“No,” Abigail replied.
Ricky breathed a sigh in relief.
“In that case, anything’s acceptable.
“Really?”
Abigail was just having trouble speaking up.
“Anyway, Lulu left.To where, I have no idea.”
Ricky sprang to his feet right then! “Are you kidding me?! She’s your best friend! What won’t she tell you? Or you’re still intending to fix her up with Zachary?!”
Abigail tried to grab his wrist and calm him down, only for him to shake her off violently.
She tripped over the table and started to fall backward! Just as she was about to fall, she landed in a pair of warm arms.She turned, then glowered when she saw who it was!
Abigail quickly pulled herself out of Seth Hedge’s arms and pulled Ricky along.
“Let’s go.”
Ricky was still too upset to listen, but Abigail warned him before he could refuse, “You’d better behave if you want to know more about Lulu.”
Ricky immediately did.
As for Seth, he just happened to come to the same restaurant, and he did not expect to run into Abigail here.He did not dare to approach her, but could not stop himself from helping when he saw that she was about to fall.
“I saved you there, Abigail, and you’re leaving without so much as thanking me? Do you think that’s right?”
The clear voice from behind only left Abigail annoyed, while Ricky whispered, “Wasn’t he our neighbor? Seth Hedge, right? I thought he went abroad…When did he come back? Have you met him earlier?”
“No,” Abigail said coolly.
Ricky was skeptical—why would she hate him so much? There had to be a reason, but he was not in the mood to probe into Abigail’s affairs at the moment.
“Just be honest.Where’s Lulu? I’ll go to her right now.”
Abigail stopped just then and took the check from her bag, leaving Ricky puzzled.
“Why are you giving me money?”
“It’s not from me—it’s from Lulu.That left Ricky even more puzzled.
“What?”
“Lulu won’t forgive Zachary, but she’s not choosing you.She left to start over, and I support her decision even though I don’t want to see her go.She’s just going to end up tied down by the past if she stays, and she won’t ever have peace.It’s just better for her to leave, and this money will make up for the trouble she caused you.She wants peace of mind, so just take it!”
“No, I won’t!”
Ricky shook his head, refusing to accept it.
“I don’t want compensation…How could she just up and leave?!”
Suddenly, he looked up at Abigail with scarlet eyes.
“You have to know.You know where she is, don’t you?!”
Abigail shook her head.
“She never told me, saying that I won’t be able to keep it a secret.She’s serious about this.”
Ricky was left at a loss and despondent.
“She’s actually gone…Did she decide that because she remembers now?”
Abigail nodded.
“Yeah.”
And Ricky blamed himself for that.
“I knew it.She was acting strange, and I shouldn’t have left her, or she couldn’t have left…”
Abigail tried to encourage him regardless.
“Calm down, Ricky.You’re not going to keep her anyway once she decides to leave.Don’t give up on yourself either—Lulu prefers mature, composed men, so work hard and become successful.That way, she would fall for you when she sees you again!”
“Will she fall for me if I’m successful?” Ricky asked.
“Yeah,” Abigail said.
“If I’m successful…I have to become successful…”
Ricky mused to himself repeatedly, as if possessed.
Worried about his safety, Abigail said, ‘Why don’t you come home with me…?’
“No, I need to be alone,” he said, pushing Abigail’s hand and quickly running outside, probably still unable to accept that Lulu was gone.
Abigail breathed a deep sigh— Ricky was going to need time to let Lulu’s departure sink in, and anything anyone else would say was pointless.She returned to her car and her chauffeur drove.She reclined against her seat as the car drove steadily on, rubbing her temples and trying to rest her weary spirit.
Screech! The chauffeur, who had always been a great driver, suddenly jammed his foot on the brakes.
Caught off guard, Abigail fell forward, her head knocking into the seat up front.
Clutching her forehead, she asked him what had happened.
“Madam, you should take a look at this…”
Abigail looked where the chauffeur was pointing.Her eyes then widened and she quickly alighted!
Ricky was lying on the road and bleeding profusely from his forehead.
The driver stood nearby, repeating in panic, “I didn’t run into him, I didn’t…He hit my car…”
“Just help me already!”
Abigail snapped—she could not move Ricky by herself.
Moreover, he was at risk after having recently undergone a heart transplant, leaving his body weaker than most.She must get Ricky checked, and had no time for the blame game.
The driver quickly went up and carried Ricky to Abigail’s car, but although the chauffeur floored the gas pedal, it was not until half an hour later that they reached a hospital.
Although Abigail did not work there, she had a medical license and was given permission to stay while a doctor examined Ricky.
Fortunately, he was fine—just unconscious from a concussion.
They cleaned the cut on his head and kept him for observation, and he would be allowed to leave if he did not feel unwell over the next 24 hours.
As Abigail stepped outside, she saw that the driver had come as well.
He was worried about getting into trouble, but he came regardless and was worriedly pacing around the walkway uneasily.
“You can go now,” Abigail told him.
He began, “I’ve called my insurance company—”
“It’s fine.We won’t pursue further responsibility, so you can go now!”
Abigail did not want trouble either, and Ricky was fine anyway.
“Oh…So, I’ll be going now?” the driver asked tentatively.
He appeared surprised that she was so agreeable, and he was actually a little skeptical.
“Yeah,” Abigail replied, and he finally left.
Since there was no one around, Abigail told his chauffeur to stay.
“Wait here until Ricky wakes up.Then you can go.”
“Yes, ma’am,” the chauffeur replied, and Abigail left, taking a taxi home.
Dinner was over by then, and she washed her hands before checking on the children.
Tommy really loved his baby brother and treated him like a toy, and would always be staring at the baby or pinching his little face.He was in his pajamas now, but insisted on hugging his baby brother to sleep.
Sheryl Harris had no choice but to let Tommy play with the little one a little.She would not let him near the bed when it was bedtime, or he would keep the baby awake!
“Mama.”
Seeing Abigail, he happily threw himself into her arms.
Abigail patted his head.
“Were you a good boy?”
“Yes,” Tommy said after thinking about it, and then chirped, “I helped Grandma take care of Baby.”
“Oh, all grown up I see,” Abigail said lovingly.
Bzzt…
Her phone suddenly vibrated, and she whipped it out and answered.It was James.
“Mr.Althoff is drunk.”
“Where is he?” Abigail asked.
James gave her the address and she hung up.
Putting away her phone, she hugged Tommy and said, “Go to bed soon.Mommy is going to bring Daddy home.”
Tommy nodded tamely.
“Come home soon.”
“Yeah.”
Abigail smiled, and stepped outside.
Seeing that she was leaving again, Shery] said, “Have you eaten? We saved something for you.”
“I did.I’ll be right back.”
Sheryl did not say anything since she understood the nature of her work, but told her not to be late anyway.
Abigail nodded and drove out on her own since the chauffeur was in the hospital.
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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