do you think they aren't wealthy?"Harvey replied, "That old woman's apartment was filled with trash by us. It was so dirty. And there was nowhere to even stand. Yet, they weren't willing to spend money to stay in a hotel nearby. Would wealthy people do such things? I guess they're broke. That was why they insisted on staying at that rundown place together."Lauren said, "Could I have misjudged them? Their attires and temperament seemed like they're wealthy."Harvey said, "I often heard that people from Florivera like to act rich. They'd dress up very nicely when they went out. But in fact, they're extremely poor."Lauren responded, "True. A wealthy man wouldn't possibly marry a lowly girl from a small town. Even if he married her for her beauty, his family wouldn't accompany her to come back to North Florivera."Harvey clenched his teeth. "That asshole dared to push me just now. I must think carefully about how to teach them a lesson."Lauren said, "If they ar