Tommy blinked his large eyes hopefully at Diarmuid, hoping for Diarmuid’s acknowledgment.
Diarmuid bit off a chunk, chewed, and seriously commented,” It’s alright.”
Tommy blinked, but it was a praise, was it not?
He giggled before running off, skipping.
Abigail smiled as she watched Tommy being so happy.
Bzzt…
Her phone started to ring in her pocket, and she picked it up to answer.
A man asked, “You’re Lulu’s best friend, right?”
It was a familiar voice-Abigail recognized him as one of the members of Martin York’s squad, back when she met up with Lulu at
New Kent.
“Yes. Why do you have her phone? Where is she?” Abigail replied, sharply noticing that something went wrong.
It should be Lulu talking if she was asking for her. So why was it this man instead?
“Lulu was hurt-“
Abigail sprang to her feet right then and asked urgently, “What happened?! How did she get hurt?! Is it serious?!”
The man was quiet for a moment before saying, “It is a little serious, but her life isn’t in danger, so there’s nothing to worry about.”
Abigail was just slightly relieved. “How is she now?”
“It doesn’t look good…” The man stammered.
Abigail frowned. “Just be out with it.”
The man sighed. “Come over if you have the time. I would like you to sit her down and talk to her.”
Abigail had a hunch. “Was she doing it because of Martin?”
“That’s one of the reasons, but it’s not all,” the man said. “It’s alright if you’re busy. We’ll do our best to take care of her.”
Abigail thought about it-she was willing to go, but she would at least need a few days to bring her two sons home first.
“Give me a few days,” she told the man.
“Okay,” he replied.
As Abigail hung up, Diarmuid asked, “What happened? That’s a bad look on your face.”
Abigail took a moment to ease herself.
“It’s nothing,” she said as she lay down and leaned against his shoulder again. “It’s Lulu.”
Diarmuid had a hunch, while Abigail hesitated before asking,” When are we going back?”
Diarmuid turned to look in her eyes. “Whenever you say the word.”
Abigail held her hand and lowered her gaze, hesitating and sighing. “I thought Lulu found happiness with Martin, but I guess no one ever predicts what comes next.”
Resting her chin on his shoulder and looking up at him, she said, “Let’s go back to Franconia as soon as we can!”
“Okay,” Diarmuid replied.
Abigail happily hugged his waist in turn. “You’re so wonderful.”
She really cherished everyone around her, especially Diarmuid.
After going through so much, the peace at this moment was very rare.
“You two! Snuggling up and doing nothing is outrageous, don’t you think?” Zachary came up to them with a plate of skewers and two beers just then, and sat on the grass as well. “It’s a rare moment of peace, don’t you think?”
Abigail peeked at him, but quickly composed herself and did not tell him about Lulu.
Even she had no idea how Lulu was, specifically.
Picking up a skewer, she said, “I’d rather have mutton.”
There was not much mutton available over here, and what they had was mostly beef.
Thankfully, the meat was perfectly marbled, with exquisite balance between the lean meat and fat, making the taste sublime.
“You glutton.” Zachary snorted. “This beef costs way more than mutton.”
Holding up a skewer of grilled mushrooms, Zachary said,” You don’t usually get this either. Exclusively imported matsutake.”
Abigail did not care. “It’s just mushrooms.”
“Could you at least try before you give a comment?” Zachary smiled wryly. “It’s not your usual mushroom either.”
Abigail took a skewer and tried it, but it really was good.
Baby tripped and fell just then, and she quickly got up. “You two can eat. I’m checking up on Baby.”
Zachary turned to watch her as she left. “Why do I have this feeling that she’s deliberately avoiding me?”
Diarmuid shot him a cool look. “Does she have to? Why do you think you are?”
“Hey now, you know she’s close with Lulu,” Zachary told him.
“She knows a lot about Lulu, but she just won’t tell me.”
Diarmuid was left speechless, but he quickly changed the subject. “Call James. Ask him when he’s going back to Franconia.”
Zachary was left speechless-Diarmuid was the one who told him not to bother James, since James just got married! And Diarmuid was now asking him to call James?!
“I refuse to bother them,” Zachary said, taking a sip of beer.”
Ask him if you want. Also, the grill feels like it’s just lacking something.”
The ingredients were good, but the condiments for the soul were just not there, making it more an outdoor party than a camping grill, though they were just missing some people.
It did feel a little quiet with just them and the children.
Diarmuid raised a brow. “Why do I feel like you changed so much ever since you gave up on being a doctor?”
He certainly was a lot less talkative.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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