Not One, But Two!

Chapter 152

There was a flash of sadness across Abigail's eyes and though it was fleeting, Greg managed to catch a glimpse of it. Why are there such emotions in her eyes?

At that moment, he didn't say a word as he heard her comment, "I don't have too much knowledge to impart to you but if you're willing to learn, I can teach you medicinal skills."

As soon as Abigail said that, Natalie was instantly stunned.

Natalie had thought that her body was pretty much defiled and this was the red light district after all. Furthermore, Mr. Buckley pretty much reigned in the nightlife industry, so she assumed that her best outcome was to join those nightclubs where she could offer her services without sacrificing her body. However, she didn't expect Abigail to offer to teach her medicinal skills.

Learn medicinal skills? I'm unworthy of this! Besides, I'm totally clueless about everything! Her father had single-handedly forced her to earn her keep before she had even completed middle school, so there was no way she could pick up medicinal skills and become a doctor.

Meanwhile, Abigail looked at Natalie's stunned expression and the former smiled before asking, "What's wrong? So you're not keen about it?"

"I-I've never come into contact with it and my qualification is only up to middle school." Natalie couldn't help lowering her head as she was quite ashamed when she mentioned the last sentence.

However, Abigail smiled and asked, "What's wrong with just completing middle school? If you're keen to learn, then I'll send you off to school. A doctor's profession is a very noble one. At the very least, you won't find it hard to find a job if you are a doctor, so you just need to work hard from now on. Hard work will definitely pay off and you'll definitely be rewarded for your efforts so there won't be an issue for you

to support yourself. Furthermore, if you do well in your studies, then you might even become very famous. That would be very, very awesome, yes?"

Natalie had never expected that she would encounter such a twist in her life and as soon as she heard Abigail's words, she instantly went down on her knees and kowtowed three times to Abigail. Natalie's actions made Abigail quite uncomfortable.

"What's this for?"

"Miss Abigail, you're comparable to my savior and I'm just expressing my gratitude by kowtowing. From now onward, you just have to say the word and I'll definitely do as you request. Even if you want my life, I won't hesitate to surrender it at all."

Natalie knew that learning medicine was her only way to a better future and get out of this troubled path. She had originally thought that her entire life would be stuck in this colorful red-light district. Even if she was able to leave, she had thought that she would most likely become an assassin or a bodyguard to Abigail and protect the woman from harm. Never in her wildest dreams would she have imagined herself being able to seek a different path. This was a path that could allow her to proudly denounce her past and head toward a bright future.

Meanwhile, all of this was thanks to the woman in front of her. Natalie was eternally grateful that she had chosen Abigail earlier.

At that moment, Abigail smiled and said, "Why would I want your life? There will always be plenty of difficult moments in everyone's life. You just have to remember that no matter what happens, there will always be a chance for us to turn things over. You just have to keep on working hard toward a positive and stable life."

"Thank you, Miss Abigail. Thanks!"

This time, Natalie sincerely expressed her gratitude toward Abigail.

Just then, Abigail pulled Natalie up from the ground and turned to Greg with a smile. "I hope you won't mind my decision."

Meanwhile, Greg pulled Abigail into his arms, and then he spoke up with a slightly brooding voice. "Sweetheart, you've steered all of my people toward a better path, so what am I going to do with my Dark Empire then?"

As soon as Natalie heard that, she couldn't help contain her anxiety. Ultimately, Greg was the one who called the shots here. However, Abigail glared at him and said, "So are you telling me that you've done a lot of similar things of forcing an unwilling woman into selling herself?"

"No, this would never occur over here. If it did, then I wouldn't be here to deal with this today," Greg hastily explained himself.

Anyone working on his turf had to be on their own accord and there had never been a case like Natalie before. That was also why Greg had immediately taken action after Natalie's case had been made known.

Abigail trusted his words, so she smiled and replied, "I just want her to lead her own stable life."

