She had asked an ex-colleague to help her sell the house.
It was not supposed to be done so quickly, but her ex-colleague just happened to be looking to buy a house and bought it off her hands directly after checking it out.
The ex-colleague hence transferred the money first, and would wait until Lulu returned to finish the paperwork.
“It wasn’t you.I know what happened, and it’s the Slates and the Lindts—”
“Abigail,” Lulu said, cutting her short.
“I need a clear conscience.You and I know that they wouldn’t have done it to Ricky or Bernstein Holdings if he and I weren’t close.Don’t turn me down again—just give this to him.”
Abigail knew Lulu’s stubbornness, so she had no choice but to accept it.
“Alright.Just come to me if you ever need money.”
“Actually, there’s something else I must tell you,” Lulu said, pursing her lips.
“I might be leaving.”
Flustered, Abigail quickly asked, ”Leaving? Where?”
“Somewhere no one knows, to lead a quiet life,” Lulu said.
“Not even me?” Abigail asked.
Lulu nodded.
“Would you be able to keep it to yourself if Ricky and Zachary harangued you?”
Abigail could tell from Lulu’s tone that she had thought through this, but Abigail tried her best to persuade Lulu to stay.
“We would still have each other if you stay.You would really be alone if you leave.”
Lulu’s father may still be alive, but he was pretty much inconsequential in her life after remarrying.
“Why do you want to leave?”
“For a fresh start,”Lulu replied.
Abigail held her gaze for several seconds, hesitating for a while before eventually asking, “You and Ricky…”
“He’s like a brother to me.” Lulu lowered her gaze.
“It’s my fault for not making things clear early on.”
“What about Zachary? Don’t you love him anymore?” Abigail asked tentatively.
“Can’t you stay for him?”
Lulu held her gaze.
“Do you really think it’s still possible for us to be together?”
Abigail could not answer at all right then, because she would not know what to do if she were in Lulu’s shoes.
Mrs.Slate tried to kill Lulu, and that was not so easily forgiven.
And if Lulu wanted to be with Zachary, she had to deal with Mrs.Slate—no one would be able to accept that.
“See? You can’t even answer.”
Lulu smiled.
“You know there’s just so much between us that there’s no way, but I’ve since let go of the past and my grievances.I’ve done a lot in retaliation while I’m amnesiac too, so we’re all even now.”
Abigail stared at her, knowing then that Lulu had really thought things through since she was being so thorough.
Even so, she still wanted Lulu to stay.
“Can’t you think about this? It’s going to be lonely if you go somewhere where you have no friends or family…”
“I’m still young.I’ll marry if I find the right guy.”
Lulu smiled.
“I won’t be a spinster—don’t worry.” Abigail pursed her lips.
“I’m worried.You’d still be alone…”
“Don’t worry.Anyway, it’s late, and I still have stuff to do,” Lulu said, getting to her feet just then.
Abigail caught her wrist.
“Are you still upset with me?”
“What are you talking about?”
Lulu gave her hand a squeeze.
“You know me—I just want to start over, and I can’t do that here.”
She was right, and Abigail could not argue against that.
If it made Lulu happy, she would have to support her.
“Okay, you have my support.But contact me if you ever feel lonely —I’ll promise not to leak your address.”Lulu joked, “I’ll sneak back to see you.”
Abigail smiled, but there was still worry in her eyes.
Giving Lulu’s hand a squeeze, Abigail replied, “You have to sneak back.”
“Sure.” Lulu smiled.
The next day, Abigail headed straight to the director’s office once she arrived at Hotmesh Research.
Just as she was about to knock on the door, she heard shouting inside!
Even from behind the door, Abigail could hear Dennis’s frustration and fury.
“How could you be so stupid?!”
“It’s all her fault, or Mr.Kitsch would have been—”
“No, that’s Tobey’s own damn fault, and he almost got Abigail killed for it! She was only saved because her husband is Diarmuid Althoff— if she ended up dead, things would be even worse for Tobey!”
Dennis was utterly disappointed.
“I know you owe Tobey, but you should also read the situation first! Trying to get even for Tobey when he’s the one who messed up? Are you fucking crazy?!”
Even though Dennis was losing it to the point of cursing, Finn Cook stayed obstinately silent, refusing to accept his mistake! Dennis glared at him, and he would have slapped Finn if he were his kid.
Restraining himself, he said, “Abigail Bernstein will arrive for work soon.
Apologize sincerely, and ask for her forgiveness—”
“No,” Finn refused.
“She did Mr.Kitsch dirty.”
Dennis almost slapped him right then.
Still, he restrained himself again and lowered his voice, trying to be as reasonable as possible.
“Haven’t I been clear?”
“Loud too,” Finn replied.
“Even if Mr.Kitsch made a mistake, she had to destroy his career, and—”
“Shut up,” Dennis said, too tired to argue.
Fine, do whatever you want.
Persistent bastard.
“What can she do to me? She would need evidence first.”
Dennis leveled a look of disdain at him, and asked, ”She even came to tell me that it’s you without a doubt, and you’re saying she doesn’t have evidence?”
Finn was left speechless for a while, but he continued to argue.
“I don’t care.She can do whatever she wants with me anyway.I mean, she has such strong backing she could succeed you in her twenties, and what other reason is there other than her husband? Do you think people would respect a woman who slept her way to the job? There’s so many others with more experience and competence than her.Why else is she allowed to be promoted while she’s so young?”
Dennis actually turned calm just then.He knew Finn, and that the kid was not actually a horrible person.
However, he was also quite isolated in Hotmesh research since he was bad at socializing.
And yet, he was suddenly radicalized…
“Be honest.Who told you that? Did someone put you up to this?” Dennis asked.
Finn did not even lie.
“Mrs.Kitsch was crying about it, and she was saying that Mr.Kitsch—”
“Save it.”
Dennis understood then—this idiot was used like a tool! He had to tell Abigail about that, and even as he thought about it, he said, “Forget it.Abigail should have arrived by now.”
There was a knock on the door right after he spoke, and he went to answer it.
Seeing that it was Abigail, he said, “You’re late.”
Abigail certainly was not —she actually had been listening to the entire conversation outside, and she just decided not to go in.As she turned toward Finn, he reared his chin at her, not eager to apologize at all.
“He doesn’t mean it.” Dennis defended him anyway.
“He’s not a bad kid.”
Abigail pursed her lips and stayed silent for a while before saying, “
Can I have a word in private, Director?”
“Sure,” Dennis nodded, and sent Finn away.
“Actually, it’s—”
Abigail did not need more explanation, and she asked straightaway, “I just want to know who this Mr.Kitsch is?”
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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