'My husband? When Mr. Hannibal came, Xander never showed up, and nobody mentioned him. How did he know that I'm married? Could he really be an astrologer who knows these things?'Clara sighed with relief. "That's good."Margaret was still worried about what people were saying about Xander, that he had an unlucky influence. "Is there anyone in our family who has this unlucky influence or is in conflict with her?"Hannibal looked at his star chart, then said, "Madam, there are still men in your family, aren't there?"Margaret's face turned pale. "Yes, my grandson. Someone said he brings bad luck—"Hannibal interrupted her, "Madam Clare must have really liked her granddaughter's husband. On the day she's being remembered, and he isn't here, she must be a little sad. I think that since Madam Clare has passed away, even if the young people are really busy, they should still find time to say goodbye. We shouldn't leave her with any regrets."Margaret asked, "So you mean nobody in our f
Hannibal looked at the text message showing the money had arrived, and his eyes squinted with happiness. "Thanks to both of you. If you need my help again, just say the word."Paxton said, "Don't talk about this to anyone."Hannibal replied, "Don't worry. I won't say a word."Paxton said, "You can go now."Hannibal left, jumping and skipping because he was so happy.Paxton looked at Xander. "Your plan really worked, Mr. Zane. Your grandma has already asked your sister to call you to return."Xander said, "I'll go back first. Keep a close eye on Harvey and his wife; we can't let them cause trouble.""Okay," Paxton said, then his eyes shifted behind Xander, and his face changed. "Mr. Zane, your wife is coming..."'Abigail is coming?' Xander shivered a little, and he quickly turned to see Abigail walking toward them."Mr. Zane, I'm going now," Paxton said, hurrying away and leaving Xander alone, in a panic.Xander tried to look calm. "What are you doing down here?"Abigail aske
Xander grabbed Abigail's hand tightly. "You're not mad at me anymore?"Abigail asked, "Was I ever mad?"Xander replied, "I was worried you were angry."Abigail said, "After our last quarrel, you mentioned we should always talk things out. I remembered that, so I don't just get mad." A while back, during that quarrel, Abigail had said the word "divorce" without thinking. She felt really bad about it later because she knew such a word could hurt a lot.Xander held her hand tighter. "I remember that, too."Upstairs, Esther noticed Abigail was gone again. "Where did Abigail go, Grandma?"Margaret quickly looked around. Not seeing Abigail, she was worried. "Let's find her quickly. What if Abigail does something silly?"Melody said, "Don't worry, Mrs. Zane Senior. I bet Abigail just wanted to see her husband and went downstairs to meet him." Just as Melody finished speaking, Abigail and Xander appeared, holding hands at the front door. Melody looked at Margaret and said, "Speak of the
Margaret looked upset, and it made Abigail's heart ache to see her that way. "What's wrong, Grandma? Why do you keep saying sorry?"Margaret said, "We never told you before, but your grandma didn't pass away because she suddenly got sick. Someone caused it to happen."Abigail was shocked, and a painful feeling spread quickly inside her. She could not believe what she was hearing. Just when she was feeling confused, she heard Margaret say, "It was my driver Robert who put something bad in our drinking water. This bad thing doesn't harm regular people, but with the medicine for your grandma's sickness, it was really dangerous..." Margaret paused, then said, "I didn't mean to hide the truth from you, Abigail. I was so scared that you might be mad at Xander because of this."Abigail was surprised to learn someone else caused her grandmother's death. She felt so many emotions, especially guilt. But she knew it was not Margaret's or Xander's fault. "Don't blame yourself. It's not your fau
Abigail did not let Xander speak. "I know you were good to my grandma, and you helped me take care of her so we were happy in Florivera. I know all the good things you do. But why didn't you tell me the truth?"Faced with her question, Xander's eyes behind his silver glasses were full of guilt and panic. "Abigail, do you know what it feels like when you try really hard to reach someone, but you just can't?"Abigail answered, "Yes. When my dad left me after the car accident, and now with Grandma gone too, they were right there, but no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't reach them.""I feel the same way right now. I'm scared because even though you're beside me, I feel like I can't reach you." Xander pushed up his glasses and suddenly laughed, his laugh deep and low. "I don't even know when you became so important to me. I'm scared to think about living without you. I love you, Abigail, and I'm afraid of losing you. That's why I act so nervous and different when it comes to you.
Even though Melody and Felix were agitated, Abigail was super calm. "I won't lose my freedom for some mean guy. Do you know anyone who can talk to the person who controls the big screen in North Florivera Central Square? If we can find them, I want this video to play there all day and night. Everyone needs to know I didn't try to take someone else's husband."Melody sounded really worried. "Are you crazy, Caterpie? If you do this, people will talk about you even more."Abigail just smiled. "I know they will, but I'm not scared. I didn't do anything wrong. Why should I feel bad if I'm the victim?"Seeing how determined Abigail was, Melody quickly looked to Xander. "Please talk to her, Mr. Zane. This is really serious and it's no joke."Xander kept looking at Abigail. He could tell she was really determined. If he could not get her to change her mind, he would help her out. "If you really want to do this, I'll ask Raymond to help. He'll get it done faster than them two trying to figu
After Abigail decided, Xander called Raymond. Soon, Raymond had everything ready."Mr. Zane," Raymond said, "I talked to the big screen people. We can show our video anytime, and they'll stop the other ads for us."Xander said, "I sent you the video. Play it now."Raymond opened the video, expecting an advertisement. Instead, it was something private. The man's face was super clear, but the woman's face and some other parts were blurred out. Even with that, Raymond recognized her right away. "Is that Ms. Renee in the video, Mr. Zane?"Xander looked surprised. "How could you tell it's her, even when her face is all fuzzy?"Raymond said, "Ms. Renee is really pretty. Anyone who's met her would know it's her, even with the fuzzy face."Xander nodded. "Okay, just do what I asked."Raymond paused. "Ms. Renee has worked with you for a long time. It doesn't seem right to show her video."Xander did not understand why Raymond thought he was harming Abigail. "But in the video, Abigail is
It was Saturday. Lots of people were at North Florivera Central Square. Everyone was talking when a video showed up on the big screen. People knew about the incident that happened a few years ago. So, when they saw Elliot's face in the video, they knew the woman was Abigail.Soon, someone put the video on the internet, and Abigail and her friends helped spread it. In just a little over an hour, the video was everywhere on the internet, and lots of people were talking about it.Not long after, Abigail got a message from Stella who lived in Hayshiport.Stella: [Abigail, have you seen the video from July 13th?]People started calling it the "July 13th video" because it was shot on that day a few years ago, and nobody knew who the two people in it were.Abigail: [Yeah, I've seen it.]Stella: [Promise you won't get mad? The girl in the video kinda looks like you, doesn't she?]Abigail: [Do you think it still looks like me?]After waiting a few moments, Stella replied: [Wait, is that