Not One, But Two!

Chapter 248

"Hear me out, alright? It's better for you to dismiss the thoughts in your head if you wish to plead with the Fraser Family or fight me for the sake of Jonathan."

Thinking Emma was really going to plead on Jonathan's behalf, Abigail couldn't help but reprimand her silently in her heart. What is Emma thinking? Jonathan didn't even treat her that nicely, and he constantly brought up the topic of calling off the engagement. Can she be completely this dim-witted? How can she still continue letting herself dwell in that fake love? Not to mention that her reputation has been ruined by Jonathan's scheming plot. If this idiot still doesn't know how to repent—

However, Abigail's thoughts were interrupted by Emma's voice. Snapping back to her senses, she then heard these words come out of Emma's mouth. "I just want to know if I was the reason you deal with the Fraser Family and Jonathan in such a quick, merciless, and on-point manner?" © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

When Emma asked this, it was nerve-wracking. Her palms were sweaty, and she could feel her heart racing.

At this moment, none of her past nerve-wracking moments could surpass the nervousness that she currently felt. She wasn't even this nervous when she was afraid of being punished by Philip for her wrongdoings before. Yet, here she was, feeling nervous while waiting for Abigail's answer.

In terms of age, Abigail was slightly older than Emma. Additionally, the two of them had never seen eye to eye since childhood, not to mention Abigail even humiliated her in every possible way when she came begging. However, Emma was strangely not angry at Abigail. Instead, she even felt that everything Abigail did was for her own good.

At that moment, some of her previous cognitions in her mind seemed to have changed. Looking at Abigail, Emma realized that her past self was as daft as a brush. Meanwhile, Abigail had grown into

such an outstanding young lady despite being oppressed by her and Sasha.

All I knew was that I was weeping in tears when Jonathan bullied me and ruined my reputation. When I found out that Dad was arrested and Mom's whereabouts were unknown, I became helpless and clueless, but everything seemed to be solved miraculously when Abigail dealt with it.

Previously, I thought Abigail could solve all her problems simply because she had found herself a remarkable boyfriend like Greg. But now that I think about it, I realize I was wrong all along. Oftentimes, Abigail solved all her problems by herself.

Five years ago, Abigail didn't even meet Greg yet when I joined forces with Jonathan to harm her. In the past years, she single-handedly raised her two children by herself. On top of everything, she even earned herself the title as the best surgeon in the world and lived a life that's unattainable by many. If it was me, I didn't think I would be able to do all that alone.

Now that Emma had stepped out of her own little box and gotten rid of her past prejudices and dissatisfaction with Abigail, she came to realize that she was useless in comparison to Abigail, who was like a shining star. Once again, she fell into her thoughts.

Both of us are the daughters of the Kain Family, but how can we be so different from each other? Thinking of that, Emma couldn't help but feel ashamed of herself. Yet, at the same time, the feeling of wanting to get close to Abigail also gradually rose inside her.

Meanwhile, Abigail didn't know Emma's thoughts after she learned about Jonathan's incident. However, she could notice Emma's gaze was different from before when she looked at her. Therefore, she involuntarily replied to her, saying, "I'm also a member of the Kain Family. Even if you're as dumb as a post, there's no way I will let him destroy you as long as you're also a part of the Kain Family."

Despite Abigail's reasons being short and logical, it still moved Emma. In an instant, her nose twitched, and tears ran down her cheeks. "Abigail, I'm sorry I was wrong before."

Knowing that she had always owed Abigail an apology, she even kneeled to express her sincerity.

As it was something beyond Abigail's expectations, she was startled by both Emma's apology and gesture. "E-Emma, you don't need to do this. Besides, I never thought of reconciling with you. Even though I don't care about some things, that doesn't mean I can forget about their existence. Emma, although I have no clear idea of what Philip did, he's the reason I saved you. But you have to bear in mind that the wonderful life that you had been living no longer existed, even if we could bail Philip out.