"Okay." Greg agreed to her words without any hesitation.

He did not necessarily have to retain Natalie here. After all, there were plenty of girls like her working for him. Since Abigail had already voiced out then naturally, he was happy to accede to her request. Ultimately, Abigail was his future wife after all, right?

As soon as the others saw Abigail made that choice, they couldn't help being discontented. Some of them tried to say something but Greg glared at them coldly so, at that point, everyone present turned

silent.

Meanwhile, Natalie heard Greg agree to it and she was elated. She quickly thanked him and he replied, "Go and freshen up and then head to this address here to look for a lady known as Amy. You should deal with the wounds on your body first. No matter where you're headed to further your studies, or even if you're going to attend high school, you should still make sure that your body's in a good state."

At that moment, Abigail felt a warm fuzzy feeling rise within her. She had been trying to come up with a way to get Natalie to go over to Allie's Garden, but Greg had spoken up on her behalf and solved her issue immediately. There were too many distinct scars on Natalie's body and she had been through a horrible ordeal of being assaulted by many men, so she was definitely mentally and physically scarred by that. Right now, she required therapy.

In fact, Amy was quite good in this aspect. Furthermore, Amy didn't know anything about Natalie's traumatic ordeal, so it would make the process of therapy much easier and more comfortable.

Abigail mentioned softly, "I'll make contact for your education. Right now, you should just focus on healing yourself and forget those memories that you don't need to bother remembering. From now on, you're the one in charge of your own life, alright?"

"Okay. Thank you, Miss Abigail."

Natalie repeatedly expressed her gratitude as Greg wrapped his arms around Abigail and spoke up calmly. "That's all, guys. It's time for you to leave. From now onward, just remember that Abigail's my partner."

After Greg had said that, he couldn't care less about the others' reaction and he instantly walked out of the door with Abigail.

They walked out to find that the scene outside remained the same, and it was still as bustling and lively as before.

At the same time, Abigail's eyes flickered slightly as she saw the scene in front of her but she didn't say a word. She merely trailed after Greg and got into the car.

As the car left the red-light district, Greg casually asked her, "Do you have any misunderstanding about the red-light district?"

"No. This was my first time entering the place, so I'm just curious about it." Abigail naturally knew the reason for Greg's question. The moment Abigail had seen Natalie, there was a flash of emotion in the former's eyes so she reckoned that he must have caught that too. However, she wasn't keen to talk about it right now. After all, there were some things that were too painful to even recall.

He noticed that she didn't intend to talk about it, so he swiftly changed the topic.

"Let's head back to Kain Residence?"

"Okay."

After the incident was blown up, Abigail somehow was able to accept the fact that Philip wasn't her biological father. If Philip was actually her father, then if someday he did the same thing as Natalie's dad, she wasn't sure whether she would be much sadder and in despair over the incident.

Philip was a selfish man, after all. He only cared about the Kain Corporation and how to push the Kain Family to the top of the social circles. The only function of his daughter was to form a marriage union with a suitable family.

As soon as Abigail thought of this, she heaved a sigh of relief.

"You did that on purpose, didn't you?" Abigail looked at Greg. Her eyes went to this man who sometimes behaved seriously and at times, had a sinister streak to him. However he could also be quite attentive and caring. At that point, she felt a complicated feeling rise up within her.

"What are you on about? What did I do?" Greg maintained a smile on his face.

He always had this nonchalant expression on his face and yet he would always regard her problems as his own and resolve them for her.

The first time that she owed her gratitude to him was the time when he arrived at Mortimer Village to bear the flogging punishment on her behalf. After that, he had repeatedly done plenty for her. Gradually, he started to have a special spot in her heart.

Abigail smiled, and the smile she had was one of extreme contentment. She had quite a horrible life for the first half of her life but now, she encountered this man here. Was this somewhat a compensation and blessing for her past sufferings?

