Chapter 114 – Second Chance Love of the Missing Groom Novel

“Well, didn’t you take Tommy too? If you won’t give my daughter back, at least give my grandson back!” Sheryl retorted.

“No way!” Harvey laughed icily.

Without Tommy, he would have no leverage against Abigail: If they somehow managed to find her, and she learned that her son had been returned to the Bernsteins, would she still marry him?

Certainly not!

Ricky shot him a glare just then. “You took my sister and her son, and refused to give them up. Do you think we’re pushovers just because we don’t have numbers?”

However, despite his maturity, he was no match for Harvey, who had fought ferociously to survive many setbacks in business, and eclipsed the boy when it came to knowledge and experience.

Calming down soon enough, he threatened, “I don’t mind giving up Tommy. Get me Abigail, or I won’t release that child!”

Harvey certainly knew that the Bernsteins could not do anything as long as he refused to release Tommy–they would even help him look for her!

Ricky bellowed furiously, “You lost my sister yourself, and you want us to help you?! You should be feeling lucky that we’re not calling the cops on you!”

Harvey, however, calmly replied, “Believe it or not, Abigail has been taken away from me. Help me look if you want Tommy back, and I’m not returning the boy until she’s found. I have no leads or evidence here, but I have a feeling it’s Diarmuid Althoff. If you can get something out of you think?” that man, I’ll return Tommy to you inmediately once I recover Abigail. What do “Do you really think Abigail would fall for you, coercing like that?!” Sheryl snapped at him. She’s a mother, and she was just marrying you to keep Tommy safe. She hated you the instant you took him from her!”

Harvey, however, did not care—he had already thought of that!

And he learned that the end justifies the means… from Diarmuid Althoff himself!

“I’m going to keep looking,” he said, and called in his men. “Get them out of here!”

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Ricky and Sheryl were walking out of his mansion right then, with Ricky yelling, “Is stealing kids all you can do?! You’ll pay for this!”

Harvey completely ignored whatever he said, let alone took it to heart.

“That’s enough, you’re just wasting your breath,” Sheryl said, tugging at the boy’s sleeves. “It doesn’t mean a thing to a heartless man like him. Being yelled at was the least of his concerns when he decided to kidnap Tommy.”

“Just using the opportunity to vent a little,” Ricky replied–he certainly knew that.

Sheryl was suddenly left staring at him.

Without Abigail around, the son of the woman she hated most was now staying with her–and helping.

Truly, one never knows what tomorrow holds!!!

“So, do you think Abigail ran away on her own?” Sheryl asked just then.

“I actually thought so too…” Ricky replied—both because he really thought so, and to assure Sheryl in a way.

After all, Sheryl would be very worried if it turned out that Abigail was really taken that would do him no good!

away, and

Moreover, things were already getting restless at Bernstein Holdings in Abigail’s absence. If he and Sheryl were to mess up now, their family would fall apart!

“Do you think we should talk to Diarmuid Althoff?” Sheryl proposed.

After all, she was genuinely concerned that Abigail would come to harm. While Tommy was still in Harvey’s custody, the baby would not be in danger because Harvey’s goal was to marry

Abigail.

“I’ll come with you.” Ricky agreed.

Sheryl nodded, and they took a taxi to Light Group, and they both alighted downstairs.

Ricky did not dare to drive ever since getting into that traffic accident before, and would usually take a taxi–fortunately, it was convenient to do so these days.

On the other hand, Sheryl was gasping at the grand view of the Light Group headquarters. She knew that she was nothing in comparison to Diarmuid, but she had to find out if he had taken

Abigail away.

However, just as they were about to go in, they found a woman standing at the door, stopping a car heading inside the underground car park!

It was Kathy.

She lost her mind the instant Stan informed her that she was transferring to their company’s branch.

There was no chance of seeing Diarmuid there, and how could their relationship bloom without contact?!

That was why she had been waiting early in the morning outside the building, and did not hesitate to stop Diarmuid’s car when she spotted it.

“Why?” she cried, tears welling in her eyes.

Diarmuid frowned but did not get out of his car, and contacted security immediately to take her away.

However, she was crying a fit and grabbed hold of the car bumper, refusing to let go.

Naturally, Sheryl and Ricky were both nearby and saw everything.

“Diarmuid really messes around with the ladies, doesn’t he?” Ricky muttered, raising a brow. “It’s not surprising that Abigail would divorce him!”

Sheryl gave him a look and said, “We can go now.”

“What? Why?”

Ricky was confused–they were already here, but they were leaving without questioning Diarmuid?

“Well, as you can see for yourself–he’s busy messing around with women,” Sheryl explained. “Would he spare the time to abduct Abigail? Maybe you’re right, and she’s on the run.”

Sheryl was confident that she knew men.

In fact, after marrying Lionel and being betrayed by his adulterous behavior, she came to the conclusion that all men were pigs. And with a man like Diarmuid who could get any woman he wanted… Would he even bother stopping Abigail’s car and abducting her?

If there was actual affection involved, why did they get a divorce?

If they were really in love, would Abigail hide Tommy from him?

It was obvious that like Lionel, Diarmuid did not have a heart, leaving Abigail disenchanted enough that she could agree to marry Harvey just to protect Tommy…

That actually reminded Sheryl of something else just then.

“Wait! Abigail wouldn’t have abandoned Tommy to run away alone!” she exclaimed.

“Maybe she wants to get away first, and then try to rescue Tommy after?” Ricky suggested.

Sheryl considered that, and it actually sounded reasonable.

“So… Are we heading back?” Ricky asked.

Sheryl nodded. “Yeah. Even if there’s a chance it’s him, it’s not like he would admit it even if we asked.”

“Yeah, I agree,” Ricky replied, and they took a taxi home.

“You should go to Bernstein Holdings and hold down the fort. Let’s wait for now–if Abigail really ran away, she’ll contact us eventually,” Sheryl said.

Ricky nodded, giving Sheryl a look just then.

She had no intention of meddling with company affairs, and seemed to fully trust him.

He became less wary of her just then.

Meanwhile, Diarmuid was completely unaware that Sheryl and Ricky had seen everything.

Kathy was hysterical and a lot less reasonable than usual, because this meant that thing would not progress between her and Diarmuid.

She certainly could not accept it, but the more hysterical she became, the more guarded Diarmuid was.

He would never have known if he did not compare them, but Abigail was so much calmer.

In fact, she was capable of being so calm that Diarmuid felt helpless when he remembered that.

Could she not be a little less tenacious? Would it hurt to be a little more docile?

It was as if she could not stop upsetting him!

Remembering his own vulnerability, he wound down the car window and snapped at the security guards, “Can’t you do your jobs already?!”

It was not as if the security guards were failing–they simply presumed that Kathy was just having a lover’s quarrel with argument, and therefore did not dare to be rough with her.

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