"And I don't think our sisterly bond is that deep, either. I'm just someone who dislikes trouble. Putting it behind my past doesn't mean I forgive you for what you ever did to me. So you better learn some basic survival skills while you can now. Once Philip is free, you'll leave this place. By then, I'll give you both a sum of money to ensure that you guys won't starve to death. But to live a lavish life is definitely out of the question. This is also the last thing that I can do for you two."

Looking at Emma's ghastly pale face, Abigail continued in a calm manner, "Go to bed earlier. As for your mother, all I can say is that I'm sorry. I really can't bring myself to disregard all the things that she ever did to me all these years. Her life and death don't really matter much to me. You should feel lucky at the fact that you and I are the children born of the Kain Family."

With that, Abigail moved her feet and walked away. This time, she walked off without having the intention to halt her tracks.

Staring at Abigail's resolute back silhouette, Emma suddenly felt a little regretful in her heart. If I had been a little nicer to her since childhood, would my situation have turned out differently now? If I hadn't snatched her boyfriend five years ago and hadn't schemed against her, would I be able to restore the sisterly bond with Abigail now? Too bad that it's too late for me to change everything now. I guess this will forever be my wishful thinking.

Even though some said that a fault confessed is half redressed, that wasn't entirely workable with Abigail. She was someone who would keep that person in mind for the rest of her life once that person hurt her. However, Emma knew that she was awfully wrong this time, and she really wanted a sister like Abigail very, very much.

Thinking of that, Emma couldn't help but crouch down. Then, she began to cry tears of sorrow. Nevertheless, her voice wasn't loud. In fact, she was very forbearing. If someone who knew Emma saw her in her current state, they would know that she was acting completely different from her usual self.

At the same time, Abigail witnessed this scene from upstairs. Without uttering a word, she headed straight into the house.

Once Abigail was inside the house, she went to check on Teal. Although Teal's body had been recovering well, she was still a little weak. Hence, Abigail wanted to change Teal's medicine so that she could recover well. I'm going back to Allie's Garden tomorrow. If possible, I want to find a perfect day and go for marriage registration with Greg.

Unlike in the past, the current Abigail was eager to become Greg's wife and earned the title of Mrs. Buckley.

As for Emma, who was outside, Abigail didn't intend to be cruel to her. It was just that she couldn't bring herself to like Emma and she could only conclude that birds of different feathers didn't flock together.

Meanwhile, Emma cried her eyes out for a long time outside. Despite her eyes becoming swollen, she still didn't earn a glance from Abigail and it was at that time that realization hit her. She knew that the sisterhood between her and Abigail was truly over. Regardless of what, she would still remember everything Abigail had ever done for her.

After going through hell for one whole day, Emma could feel that she was exhausted. Dragging her tired body to the guest room, she fell asleep the moment her body lay down on the bed. This was the

first time she felt so tired that she didn't even bother to take a shower or get undressed.

While Emma was asleep, Abigail was struggling and researching hard on the possible medicine she could apply to Teal in her room. Finally, she succeeded after going through hurdles for half a night. Once she was done, she thought of logging into the game and looking for Greg at first. However, she stopped after thinking Greg might have been asleep at such an hour. Therefore, she went to take a shower and off to bed.

Little did Abigail know that he wasn't asleep at all. Realizing that she didn't log in after he had waited for her all night, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

According to his initial plan, he was going to propose to Abigail first in the game. Once she agreed to his virtual wedding proposal, he would immediately prepare a real-life proposal. However, who knew that Abigail didn't show up all night?

The next day, Greg went to the company with visible dark circles under his eyes.

Meanwhile, in the Reeve Residence, it was already 10:00AM when Abigail woke up.

Giving herself a good morning stretch, she then washed herself up before going downstairs. Once she got downstairs, she discovered that Emma had already made breakfast.

When Emma saw her coming down, she smiled and said, "Abigail, I have made breakfast. Come on down and have some."

Abigail took a glance at her and didn't say anything. Even so, she still made her way over and sat at the dining table. Looking at the simple meal in front of her, she felt things were somewhat interesting.

In the meantime, Emma was feeling a little nervous. She wasn't even this nervous when she sat for exams.

Putting the food into her mouth, Abigail savored its taste. It tastes a bit bland, but overall it's okay.