Abigail looked at Greg and said, "You must have known about the matter with Natalie earlier on. You could have come over and handled it by yourself, but you insisted on bringing me along too. Aren't you trying to use the example of Natalie's dad to show me that having a biological father might not be such a great thing after all? Perhaps it would be much better to not have one, right?"

Greg paused momentarily at that. He realized then that Abigail was very perceptive. He had already done everything very subtly, but she had still realized it.

"Some people do not deserve to be fathers. The blood ties that exist between some of them will only further deepen their children's suffering. Therefore, faced with such callous, cold-blooded parents, it could be a good thing to be unrelated to them at all."

Greg noticed that she had already figured things out, so he naturally didn't continue to hide his thoughts.

As soon as Abigail heard his words, she asked, "Don't tell me that the DNA report was fabricated by you too?"

"I wouldn't do such a silly thing. Even if Philip's actually your biological father, I have plenty of ways to deal with him. Do you think I would care as to whether he's related to you?"

Greg's words were full of arrogance but he was indeed telling the truth.

At that point, Abigail realized that she had actually asked quite a dumb question.

"I'm sorry. I guess I must have been too mindful of that matter."

"It's alright. You should consider this. Perhaps your biological father is a good man? He'll definitely dote on you and love you very much but perhaps he just doesn't know your existence."

Greg's words suddenly gave Abigail plenty of courage and confidence.

Finally, they arrived back at Kain Residence and it was three hours past dinner time. As soon as Sasha heard their car ignition, she quickly informed Philip about it. Subsequently, they came out together to greet Abigail and Greg.

"Mr. Buckley, you're finally here. We've reheated the dishes several times and we thought that you might not be coming today."

Sasha had a smile on her face but her words clearly had a tinge of displeasure to them. After all, she had been starving and waiting for him to arrive for the past three hours so naturally, any other person would feel displeased too.

However, Greg coldly responded, "What's wrong? Mrs. Kain, it sounds like you're not happy to see me, huh?"

"No, of course not! That's not true. She's not good with her words so Mr. Buckley, please don't take offense. Abigail, hurry up and show Mr. Buckley inside."

Philip hurriedly tried to smooth things over as he glared at Sasha furiously. At the same time, he signaled to Abigail with the hopes that she would be able to diffuse Greg's anger and successfully lead him into the house.

However, Abigail merely found the scene quite ridiculous. She had never received much fatherly love and family warmth from Philip since she was a kid, so how could he possibly have the confidence that she would definitely do as he instructed?

However, she recalled her point of turning up today, so she suppressed her emotions and spoke softly. "Forget about it. Let's go inside. There might be strangers looking in from the outside and they might think that you're being a bully to them."

She said this very sarcastically, but Philip shamelessly pretended not to understand her sarcastic words as he smiled and said, "Yes, that's right. Mr. Buckley, come on in."

"Alright then, I'll go inside and take a seat though I'm not too keen to do so. I'm just doing this for Abbie's sake." Subsequently, he took her hand in his and walked into the house. Content is © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

As soon as Sasha saw the way Greg treated Abigail, she couldn't help frowning. However, she didn't dare to say anything as she trailed behind them and walked into the house.

Meanwhile, Emma refused to leave Jonathan alone, and paired with the frustration that he had amassed from the past few days, he suddenly was in the mood to have some fun with her. After fooling

around for a few hours, they finally fell asleep. Suddenly, he stretched his leg as he turned around and kicked her to the ground.

"Ah!" Emma yelled out in shock and that instantly attracted the attention of Abigail and the others.

"What's wrong with Emma?"

Sasha quickly rushed up the stairs. Just then, Greg's interest was piqued too. What are the Kains trying to come up with again?

"Let's go upstairs and take a look too!" Greg was quite excited as he dragged Abigail along to go upstairs.

Abigail was slightly speechless. She allowed him to go drag her upstairs but she was clearly quite disinterested. However, as soon as the door was opened up, everyone was dumbfounded.