"You're right, Cassandra. I'll definitely need to give both you and Abigail an answer for this," Margaret said as she walked in, her voice so loud it could rip the roof off. "Nathan has gone way overboard!"After getting into the house, Margaret continued her scolding. "Back then, it was he who wanted the divorce, and now he's the one who refuses to divorce. Who does he take Abigail for? That punk, if he dares to show himself before me again, I'll break his legs if that's the last thing I do!"Seeing how much of a tirade Margaret was unleashing, Cassandra did not want to chime in, instead, she tried to calm her down. "Margaret, don't fret too much. Sit down and have a drink first. Don't hurt your body in a fit of anger."Margaret walked to Cassandra's bedside and grabbed her hand as convenient tears soon fell. "Cassandra, I know you're a kind soul, but I can't allow your kindness to let this matter lie."Seeing that Margaret was tearing up, Cassandra cried too. "We shouldn't blame
"Alright, we'll be leaving then. Go back home," Margaret said."Goodbye." Abigail reluctantly watched as the car drove away and was unwilling to look away even after a good while.In fact, Abigail knew very well that the reason why her grandma would follow Grandma Margaret to Southcrest was not to spend off Nathan's money at all. It was that she did not want to trouble her for fear of affecting her work.Not too far away, inside an inconspicuous MPV sat Xander.Seeing how lost Abigail was, he lit up a cigarette before extinguishing it without taking a puff as he pushed open the door and walked over. "Abigail..."Having her name called out suddenly like that, Abigail was taken aback, and when she saw that it was him, she let out a smile while still feeling suspicious. "Mr. Zane, why are you here? Are you here to see the doctor?""Just passing by, you?"'Passing by again. I've run into him twice today, and this is just too coincidental, it beggars belief.''Could he be thinking o
Being called a bastard by Abigail's friends, not only did Xander not refute that, he even felt that they were right. He was a proper right bastard.He, as a husband, not only did not provide his wife any help when she needed him the most, but he even caused her more trouble.If her friends were already so resentful of him, he could only wonder how much Abigail hated 'Nathan' in her heart.The three of them had totally ignored his presence and Xander had to speak up to make himself heard. "Abigail, are these your friends?"Abigail was speechless.'Shit! I got so engrossed with Felix and Mel I forgot that Xander was standing right here. Now he has heard all of my private matters!'It was only at this moment did Melody notice Xander and her eyes immediately lit up with stars. "Woah, handsome! Have we met before? Caterpie? He isn't Nathan, right? If he's Nathan, then just forget about the divorce. He's so handsome even if he's a useless piece of shit, taking him out as a companion wo
She laughed very happily, the kind from the depths of her heart, different from those practiced standard smiles during work hours.Oh, how Xander wished he could pull Felix's coat off and put his own onto Abigail, but his good sense stopped him from doing that.After all, seeing another man care about his wife while he could do nothing deeply frustrated him.Melody then asked, "Mr. Zane, were you driving?"Paxton was seated in the MPV but Xander shook his head. "No.""If you don't mind, feel free to take a ride in ours," Melody said.Even the cheapest of Xander's cars were at least in the millions, and Abigail was worried he would not be used to it and said, "Mr. Xander, how about you wait for your chauffeur to pick you up.""No need," Xander said as he got into Felix's car. He had chosen the co-driver seat, and that would prevent Abigail from sitting beside Felix.Melody got into the car next and Abigail immediately grabbed onto her as she whispered, "Mel, he's Xander Zane, a
'If her words meant nothing, then whose does?'Seeing that Abigail was unwilling to answer the question, Xander could tell what she was thinking, but he still insisted on an answer from her. "I'm asking you now."Unable to watch his darling Caterpie being 'bullied', Felix turned around and glanced at Xander. "Mr. Zane, whether your wife will forgive you or not is up to your wife, whatever my Caterpie here says means nothing in the grand scheme of things."Xander's sharp brow raised a little as an incisive gloom appeared in the eyes beneath his glasses. "Your Caterpie?"'Abigail is my wife, since when did she become another's?'It was an enmity that only men could see, and Felix could tell that Xander was a very dangerous person. "Yeah, my Caterpie. We have known each other since we were in diapers."Mel, who was so enchanted by Xander's good looks, did not even sense the tension in the air as she leaned over and asked, "Mr. Zane, do you want to know how Caterpie got her nickname?
Abigail still wanted to stop him, but Felix was faster as he ordered the soup and then ordered some other dishes that they liked.After he was done, he handed the tablet over to Xander. "Mr. Zane, have a look at what you like?"Abigail wanted to take the tablet but Felix refused to hand it to her. "I've already ordered your favorites. Let Mr. Zane see what he likes."Xander was a picky eater. He did not eat offals, nor this nor that, and the soup restaurant only had a select few dishes, and there was nothing he liked after a glance.He put down the tablet and said, "I'll eat whatever Abigail eats."In any case, his purpose here was not to eat, but to know Abigail better.Felix then smiled. "I ordered quite a bit, so don't be a stranger later, Mr. Zane."After ordering their food, the waiter came with the condiments. As the three of them were regulars here, the server knew them very well and had already come bringing their favorite condiment mixed with coriander.These were all
However, Xander did not care at all, and as if he was in rivalry with Felix, the two kept fighting one another to fill Abigail's plate and soon it was piling up so high that she could not even finish them.Abigail felt that the two men were acting really strange, but she could not put her fingers on what it was.It was until Felix proudly threw this line out. "I've taken care of my Caterpie for almost twenty years now. Our bond is as deep as the ocean, and isn't something that can be compared by just serving her food."Abigail almost choked on her food when she heard that.Felix and Melody were her childhood friends and Xander her boss, it was natural that the three of them were far more intimate but that was not something one would tell Xander in his face.Abigail silently nudged Felix and the latter too realized that he had gone overboard, so he turned to serve Melody instead. "Mel, eat more and fill your belly."It was only then did Melody, who was ignored all this while, pout
Unbeknownst to Abigail, the star in her inappropriate thoughts had been following them in a car behind theirs.After they safely returned to their neighborhood, Xander said to Paxton, "To Southcrest Residence.""Yes, sir," said Paxton.Xander asked, "What's a Fog City?""I'll look it up immediately," answered Paxton."There's no need."Xander took out his phone and sent Malcolm a WhatsApp message: [What's a Fog City?]After he sent the message, he quickly got a reply from Malcolm.[Xander, I've never seen you in a relationship over these years. Don't tell me you really are interested in men?]Xander frowned and replied: [Hah...]Malcolm sent another text: [You should be interested in places like Tipsy Belles, not Fog City.]However, Xander also did not know what kind of place "Tipsy Belles" was.He typed a few words: [Explain properly.]Malcolm replied: [To put it nicely, The Fog is a goldmine for the ladies. To put it coarsely, it's Florivera's most famous host club. How