After taking the first bite, she didn't comment much. Then, she picked up the food on the side and started enjoying them.

Seeing Abigail eat the food she made, Emma breathed a sigh of relief. "How is it?"

"It tastes okay. Well, at least it's edible and makes you full. It looks like you won't starve to death now if I suddenly chase you out."

In a fit of panic, Emma suddenly choked on her food a little after she heard Abigail's words. However, she didn't dare to ask for too much.

"Abigail, about Dad—"

"I'm already on it. There should be news today.

Somehow, it surprised Abigail a little that Emma still didn't forget about Philip at a time like this. As she looked at Emma, a stream of thoughts ran through her mind. Well, this is new. After all, Emma is aware that Philip has always been someone who places his interests over anything else. I know because otherwise, she wouldn't have treated me that way five years ago. I thought Emma would be indifferent and cruel at first, but it turns out that she is still sincerely concerned about Philip even after he has fallen into hardships. It seems like Emma isn't someone that bad at her core.

At the same time, Emma didn't know what Abigail was thinking. Hearing her words, she immediately nodded. Right now, I'm not capable of doing anything at all. In fact, I even feel that I have wasted my past twenty years of life. Initially, I plan to ask Abigail to help me find out about Sasha, but I still think it is better to follow her advice from last night. The most important thing to do now is to bail Dad out first.

Once she was done with her breakfast, Abigail headed out. No matter what, I still have to look for Greg to know about things going on with Philip.

Thinking of that, Abigail drove to Buckley Group.

When he heard that she came to the company, he personally went down to greet her. Without a doubt, this shocked all his employees.

However, they pressed their lips together and smiled when they saw Abigail walking in. In an instant, they knew that their workload for today would be reduced by a lot.

Not knowing everyone's thoughts, Abigail arrived at Greg's office. Whenever she noticed the dark circles under his eyes, she couldn't help but ask, "What did you do last night? Why do you look so haggard?"

"How dare you ask me that!"

Greg pouted like a child and threw a tantrum upon hearing that. "I had prepared such an exquisite marriage proposal in the game last night and waited for you to go online. I wanted to let everyone witness our love, yet you actually forgot about me!"

In an instant, Abigail felt like she wanted to laugh.

"How could you still laugh at me?! Abigail, what does your heart make of? Don't you feel bad for me?"

"Alright. Alright. I feel bad for you. How about you take a rest?"

Abigail meant what she said when she told Greg to rest. Looking at the tired-looking Greg, she was hesitating to order him to inquire about Philip's matter.

When Greg heard Abigail's words of concern, only then did his expression become better a little.

"You don't have the slightest bit of empathy at all. It's not good, so you have to change this behavior of yours in the future."

"Sure. I'll change."

For some reason, Abigail's mood was particularly good today.

Instantly, Greg felt great.

"Why are you being so nice to me today?"

Looking at Greg, Abigail felt that he was really adorable. Hence, she couldn't help herself and pinched his cheeks. This gesture of hers immediately caused Greg to frown slightly.

If it was another woman who made the same gesture to Greg, he would have chased her out long ago. However, this was Abigail, the woman Greg loved dearly, and only she dared to pinch his cheeks like that.

Without waiting for Abigail to answer him, Greg didn't say much and went straight to the point. "You're here today because of Philip's affairs, aren't you?"

Looking at the exhausted Greg, Abigail whispered, "No rush for this. I know he's in the detention center now, and I don't care how long he will be in there. As for you, you need to take care of your body first. We'll talk again after you take your nap."

"Sweetheart, how can I sleep when I'm at work? I need to earn money to support you and the children. After all, I'm a man with a wife and children now."

There was a trace of pride painted across Greg's face when he said that. However, Abigail simply smiled and said, "It's fine for me, though. I don't mind having a toyboy. Don't worry. I won't despise you even if you're poor."

The words that escaped from Abigail's mouth instantly wiped off the proud smirk on Greg's face. Not only that, he even awkwardly twitched the corner of his mouth a little.

In his mind, he thought, Even if you don't despise me for being a toyboy, I will still despise myself for being useless!