‘Let me take a look,” she said, even taking out bandages and gauze.
Finally believing that she is really trying to help, Seth slowly lowered his hand.
Abigail looked at the cut-she did not reach anything important, but the bleeding was a little serious.
As she helped bandage him, Seth studied her face from up close. “Your eyes are bloodshot. Didn’t sleep well?”
Abigail did not want to waste her breath with him. “Get to the nearest hospital soon.”
“Aren’t you a doctor?” Seth asked.
Abigail snipped the bandage that was still latched to him just then. I am, but I don’t want to save you.”
Seth was speechless.
“Do you hate me that much?”
Abigail scowled. “Just go.”
With that, she left, while Seth decided to find out what Harvey did to her, and he called a number even as he left the building.
Soon, someone answered.
It was Rosa, Harvey’s mother.
“Hello, Aunt Rosa? It’s me, Seth!” Seth said over the phone. “I can’t seem to reach Harvey at the moment…”
“Don’t go looking for him if it’s nothing important,” Rosa replied, and she sounded despondent.
‘What? Why?” Seth asked.
Rosa naturally knew about what happened at Harvey’s company.
It was also obvious her son was up to something when he sent away her daughter-in-law and her grandson.
Naturally, she tried to talk him out of it, but Harvey would not listen, and she could not do a thing about his stubbornness.
“Don’t bother,” she told Seth, not wanting him to get involved.
Seth, however, pressed, ‘ What happened? You’re making it sound so serious…”
“Don’t ask. Just remember what I told you.”
“Okay,” Seth replied begrudgingly.
Once he hung up, however, he called his clinic and applied for leave-he decided that he must find Harvey.
Lulu Adams visited Barbara and her husband soon after she left the Slates.
She was worried that she had troubled them, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that they were still there.
Barbara was just returning from an errand and she happily came up to Lulu when she saw her. “Welcome back! Did you come to see us?”
“Yeah,” Lulu replied.
Enthusiastic as ever, Barbara had Lulu stay with them for dinner and told her to stay the night as well since she saw that Lulu brought her bag along. Lulu agreed to it since she had not found lodging.
The next day, however, Lulu found Zachary Slate outside the front door just as she was about to leave to find a job and lodgings.
And he was not alone-there were eight burly bodyguards behind him.
Instantly wary, Lulu asked, “What do you want?”
“I told you. You either stay with me, or you’re not seeing Barbara and her husband ever again. I’ve even brought my men just to take them away.”
Lulu glared at him. “Don’t you dare.”
“Come with me and I won’t,” Zachary replied.
He was being tough because he knew that Lulu would never willingly stay with him now.
This was the only way.
Naturally, Lulu was frustrated, but she could not do anything against Zachary’s threat.
To protect Barbara and Peter, she had to compromise.
“Fine. I’ll come with you.”
“Right now,” Zachary insisted.
Lulu heaved. “I know. I’ll pack my bag now.”
Barbara was just cleaning a guest room and she saw Lulu packing her things. “Are you leaving again so soon?”
“Yeah. I’ll come back to visit when I have the time.”
“You have to,” Barbara said, albeit reluctantly.
“I definitely would,” Lulu nodded.
Barbara then quickly went to the fridge and took a stack of seafood. “You loved these, so I saved them for you.”
Lulu was emotional that Barbara and Peter really think of her as their daughter, even saving all of that for her.
“Just keep them—lI’ll come back to eat it when I have the time,” she said, walking up to hug Barbara. “Take care of yourself.”
“Yeah.” Barbara smiled tenderly.
With that, Lulu picked up her bag and followed Zachary.
She just managed to leave him for one day, but he brought her back in such a despicable manner.
Furious and frustrated, she alighted when they reached Zachary’s home, made a beeline for her room, and flung her bag on the bed.
She was incensed no matter how she thought about it.
Still, Zachary entered just then. “You must be hungry. I’ll take you to a nice restaurant.”
Lulu found that laughable. “You’ll just die sooner because you brought me back, Zachary Slate! It won’t just be a fire or laxative next time. No, I’ll fucking kill you!’
Zachary simply grinned, disregarding Lulu’s wrath.
‘Even if you do, I would own up to it because I deserve that much. I’ve even written my will to ensure that you won’t be punished.”
Lulu snorted coldly. “Save your cheap theatrics.”
Zachary did not mind that at all. “Whatever you say.”
He was being thick-skinned, and he could not care less about what Lulu said or thought about him.
After all, he knew very well that Lulu’s impression was long since tarnished, and he would just lose her if he still cared about his image now.
This time, he would not lose her-he would keep her firmly within his grasp no matter the cost.
However, Lulu only felt irritation from seeing his face, and she started to head out.
Zachary followed her. “Where are you going?”
Giving him a look, she replied, “I need a job.”
“I can give you money, or arrange for a position at my company. How does becoming my personal assistant or secretary sound?”
He was smiling, but he was dead serious-he would never allow Lulu to get a job anywhere else.
Lulu frowned, left speechless since he obviously wanted to keep her confined at all times.
It was outrageous, and she would never play along or he would only get more demanding!
‘What if I insist on working?” she said staunchly, clearly not going to budge!
Zachary appeared taken aback, but he did not dare to push her too far. ’ You can work-“
“Not a job you provide either, or I’ll take you down with me.”
Zachary was silent for a long while. “How, exactly? And even if you don’t care, think about Barbara and her husband. I won’t spare them if you hurt yourself-’
Smack!
Lulu had slapped him across the face in her fury, leaving a clear palm print on his cheek.
Zachary was unperturbed, however. “It doesn’t hurt. I deserve it anyway even if it does!”
With those words, he reached out to take her into his arms.
Lulu pushed him away right then, thinking him as crazy as he was a deviant.
“Don’t touch me. You disgust me.”
Zachary could take her discontent, but her disdain for him still stung.
He hung his head. “Do I disgust you that much?”
‘Yes,’ she replied mercilessly.
Zachary held her gaze for a couple heartbeats and turned to leave.
Lulu thought nothing of it, however, since she could not wait for her to leave sooner for the sake of her own freedom.
Zachary did not go to his office. Not wanting to work but having no place to go, he had to think long and hard before deciding to go to James.
He needed someone to complain to, but James did not have time for him.
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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