“Would you like my help?” Abigail asked.
Robin stared at her for a moment. “We’re not that close…”
“We can be friends if you don’t mind. But if you feel-”
“Of course!” Robin exclaimed, cutting her short.
Right now, she needed a pillar of guidance, especially from someone like Abigail who had experienced breakups
“By the way, what’s your name?” Robin asked.
“I’m Abigail Bernstein.”
“Nice to meet you. I’m Robin Lynd. Hold on for a moment, I’ll apply for leave,” Robin said, eager to find out why lan wanted to break up with her right then.
“Okay,” Abigail replied.
Soon, Robin had settled matters with her office, and they both took a taxi to go look for lan.
They headed to lan’s home, but he was not around.
Robin narrowed her eyes. “Maybe he’s there?”
“Where?” Abigail asked right then.
“There’s this underground casino he’s managing. Not many people know about it, and he’s only taken me there twice,” Robin said.
Abigail’s eyes widened–lan had a casino?
“Do you know where it is?” she asked.
Robin nodded.
“Yeah,” she said, and told the driver, “Southport, please.” Abigail was even more shocked at that. “It’s at the port?“
Robin stared at Abigail. “Why are you so surprised?”
Abigail quickly composed herself and smiled, “Well, I’m just a doctor who only has dancing as a hobby. I haven’t ever gambled even though I’m an adult, so an underground casino is both exciting and new to me
‘Look, don’t tell anyone,” Robin told her. “This sort of business is illicit, and it’s an indictment if the authorities find out.”
“My lips are sealed,” Abigail said, but her tone soon changed sharply. “Wait, are you still being considerate after he dumped you?”
“We used to be happy and that’s all that matters,” Robin quietly said, her tone conveying helplessness and misery. “I don’t want to see him in jail even if we’ve broken up…”
“Oh, but didn’t you say that he is from the Althoff family? They have both power and money, don’t they? *Abigail asked while feigning ignorance.
“I’m not sure, but I just know that he has a serious grudge against his cousin,” Robin replied. “That’s why his casino is not legal and he cannot afford to operate in broad daylight. He would be fine as long as his cousin doesn’t mess with him.”
Abigail lowered her gaze, knowing that the ‘cousin‘ was Diarmuid
She also remembered Diarmuid mentioning that lan’s mother had made an attempt on his life, and resorting to murder could only mean that there was no chance of peace between them!
Naturally, it was useful information for Diarmuid, so Abigail pretended to be fiddling with her phone as she texted him, while telling him, “Don’t do anything for now. I’ve managed to make friends with Robin Lynd, so I will go in for a look first”
Any move should be clandestine before they found Tommy, or the child would be in danger if lan was pushed too far
Saving Tommy was a priority.
On the other hand, Diarmuid’s expression turned gloomy when he received Abigail’s text.
He already suspected lan had another income source aside from his family, and it had to be illegal.
While Stan came up with nothing from his ongoing investigation, Abigail had already found out about the underground casino.
He was certainly displeased with Stan’s growing incompetence.
He texted back: [Be careful]
Naturally, he was also worried that Abigail was going to the casino, and things would get dangerous if lan saw her
Abigail texted back (Got it]
With that, she put away her phone.
“What do you think I should say if I see him? Robin asked, suddenly feeling a little worried that she was being impulsive lan told her that they were breaking up, after all. He would only hate her more if she got clingy…
Abigail quickly goaded her. “You’re breaking up anyway, so why not make it a clean one instead of being wishy-washy? You have a right to know whether he no longer loves you or was just cheating on you. I mean, unless you don’t want to know the reason?”
If Robin backs off now, she would not be able to find the casino.
Thankfully, Robin thought that Abigail was being reasonable.
lan might have dumped her, but it was not too much to ask for an answer, was it?
She had the right, did she not?
They soon arrived at Southport, and they alighted after Abigail paid the driver.
There were mostly cargo ships around them, since it was a cargo port, with many containers kept at the docks.
Naturally, Abigail could see that a casino could be hidden around a place like this.
“Is the casino inside a container?” she joked. “Or maybe one of the ships?”
Robin glanced at her and said, “It’s in a container on a ship.”
Abigail was speechless, but there was no question that no one would find out that way.
“I’m not sure, but lan told me that he won’t be afraid of inspections this way,” Robin explained. “If anyone finds out, he just has to sail the ship into international waters, and no one would be able to do anything about it.”
Abigail’s expression cooled slightly. “Yeah, the idea is perfect.”
Gambling was illegal, but lan could come up with such a gimmick to hide his operations.
It just goes to show how cunning he could be.
If Robin had not told her, Abigail would never have thought that there was a casino hidden in this cargo port.
“Come on, I can take you there,” Robin said, leading her to a small boat.
There were two men on it, and the boat was meant to ferry passengers to the casino.
Both men had seen Robin before, so they let her on.
However, they stopped Abigail since they never saw her. ” You’re not allowed here.”
“She’s with me,” Robin said. “She’s a friend of mine, and she knows about the casino. Your boss told me to never breathe a word about it and I never did, and I’m here to look for him. Is he in?”
lan had his arms around Robin when they last came, and both men knew that she was Ian’s girlfriend.
They had to let Abigail as well since Robin vouched for her, but…
“Your phones, please.”
Robin knew the rules, and quickly passed hers to them.
Abigail, however, needed hers to contact Diarmuid-once she surrendered it, she could not reach him even if she finds
Tommy.
“What?”
“Sorry, but it’s the rules. They don’t want anyone making calls from the ship.” Robin explained when she saw her hesitance.
Abigail therefore had to give in. “Okay.”
She turned off her phone and handed it over, and the two men finally started the ship after they did!
They were sailing for over half an hour when Abigail saw a cargo ship nearby, stacked full of shipping containers.
“We’ve arrived,” Robin said just then.
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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