Chapter 272 – Second Chance Love of the Missing Groom Novel

“There’s still work to do in the meantime.”

“Okay,”

Abigail nodded, and left—she had a surgery scheduled.The instant she left the operating room, Harvey arrived and started to pull her aside.

Abigail could not keep up.

Keeping a hand on her belly, she snapped, “If you have something to say, just say it. Don’t pull me.”

She was too heavily pregnant to run, and her legs had been showing signs of swelling.

Harvey quickly released her.

“Sorry, I was in too much of a hurry and forgot that you were pregnant.”

“So? What is it?” Abigail asked.

“Let’s talk somewhere quiet.”

Harvey seemed really paranoid about being overheard, so Abigail had to take him somewhere isolated.

“Honestly, Diarmuid is crazy! He drugged me and tied me up—”

“So, it was against your consent?”

Abigail interrupted.

She knew what he was going to say, but was still curious nonetheless.

Harvey was speechless for a while, and eventually asked apprehensively, “How’d you know?”

“I saw it,” Abigail replied flatly.

Harvey was left petrified right then! How could he bear to face Abigail from now on? Would she even give a thought about a man who had been defiled by the ugliest woman there was?! Argh!!! Abigail watched as all color drained from his face and said gingerly, “So, you really were…”

“No! Diarmuid was so heinous! He drugged me and—”

“That’s enough—I’m not interested, but I’m also confused;.Why did you tell them that you hired me?”

“James Cross told Diarmuid that we know each other, and you know how smart Diarmuid is.He was going to investigate you since you seemed suspicious, but I overheard them —that’s why I told them that I hired you to mess with him, and he wanted payback.The rest is history…”

Abigail was left speechless for a while, until she burst into laughter.

“You’re laughing?! I was violated because of you!”

Harvey shot her a grave look.

“You really hate me now, don’t you?”

“No, I don’t,” Abigail replied, shaking her head—it was true, too.

He was not that important to her to take notice anyway.

“Oh, I have something else to tell you,” she suddenly said.

Stephen was so nervous he barely managed a sentence.

“W-What are you…doing in my house?”

“Give me your phone.”

Diarmuid held out his hand, but Stephen promptly held on tighter to it, even as fear showed in his eyes.

Diarmuid gave one of his goons a look then.

“Take it.”

The man walked up and quickly wrestled the phone out from Stephen’s grasp, then handed it to Diarmuid.

“Sir.”

The instant Diarmuid took it, he called out, “Abigail.”

He had no idea who it was on the other end, but he determined that it might be Abigail because of Stephen’s words and his panicked reaction.

However, Abigail had heard Diarmuid coming and quickly passed her phone to Jeff Cartman, who sharply answered, “What? Who’s Abigail?”

Diarmuid’s brow creased when he heard that it was a man.

Did he get it wrong? If that was the case, why was Stephen panicking so much when he saw him? Hanging up, he kept his eyes on Stephen and asked sharply, “Tell me.Where’s Abigail now?”

Stephen feigned composure as he answered, “She’s dead.”

“It wasn’t her—you were the one who operated on her, and you know very well how you managed to pull the switch and send her away.Admit it, and I can be understanding…you can’t blame me for anything that happens if you refuse to talk.”

Diarmuid was giving Stephen a chance to talk.

Even if he sent Abigail away, he did save her, and Diarmuid would still deny that.

On the other hand, Stephen was sweating bullets.

Abigail had just made a breakthrough in her career and it would be a shame if it ended because of Diarmuid.

Stephen himself wished that Abigail could go further and help the nation’s medical field grow as a whole.

As such, he lied.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Diarmuid’s gaze darkened as his rage flared.

Stephen was still being stubborn after everything became so clear?! “Take him away,”

Diarmuid growled icily.

“Who are you people? Where are you taking him?!”

Stephen’s wife rushed up to stop them.

“You’re breaking and entering! This is a lawful society!”

Diarmuid’s goons were certainly efficient, and simply shoved her aside.

Stephen got to his feet right then.

“I’ll come with you.Don’t hurt her,” he said as he helped his wife up, before assuring her, “Don’t worry— I’ll be fine.Just stay home for now.”

With that, he turned toward Diarmuid while saying.

”I don’t believe he can’t do anything to me.” Diarmuid simply turned away and strode outside.

“Take him.”

“You’re not going to kill me,”

Stephen said staunchly, seemingly convinced that Diarmuid was just abducting him to intimidate him.

Diarmuid did not respond, however, and simply took him to Blue Hill Asylum, showing him what had happened to Ian.

“You’re breaking the law,” Stephen said, but he was clearly a lot less staunch just then.

“Be honest, and I’ll set you free. Refuse, and this will be your cruelty.”

His words were utterly heinous, but Diarmuid spoke them with such calmness.

Anyone who was kept at an asylum and forced to face the loonies every day would eventually become crazy even if they were sane, would they not? “Mr.Althoff.”

James arrived with every personnel who were involved in Abigail’s surgery, and leaned in to whisper into Diarmuid’s ear, “Robin Lynd was the one who texted you.

She’s Ian Althoff’s girlfriend, and she also blended in among the asylum staff to contact Ian.”

And Abigail was alive…

Did Robin really know her whereabouts? Why would she send him that text if he did not? While Diarmuid pondered, someone ran toward him!

Diarmuid’s thoughts were interrupted by the sudden commotion.

“Stop! “

It was one of the asylum patients, but the doctors and staff managed to subdue him soon enough.

After that, Diarmuid left to interrogate the personnel who assisted Stephen when he operated on Abigail.

Although Stephen himself was being obstinate, it might not be the case for his collaborators.

Moreover, profit was everything, and Diarmuid doubted that they would sacrifice that to hide Stephen’s secret.

James soon led him to the room where all the doctors who assisted in Abigail’s surgery were gathered.

Diarmuid did not threaten them immediately, but instead threw them a tempting bait.

“I heard that the highest ranked among you is an attending physician at Melville Hospital.However, if anyone tells me where Abigail Bernstein is, you’ll be an attending physician at Central Hospital.”

The status of attending physicians varied between hospitals, and being an attending physician at Central Hospital was no different from department chief at any other hospital.

Naturally, the bait was absolutely tempting and everyone was already thinking about it.

They certainly did not want to give up such a golden opportunity to anyone else.

While they were all raring to go, a young man stepped forward and said, “I’ll talk.”

Although he was Stephen’s student, he was still an intern and therefore the lowest ranked.

The instant he spoke, everyone turned toward him, throwing insults such as betraying Stephen’s trust…but in truth, they were all just jealous he beat them to it.

Diarmuid was not surprised— if there was one thing he did not expect, it was how easily they agreed to talk, as if they had no resistance at all.

It went without saying that all promises were pointless when they had something to gain.

“Then, tell me.”

Diarmuid took a seat at a chair nearby, crossing his legs nonchalantly as he leveled the young doctor a neutral glance.

Even though he knew his offer would encourage someone to come forward, people who betray their old master like this man were…unlikeable.

The young doctor kept his head lowered, afraid to look at the people around who were staring daggers at him.

“She’s not dead…Dr.Carr switched out her body with that of another woman who was killed in a fire.”

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