After Zachary's dinner, Abigail was left scratching her head about her life. Including her love life. Why was she unable to resist Zac at that time? Was this part of the plan, too? Or had something taken over the control that had been in her hands? Thinking about it, she really couldn't keep her eyes closed tonight. Even thoughts of Ashton were intruding and disturbing her day. Ashton was a pretty stubborn guy. He would never stop until he got what he wanted. Although he had said that he had one month to persuade Abby to accept his proposal, if in the end she refused, he was sure Ashton could have extended the time limit to several months or even years until she said 'yes'. Of course, that was what she feared the most. If asked how she feels about Ashton, her uncle knew she liked him back then, and she still feels the same way today. It might even be love. However, that was not the problem that made Abby confused, but because Ashton's pr
Abby decided to take a few days off. She chose to go back to the Eastern Shore to see her uncle and aunt and spend time with them. She felt she had to start doing that, just in case she didn't have long to live; at least she had given her adoptive parents some good memories—a time of togetherness. She drove the car herself, even though several drivers and assistants offered to pick her up and drop her off. It was nothing; she just wanted to enjoy the trip by herself. It had been a long time since she felt this peaceful solitude. The presence of Zachary, followed by Alice, then Sidney, and finally Ashton, had animated a life previously only her. Introverts seem to feel often annoyed and tired if they have to interact with many people. Now, it was time to feel some real peace. Abigail decided to stop at a convenience store at the intersection of Mount Avery and Eastern Shore, where she and Zac had accidentally met. She paused for a moment,
"What are you two doing here?" Sidney asked, glaring at the two lovebirds who had scrambled to their feet at her arrival. Sidney suspected them, but from what she could see, nothing was going on between them. "Hey... you're here, how did you sleep?" Abby answered Sidney's question with another question calmly, as if nothing had happened between her and Zac a few minutes ago. Abby didn't want to be rude to her. For her, anyway, Sidney was one of the obstacles to all her Zac-related plans. Hearing Abigail's question, Sidney rolled her eyes, then glared at her boyfriends. "Did you guys leave me on purpose?" she asked, to which Abigail only replied with a snort of laughter. "I didn't have the heart to wake you up; you looked so tired you fell asleep," Zac replied, not looking at Abby. He didn't want Sidney to get suspicious and then attack Abby with cynical accusations. Zac had made enough trouble that could cause Abigail to stay away from him. The
There were many things Alex asked and discussed with Zachary when he and Sidney returned from the beach as if he wanted to get to know the man better as a future son-in-law. He was just in case because his instincts as a father surrogate for Abby all this time made him uneasy. If what he thought didn't happen, he could be happy, but what if it did? That's why he decided to pry a lot of things from Zac. Although, as Abby said, Sidney didn't seem to like how Alex approached her boyfriend, he didn't care. "Um, Mr. Genovhia, it looks like Zac and I are a bit tired, so can you continue our conversation tomorrow? I don't want my lover to get sick or tired. I hope you don't take offense," the girl excused herself, which forced Alex and Zac to pause their budding conversation. Zac felt bad when Sidney interrupted what Alex was saying to him. He was glad to be among Abigail's family. A businessman who didn't talk about business at all. What Alex did talk about was more about Abby's chil
Zac sneaked back to his room. Luckily, Sidney was still asleep. Still, with cautious steps, he got under the covers and sank back into dreamland. This time, he wanted to really sleep because his body was really tired. Unfortunately, his hopes were not realized because Abby's shadow came and disturbed him every time he tried to close his eyes. Zac flipped his body right and left, trying to get rid of the memories of the night he and Abby had just spent together. "Let me sleep, Abby!" he moaned softly, not wanting to wake Sidney. However, contrary to his expectations, Sidney was wide awake. She just wanted to confirm his whereabouts. And now she didn't need to ask anymore because she already knew the answer. *** Abby sat with Alex and Alona in the living room; an argument was going on between them—a debate about many things, about the various problems that happened and still accompany their life. This time, the problems they discussed were more complex. About Gin, who was s
Abby packed up her things. She had spent enough time with her family. Although it was a little chaotic because of the presence of Sidney and Zachary, at least the two lovebirds also felt the same way: excitement. She decided to meet Alice, as well as Ashton. To Ashton, Abby would not tell her plans and purpose of finding Gin; she just wanted to spend time with him. As she had planned from the beginning, she would make the most of the time she had left. Sounds sad and terrible indeed. Considering the many things she hadn't been able to realize, he talked about death instead. It felt like buying an eternal life slot for her to use until her revenge was paid off. But how could such a thing happen? Abby didn't want to focus too much on the dangers that lurked, making her flinch and possibly cancel everything. Right now, the most important thing for her was to bring Gin back. Just about to head downstairs with a large suitcase in hand, a tall, strapping body confronted her, alrea
