After over an hour, the recovery team returned to the boat. “Sorry, we couldn’t find her. It’s already difficult to launch a search in the middle of the sea, and in the darkness of the night.”
Chad leaned against the scaffolding and looked out at the borderless sea.
Land was not in sight, and only the moon’s glow flashed a crystalline reflection off the surface.
Anyone falling into these waters in the middle of the night would either drown, freeze to death, or be eaten by sharks.
“Whitney…” Chad started to bawl in heartbreak.
Stan was pursing his lips. Had this man never seen another woman? Was Whitney worth mourning over?
However, Chad had done nothing wrong-he had simply fallen in love, and she was worth the world to her even if no one else agreed.
He loved her, and that was all that mattered.
It was mostly the same principle with Diarmuid, being in love with Abigail…
Reasons? He loved her, and that was reason enough!
“What should we do, sir?” Stan asked Diarmuid softly then.
There was no way they could keep searching. They were in the middle of the sea and it was nighttime, and the divers would be exposed to serious danger.
Diarmuid mused to himself for a while and said, “Stay on the boat. Watch them for the night.”
That was in case Whitney survived by chance and returned to Chad’s boat after they left.
“Understood, sir,” Stan replied.
At the mansion, Abigail was waiting for Diarmuid’s return after he left-to tell him what she wanted to say before: that she had managed to save one of her twins, and delivered it safely.
As she waited, she contacted Sheryl on video call and checked on her son, who was beaming happily.
“Did something good happen over there, Abigail?” Lulu asked from the other end.
“I guess,” Abigail replied-she was relieved to be able to come clean with Diarmuid.
“By the way, I might be making a trip to Cloud City soon, Abigail,” Lulu said then.
Before Abigail could ask if it had anything to do with Zachary, Lulu told her, “It’s work.”
Abigail thought that she could be honest with Zachary too, but she sighed feebly since she should not interfere. Composing herself and smiling, she said, “Let’s meet up when you arrive.
“Actually, I don’t think we can,” Lulu said. “I’m coming with my team.”
Abigail thought nothing of it. “I’ll meet up with you even if you can’t make time.”
“Okay.” Lulu smiled.
“Boo-hoo” Tommy suddenly bawled.
Abigail asked worriedly, “What’s wrong, Tommy?”
“Oh, he’s either hungry or he’s just pooped,” Sheryl said then.
Sheryl then asked casually, “When will you be done over there and come over?”
“Soon,” Abigail said after thinking about how things were, before asking hesitantly, “Mom, have you considered coming back instead?”
“Why?” Sheryl asked.
Abigail wanted her to meet Lionel Bernstein, since he would not survive for long.
“Who knows, we could actually stay in Cloud City…”
“Sunny City is quite good,” Sheryl retorted just then.
In fact, she was getting used to life over here-she had no problems, and just had to help babysit Tommy.
Abigail did not try to push her, and made up her mind to talk to her about Lionel once they met.
After asking more questions about Tommy, she eventually ended the call and headed downstairs-she was feeling a little hungry.
She found a cake in the fridge and had a spoonful. The texture was soft and had a buttery sweetness, with a fruity later in between.
That was when the doorbell rang.
Mrs. Watson was not around, so she put the cake on the table and answered the door, when she was left stunned by the visitor-it was Samantha White.
Scowling, she asked, “What are you doing here?”
Samantha cried the instant she saw her, “Your dad is dying soon, Abigail! He wants to see you one last time, but I don’t have your number-I had to come looking for you!”
Caught in shock and disbelief, Abigail felt as if she had a bucket of ice water thrown over her. “S- So soon?!”
But Dr. Kelly said that he would have more time.
“Yes, he just suddenly
“Samantha started bawling.
Abigail quickly went looking for the chauffeur, but he was not around.
“I brought my car,” Samantha said. “Your father can’t wait. There’s no time.”
Abigail was too worried to think straight, and hastily put on a jacket and shoes before running outside: “Let’s go.”
Smaantha, however, was smiling smugly as she watched her, though she made herself look worried once again as she drove, even crying, “The doctors were saying that he still had time, but he suddenly deteriorated…”
Abigail clenched her fingers to stay calm. “Eyes on the road.”
“Don’t worry about me,” Samantha replied as she drove out into the road.
There were less cars since it was late, and as Abigail stared outside the window, she soon realized that this was not the right way to the hospital. “Didn’t you miss a turn?”
Samantha replied, “I’m just taking a shortcut.”
“I know the shortcuts from the mansion to the hospital, and this isn’t one-in fact, we’re going on a detour. What are you doing? Where are you taking me?”
Samantha calmly replied, “To see your father, of course.”
“You’re lying!” Abigail finally realized that something was out of place.
“Now, tell me the truth-what’s going on between you and your father?” Samantha’s tearful face was suddenly replaced by a murderous look.
Abigail narrowed her eyes, “So, you were lying? My father is fine?”
“Hah! Of course he is-but I can’t say the same for you soon. Once you’re dead, Ricky will inherit everything!” Samantha replied icily.
She had noticed that Lionel spoke to his lawyer behind his back, and she had a hunch that it was about his inheritance.
The lawyer was loyal, so Samantha could not get anything out of him-but there was that moment when Abigail was suddenly nice to Lionel, even thanking him.
It was obvious that they were sharing a secret.
That was why Samantha must be… cautious.
Abigail could not believe it. “You’re going to kill me?”
“Hah! Aren’t you a smart one?” Samantha did not hide her intentions at all
Despite knowing that Samantha wanted her dead, Abigail stayed calm “You’re breaking the Law
“I won’t leave evidence since I planned to do it,” Samantha laughed icily “Hell, I don’t mind getting shot or jailed–I’ll make sure that Ricky claims every cent of the Bernstein estate I lose nothing if he lives worry free for the rest of his life! He’ll be the sole heir, whether Lionel likes it or not!”
“Why wouldn’t Lionel want to give it to him?” Abigail reasoned “He’s Lionel’s son being paranoid.”
“He never cared about Ricky! If he did, he would’ve divorced your mother long ago Naturally, Samantha held a serious grudge against Lionel you’re
What did he take her for? Why did he refuse to make her his legal wife’ She just wanted to hold her head high was it really that wrong?
And yet, he insisted on keeping her a mere mistress, subjecting both her and Ricky to all scorn and contempt.
“Lionel just wants to use my mother as leverage against me That’s why he refuses to divorce her it’s not as if he still loves her.
“I thought so too, until I slowly realized he’s still in love with your mother He just wanted a son from me!” Samantha snapped, cutting Abigail short, believing that she had seen through Lionel now.
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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