Chapter 492 – Second Chance Love of the Missing Groom Novel

Abigail was just about to leave when Eagle stopped her. “Ma’am?”

Abigail turned around. “Yes?” “Pierre was just here, but I told him not to wake you,” Eagle told her. “The tutors are here.”

“Okay,” Abigail said and started to carry Tommy to the living room.

However, Tommy had gotten too heavy, so she had him walk on his own halfway through.

Meanwhile, Pierre brought in the tutors—there were four of them, two men and two women, and they were all Franconians.

They all appeared to be good people, though one of the men and one of the women were a little older while the other two were younger.

Pierre passed their resumes to Abigail. It showed that they were all university graduates, and three had experience as tutors.

Abigail glanced at the older woman, who was on the pudgy side and looked kindly.

She looked like the patient type, which Abigail needed in a tutor.

Beckoning to Pierre, she softly told her the one she picked, but Tommy was suddenly pointing at the younger woman and saying, “I like her, Mommy.”

Abigail was left staring at him for a moment.

He was just a child, and he already knew how to pick the pretty ones?

However, she shook her head in refusal—she was too young and did not have experience as a tutor.

Tommy was stubborn, however. ’I like her.”

Abigail was silent, since Tommy would probably refuse to learn if she picked the one he did not like.

After hesitating for a while, she eventually agreed with Tommy and picked the young Franconian woman.

Pierre then asked, “When can she start work?”

“Let’s have her start on a probation term first,” Abigail said. “Let’s see the extent of her abilities.”

With that, the hired tutor was allowed to stay while Pierre led the others out.

The tutor, Louise, greeted Tommy.

Since she could speak Zidonian, she had no problems speaking with the boy.

Abigail had actually missed that on her resume and thought then that Louise was a good choice too.

Bzzt-

Her phone suddenly began to vibrate in her pocket, and she took it out, and answered it immediately when she saw that it was Stan.

“Hello?”

“The expert we hired made some projections, but there’s a lot of ground to cover because of the higher altitude at which Mr. Althoff released his parachute.”

Abigail scowled but said, “Make preparations before you come over. We’ll both go looking while James and Zachary stay. Someone has to hold the fort at Remy.”

“Sure,” Stan replied and started to make arrangements.

Two hours later, Stan arrived with Zachary, who insisted on going with Abigail to search for Diarmuid. He added that James could handle everything at Remy alone since he would not be that helpful anyway.

Abigail had no choice but to agree, while Stan brought out a map.

Since Diarmuid had jumped from a very high altitude, there was a lot of ground to cover.

They had already marked all the likely spots and would search each and every one of it.

It would take a lot of time since that was a huge area, but Abigail was not worried about it-she was more worried about having zero clues.

Most of the locations were on the border between Franconia and Dunesia, and they would start from the nearest spot.

It was only after they left the castle when Abigail remembered that she did not arrange for when Louise could start work.

She called Eagle and told him to relay the message to Pierre that Louise could start teaching Tommy tomorrow.

“Yes, ma’am,” Eagle replied.

When Abigail put down her phone, however, she saw Zachary giving her a stare that left her creeped out.

It was probably because he caught on that he actually had a child, but Abigail could not tell him and therefore felt guilty.

She averted her eyes but he said, “I just noticed something, Abigail.”

Abigail was shocked.

Did he notice that Lulu’s child was actually his?

“W-What did you notice?” she asked.

Zachary gave Abigail a puzzled look. “What are you getting nervous about?1 “Am I?” Abigail asked in return, denying it.

“Don’t you think so?’ Zachary retorted, staring closely at her. “You’re hiding something from me, aren’t you?”

Abigail averted her eyes again. “What would I hide from you? Honestly…”

Even so, Zachary had noticed that she was always being evasive around him.

He just wanted to ask what it was, and her reactions only made it more puzzling!

Zachary pondered then, but it was clear that her reaction was from guilt.

But guilt from what?

His gaze turning serious, he said, “You asked me if I liked children. Could it be-”

“Could it be what?” Abigail quickly cut him short and changed the subject.” Don’t you think Diarmuid is in danger? I’m so worried.”

Zachary grabbed her arm then. “Don’t try to change the subject, Abigail. Look into my eyes and tell me-is Lulu’s child actually mine?”

He had been to New Kent, and as he searched his memory, he remembered seeing Lulu on a certain night.

And the dates matched.

Abigail feigned composure nonetheless. “What are you thinking? There’s no way her child is yours.”

“I’ve been to New Kent, and the dates match,” Zachary said urgently but confidently. ’There’s no way you’d ask me if I like children for no reason- no, there is a point, and you were trying to test me, weren’t you?”

“I was just asking,” Abigail muttered. “You’re being delusional.”

“In that case, I could just ask Lulu to confirm-’

“No, you can’t!’ Abigail exclaimed right then.

“Why not?” Zachary asked in return. “Lulu would have nothing to fear if her child didn’t mind.”

“You’d be affecting her fresh start!’ Abigail snapped “And Martin has proved himself to be an understanding man. Do you think Lulu would’ve been happy if you met some petty man?!”

Then, before Zachary could say a thing, she added, “Do you know why I was in New Kent?”

“Because Lulu was giving birth.” Zachary replied.

“Well, yes, but not entirely,” Abigail said. “If Lulu was just going into labor, I wouldn’t have returned with Diarmuid still missing. I had to go back nonetheless because Martin took a bullet to the chest, near his heart. He was hanging by a thread, and Lulu went into premature labor because of that and delivered the baby before I arrived.”

“However, I heard that she was refusing to deliver the baby and insisted that she would die if Martin did. Look, Zachary-I don’t know if Lulu really loves Martin, but he’s a good man and her life is fine. Please don’t bother her.”

Zachary turned quiet even as Abigail watched him, and she continued, “It’s better to just play dumb instead of demanding to know. Let her go, so that you could feel better too.”

Ignorance was indeed bliss, and knowing changed nothing.

But all Zachary could think was that Abigail is indirectly saying that Lulu’s child was his.

He pursed his lips, and suddenly leaned forward, arching his back and holding his head between his palms.

Abigail gingerly patted his back. “Love comes in different forms. Letting go is one of them.”

Zachary looked at her darkly and asked, “Would you be willing to let go if Diarmuid fell for another woman?”

Abigail was silent for a moment before she replied, “I’ll leave if he doesn’t love me.” ‘Could you do so without tears? Without regrets?” Zachary pressed.

Abigail was silent.

She had no idea, and the answer was probably not.

After all, once a person falls in love, any parting would break their heart.

“Don’t worry. I hear you—I’ll let her go for the sake of her happiness.” Zachary pursed his lips in a smile. “Do you know why two people in love still have to part?”

“External factors,” Abigail replied.

It was certainly the case for Zachary and Lulu. So much had happened between them that they were driven apart.

In fact, even if Lulu turned around and accepted him again, things might not return to the way they had been for them.

A relationship is a fragile object. Once shattered, it would never be the way it was, no matter what is done.

“Did you watch Garfield?” Zachary suddenly asked.

Abigail shook her head-she did not have the luxury of watching cartoons as a child.

As such, Zachary told her, “So there’s this episode where Garfield got lost and was sold to a pet shop. He was naturally in pain and worried that Jon would get depressed from missing him… that is, until one morning when Jon entered the same pet shop and found Garfield. He bought the fat cat again and was reunited.”

“At the end of the episode, Garfield was watching the setting sun as he mused to himself that he’d never ask John why he entered that pet shop. Jon, in turn, never told Garfield that he had just a sliver of hope as he visited the last pet shop in town.’

Both of them turned silent, leaving the car in quietness.

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