This time, it was Abigail's turn to be surprised. No, she wasn't. This was not what she wanted. Not only did she not want to involve Ashton, but she also couldn't tell him the truth. She was not in the mood to bargain with anyone. "No, Ash. I have to do it myself, not with you around." "Why? Who knows if I can help you get it done faster." Abigail shook her head hard, rejecting whatever Ashton offered to be allowed to participate. However, neither Abigail nor Ashton wanted to relent and give in to their desires. "Ash, please... don't make me upset." "Then, tell me what you're going to do. If you tell me everything, I promise not to interfere with your plans." Abigail finally gave in. In the business world, she might be a lioness; anyone would lose if they negotiated with her. However, not when it came to Ashton. She would always lose. "Alright, I'll tell you everything. But promise me you won't ruin this plan by stalking
One shot hit its target, but not the one he was initially aiming for—Gin, but Abigail who desperately lunged for the bullet to avoid hitting her little brother. At the same time, Alice took out the gun that had been sitting safely behind her back immediately firing several bullets that struck the brute in the chest. "ABBY!" Alice screamed and immediately rushed towards Abby, who was in Gin's arms. Alice slowly examined the location of Abby's wound, then turned to the young man who had been mute, not saying a single word. "The bullet hit her waist; if we hurry and get her taken care of, then everything will be fine. You help pick up your sister and follow me to the car. Do you hear me?" Gin nodded. However, Alice could catch the panic and worry in his eyes. "Hey, listen to me; she'll be fine. Let's go!" Alice half-ran but remained alert, moving towards the car she parked in the basement, followed by Gin, who carried Abigail's weak body. They moved wordlessly in each other's
Two years later...Abby looked at her and Zac's wedding photo with tears still falling. It wasn't supposed to be this way. She should have left when she first realized she was pregnant or maybe when she first started to feel different vibes in her heart towards Zac.He was too naive to get entangled in Abby's false love, but even when he knew that, he remained unmoved and loved Abby and tried to forget the crime she committed.Zac was a kind-hearted man who was hurt and took things wrong. However, Abby was touched when her father-in-law returned after visiting him. What was that sad look on his face?"What did he say?" Abby asked, curious. It had been so many times that her father-in-law and Gin had come to visit Zac. They even asked many questions, such as whether the case he was facing could be suspended with some bail. However, Zac strongly rejected their intentions."I made a mistake after all. Abby was hurt because of me. So let me serve my sentence as it should be so that I will
Right after her phone conversation with Ashton, Abby felt everything happened quickly. The next day, several police officers came to the Emerson family residence and revealed the evidence they had received regarding the case they had committed against the Anderson family.The only suspect, of course, was Amanda, while her daughter, Monica, was still unaccounted for and had disappeared into thin air.Gin read the headline news with a satisfied grin. Since the beginning, he had known many secrets about Alice, who turned out to be her aunt, then Ashton, who had been like a grim reaper for Amanda and Robert Marra, and Jude, who was the older brother of Tamara—Abby's assistant at the office.That was why they seemed to work together to avenge what had happened to James and Selena, and they became protectors for Abby and Gin.Abby couldn't believe how easily everything unfolded, and now it was time for her to tell Zac the truth. However, the news about his mother had left Zac quite devastat
Abby was still bothered by what Garry had said at dinner. She would get her father's share of the business they had worked on, but that wasn't what she wanted.Luckily, Abby was still an intelligent woman who had foreseen everything she would face. She had recorded the conversation between herself and Garry, and repeatedly listening to it made her feelings worse.This morning, she had been in and out of the bathroom several times, vomiting up everything she ate. Even when there was nothing else she could spit out, the nausea she felt intensified.She became suspicious of what she was feeling at the moment."Al, tell me honestly, did the doctors perform an abortion back then? Tell me if they removed the fetus?" Abby asked Alice who took the time to visit her. However, Alice chose not to say anything.As much as Abby hated Zac and the Emerson family, the fetus should not be victimized."Do you want to hear my words?""Alice, I'm not in the mood to negotiate.""No, you're not. I'm not go
