Not One, But Two!

Chapter 263

When Addison heard all this, he felt as if he were dreaming, but his admiration for Abigail only increased.

Miss Abigail really is my idol!

This matter is so difficult to investigate, but when Miss Abigail takes charge, it's easily resolved just like that.

Addison hastily said, "Miss Abigail, since you're Old Mr. Castel's daughter, why didn't you let Mr. Buckley know about it?"

"My dad is the strongest force of darkness in Daskar, whereas Greg is the emperor of the Dark Empire. I looked it up before; those two have grudges between them, and it didn't seem like a small matter. If they suddenly meet each other, I'm afraid that the meeting would turn into something catastrophic. It would spell disaster if they attract attention from above. I'll wait until this matter with Uncle Philip is resolved, then I'll talk it over with my dad. I hope he'll accept Greg as his son-in-law."

At the mention of Greg, Abigail smiled slightly. Her happy and fulfilled look roused a bout of sorrow in Addison.

He hastily lowered his head.

Without waiting for a prompt from Addison, Abigail continued, "This time, Uncle Philip has laid out a trap for me. Until now, I still have no idea why he did it, and I can only know the answer when I go there myself. Also, I want to take care of some personal grudges on the side, so I can't let Greg join us. It's not necessary anyway. If I can't even solve the problem in my own father's territory, an outsider like Greg can't possibly do anything."

No matter how strong one was, one could barely win against an enemy on their home turf. Abigail didn't want Greg to come here uninformed.

She was planning to tell Greg about her father, but at that time, everyone was focused on training for the competition, so Abigail withheld the information in case their emotions were affected. After that, the incident with Emma happened, and now Philip had left. With everything happening one after the other, Abigail really didn't have time to talk about this.

She wondered how the man felt right now.

When he woke up to her absence, he would probably be so pissed that he'd kick a chair or something.

At the thought of Greg waking up mad, Abigail suddenly chuckled.

This man never had a good temper to begin with, but he did put in a lot of effort and sincerity with her.

The plane soon landed in Daskar.

After getting off the plane, Abigail didn't manage to do anything before a group of men in black surrounded them.

Addison wanted to protect Abigail, but he was stopped from doing so.

"No matter how skilled you are, you cannot deal with so many people at the same time. Our men are behind us, so aim for a chance to leave and inform them to rescue me. I'll leave signs along the way."

Abigail grabbed Addison and spoke to him in a voice so small that it only reached their ears.

Addison nodded furiously, but he saw the cold look in Abigail's eyes.

He knew that he couldn't say no to this command. Abigail had put her life in his hands.

As he gritted his teeth, Addison took a step backward.

When Abigail saw his actions, she finally looked up at the men.

"Who are you? What do you intend to do?"

She didn't act like she was about to be abducted. On the contrary, she had such a cold and powerful aura that people couldn't help but regard her in respect.

The leader at the front walked forward and said to Abigail, "Dr. Kain, we don't want to cause any trouble for you, so please don't give us trouble either. We're given orders to take you to a place, and if you cooperate, it will be in everyone's best interests."

"On whose orders?"

Abigail didn't move.

The leader frowned a little, then said, "You will know when you get there."

"What if I say no?"

Abigail sneered, the murderous intent in her eyes giving chills to anyone who beheld it.

The leader had only felt such a glare from their young master before. He never thought that this woman would be so skilled, so he panicked a little.

"In that case, excuse our rudeness. Get her!"

With a command from him, the men surrounding them immediately turned on Abigail.

Abigail and Addison moved swiftly as well. In the midst of chaos, Abigail threw Addison out.

"Go!"

Addison was stunned for a bit as he watched more than ten people surrounding Abigail. He really wanted to stay behind, but he knew his mission.

He turned around and ran.

"Sir, one of them has fled."

"It doesn't matter. He's just a runt, and the young master asked for Dr. Kain. Remember, don't hurt her."

If it weren't for these words from the leader, Abigail wouldn't dare confirm anything. After all, these people were wearing clothes she thought she recognized, but it wasn't enough for her to link it to anyone. However, when the leader said those words, Abigail realized.

"Your young master is Hugh, isn't it?"

She abruptly stopped attacking, and the people around her gave up as well. However, they still surrounded her in a tight circle.

When the leader saw that Abigail had guessed correctly, he couldn't help but say, "Since you've guessed it, Dr. Kain, do come with us. Our young master has been waiting for you for a long time. This is his territory, so you shouldn't resist, Dr. Kain."

Abigail was slightly stunned.

This area shouldn't have been Hugh's, but it's under him now? Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Things can no longer continue between Hugh and me, huh?

Abigail felt a little sad inside, but she still said coldly, "Lead the way, then."

The people led Abigail to a villa close by.

The view was excellent there. When Abigail went in, she realized that this villa was renovated to look exactly like Allie's Garden.