Abby and Zac were already in the dining room with Garry, but she didn't see Amanda anywhere. Abby decided to search but didn't want to show everyone that she wanted to know how Amanda was after finding out her daughter was missing."What the hell did you guys do to eliminate those rats? Now I've lost track of my daughter." The woman sobbed. "By all means, search and find my daughter. I don't care about Sidney. I only want Monica. Are you listening!?"Abby had heard enough. Not from the beginning, but the snippets of conversation between Amanda and whoever was on the phone made her think.It was true that Alice had said that Amanda was the one who was being deceitful. She wanted to have everything and didn't even care about others. Everything was only about her. So, how did Garry deal with it all?How could he endure all this time living with a woman who didn't love him? Even behind his back, Amanda betrayed him and made him a target to get what she wanted.Did Garry do that on purpose
"Are you busy today? Mom and Dad asked us to come over for dinner. But if you don't want to, it's fine if we don't come," Zac said as he shaved while Abby cleaned up his work clothes that had just been washed.Something she'd never done before—cleaning up after herself. Even though several servants were ready to help or do everything for her, for now, she felt like doing everything, even taking care of Zac's needs at home and work.Abby's movements stopped when she heard Zac's words. Instantly, she remembered what happened on her wedding day. She shouldn't have been afraid and asked Garry what made him so sure of his words. It could be that this was her chance.The other thing that makes Abby do it is Gin's statement, which says everything that happened to their family resulted from Sidney's father, Robert Marra. If that was true, then what role did Garry play? That was what she needed to find out.One way was to get close to the head of the Emerson family."Okay, no problem. We'll go
Alice was relieved she had good instincts, especially regarding her best friend. If not, who knew what would have happened to Abby by now? It could be worse than this. She felt terrible when she learned that Abby had asked her to take her to a suspicious location. She had heard many things about the district. High crime, looting, robbery, even murder. Another one that worried Alice was the high abortion rate.Abby probably wouldn't do it, but what if she did?Alice followed where her friend was going, and when she entered a secluded alley, she knew her instincts were right. She was now pointing a gun at men dressed as doctors and medical staff—Alice wasn't sure if they were actually in the profession. There was no way a doctor would sully his title for the immoral deeds they were doing now."I'm Detective Denver. Let her go, or I'll take you to jail," Alice said firmly, gun in hand. The others raised their hands, allowing the convincing-looking woman to take Abby away.Alice left no
According to some, including Zac, everything was going well, and he was living a beautiful and passionate married life. However, he had no idea that a time bomb was about to explode. He only envisioned a life of love with Abby, who showed the same towards him.For Zac, Abby's attitude was getting better, and Abby didn't understand what she was going through. She became very attached to Zac and was reluctant to let him go to work or the slightest distance so that she would sulk."Al, do you know what I'm experiencing is very strange? How is it possible, who has been reluctant to get close to Zac except to attract attention and ensnare him with a love trap so that he falls into my trap for revenge, now everything seems to be reversed? I hate being apart from him." Abby wrung her hair in frustration while at the office and received a visit from her best friend. "Is there something wrong with me?"Alice held her chin and looked thoughtful. She had never experienced the same thing; even th
A fierce duel was inevitable between Jude and the man standing guard, along with some of the men who eventually moved to all sides to confront Jude's friend, who had managed to fend off the criminals attacking them outside."Jude, come in; I'll deal with them. Save Alice!" commanded one of them, who seemed to be the most elegant among the others and had been trying to block the attack on Jude.This time, however, the gang's boss would not let Jude go. He insisted the man stay there to fight the last drop of blood. Jude didn't mind doing that and still faced him, but his friend didn't let that happen. Again, Jude protected his position so he could immediately enter the room where Alice was. He managed to break down the door, which was already rickety and saw Alice trying to free herself by scraping the broken glass on the rope that bound her. Instead of breaking the rope, it was her hand that was scratched by the object, and she was helpless except to grimace in pain as the blood con
Not many expected this, including Gin when one of Zac's confidants, who he said was one of the men he could rely on to help find Alice, was a familiar face to the Genovhia family.Gin's eyes almost glazed over as the man entered the room and removed the distinctive brown hat and coat he always wore, even when meeting Abby."Mr. Thompson?" muttered Gin, still unable to believe what he saw. Did this mean the man had betrayed his sister?"Hi, Young Master Genovhia," the man greeted when he saw Gin in the room with the others. Gin was the only one he recognized, so to the others, he only bowed slightly. "What can I do for you, Mr. Emerson?"The man was immediately quick to ask the task Zac was going to give him. Meanwhile, Gin, who felt trapped in this, immediately grabbed the shirt collar of the man who had not yet sat in his chair and dragged him out of the room regardless of his brother-in-law's call.He was on the verge of throwing a punch if Mr. Thompson didn't stop him immediately.