She couldn't help but frown slightly.

"What are you trying to do?"

"Since you like the house in Harrion, I got them to move it here."

They hadn't met for a long time, and Hugh had gotten quite thin. Also, Abigail's senses as a doctor told her that Hugh was injured.

"Are you hurt?"

"No!"

Hugh suddenly got mad, and he looked like a cat that had its tail stepped on. However, when he saw Abigail's cold eyes, he hastily suppressed his emotions.

"I'm doing fine."

Hugh used to be frank with Abigail about every single injury he received, but now, it seemed as if it didn't hurt anymore.

Abigail sat on a chair and noticed her favorite snacks spread out on the table. Her gaze darkened considerably.

"Are you trying to imprison me?"

"Don't put it like that; things are alright between us, right? Abbie, if you promise you'll stay with me, we can still go back to what we were before."

Hugh still hadn't given up on Abigail.

The woman rotated the cup in front of her, avoiding Hugh's gaze. She feared that she might soften if she saw him.

"Hugh, how did we ever get to this stage?"

He wanted to know the answer as well.

"How? That's for you to answer. Wasn't I nice to you? To the kids? Why did you choose Greg instead of me?"

Hugh asked this question countless times, and Abigail didn't even feel like explaining by now. The moment someone fell prey to the devil, no one could ever get them out of that pit.

Abigail was disappointed.

She said in a low voice, "Are you working with Philip? Otherwise, you can't possibly find out that I'm here in Daskar as soon as I arrive. Philip must have leaked some information to you, right? Let me guess, when Sasha and Jonathan worked together to plot against the Kains, you were already involved, weren't you?"

Abigail couldn't figure out how Philip had managed to sell and transfer his property without anyone noticing. But now, she understood when she met Hugh.

If they worked together, Hugh would make a deal with Philip as a collaborator. That way, he could transfer the property with a valid reason, and no one would notice.

When Hugh heard Abigail's words, he subconsciously froze. He then smiled and said, "Abbie, you're as clever as always."

His confession caused Abigail to tighten her grip on the cup in her hand.

"How were you involved in plotting against Emma?"

"That woman plotted against you five years ago, and I was merciful enough to give her treatment from a few men."

As soon as Hugh finished talking, Abigail delivered a solid slap across his face.

"Abigail!"

There were still many of Hugh's men around them, so even if Hugh liked Abigail, he still felt a hit to his pride when she slapped him in front of his men.

Meanwhile, Abigail couldn't care less about his feelings. She glared coldly at Hugh and said word by word, "Who allowed you to touch my sister?"

"What did you say? Why does that woman deserve to be your sister?"

"I will be the judge of that! Have I not told you before that you're not allowed to interfere in my personal matters? Do you think you can do anything you like just because you saved me?"

Abigail was going all out now, and Hugh had a sort of illusion that his adoptive father, Old Mr. Castel, was standing in front of him.

He had grown up under Old Mr. Castel's strict reprimands, and he naturally felt a little traumatized by it. Hugh subconsciously wanted to apologize, but he suddenly remembered Abigail's identity. He couldn't help but be stunned, and a light of regret flitted across the depths of his eyes.

"I'm getting revenge for you!"

"I don't need it! Hugh, do you still intend to feign ignorance at this point? Don't you think it's too fake?"

If the person standing in front of Abigail today weren't Hugh, she might have the mood to play along a little. However, she never thought that Hugh was the person who joined forces with Philip.

Before this, she only knew that Hugh had a remarkable adoptive father, but she was unaware that the person was her own father.

However, now that she knew of it, she would rather be ignorant.

Meanwhile, Hugh could barely hold his gaze at the look in Abigail's eyes.

The look in the woman's eyes was too cold, and it seemed as though she had seen through his every thought. He lowered his head and voice as he said, "I don't know what you're talking about."

"You don't? In that case, I'll tell you."

Abigail sneered as she took a sip from the cup in her hand. However, turbulent waves of emotion crashed in her heart. Some words could never be retracted after they were spoken. Similarly, could someone be irretrievable after they had done something wrong?

She was giving Hugh a chance just now; did he not understand it?

No!

She knew who Hugh was, and he could definitely understand what she was getting at.

He just wanted to feign ignorance and smooth things over.

Abigail really felt that her heart could barely handle such burdens as of late.

She lifted her head once again, the look in her eyes clear and rather harsh.

"When I gave you the ruby jewelry and asked you to look for news of my mother, you found information about her very soon after coming back, didn't you?"

Abigail didn't know where she should start, so she picked this incident.

However, Hugh denied it right away.

"I didn't."

"You didn't? Shall I show you the traces of your activities after you came back from Harrion? Fine. Here you go."

Abigail turned on her phone in front of Hugh and sent him all the evidence she found with her computer skills.

When Hugh saw the files on his phone, he was completely dumbfounded.

"How can it be? How did you—"