Not One, But Two!

Chapter 55

Abigail felt like she could no longer finish the food she was eating. What does Greg mean by that? Is he blaming me for not letting his mother meet his child? Abigail frowned as she felt her insides boiling with fire.

Greg had been spending quite some time with Abigail, so he could gauge her temper by then. He knew that she was about to get mad, so he quickly changed his tone to avoid conflict. "How about we do this? My mother hasn't met Arianna as she has been unwell recently. If I hadn't stopped my mom from coming to see her granddaughter, she would've probably run over with her arms wide open. I'm fine with you returning to Marona, but I was wondering if you could leave the kid here for a while. I'm not fighting for child custody—I just want my mother to enjoy some time as a grandmother. My mom was the one who brought me up while starting Global Inc., and it was really hard for her. After she found out about her granddaughter, she felt really guilty since she hadn't managed to complete her duties as a grandmother in the past five years. I promise I'll send the kid home once you say you miss her, okay?"

If Greg was honest, he couldn't recall talking to anyone else in such a tone. Abigail noticed it too. She could be a little self-centered, but she wasn't an unreasonable person. She was the one who wanted to give birth to the kids, and she was the one who made a move on Greg in the past. If they looked at the situation that way, then both Greg and Valerie were victims. They weren't wrong to ask to spend some time with Arianna.

Although Abigail was rather worried, she still nodded in the end. "I'll go home and ask Arianna about it. If she's okay, then I will respect her choice."

Greg curled his lips into a smile after seeing that she had loosened up a little. He knew that he had to use a gentler approach in order to change this woman's mind. "Thank you." This was the first time Greg had ever thanked anyone.

Abigail froze because she couldn't believe what Greg just said. "What are you thanking me for? Are you thanking me for letting my daughter stay, or are you thanking me for standing in front of a knife?"

"Both, I guess. You might have raped me five years ago, but you gave me such a huge surprise after five years. I'm willing to forget our past now that I have this adorable child around. Whenever you need me, I'll always be there," Greg offered.

Abigail knew that Greg was a man of his words. "Anything at all?" she asked playfully.

"Of course," he replied.

"What if I asked you to marry me?" Greg froze once he heard Abigail's words. He knitted his brows together instinctively, and Abigail immediately noticed the look on his face. "I was just joking. Why would I ever want to marry you?" She let out a chuckle before lowering her head to continue eating. However, the eyes beneath her thick lashes dimmed for a brief moment.

Maybe I'm only saying these things because I'm especially vulnerable after getting injured. How could he ever marry me? How could I ever get married to him? Abigail focused on getting rid of the awkward and uneasy feeling in her. "There's something that I'd like to tell you," she finally uttered in a soft voice.

"Hmm?"

"Actually, five years ago, I gave birth to—" Abigail was about to tell Greg that she had given birth to twins, but her phone rang before she could finish her sentence. "Hold on. Let me pick up this call." Abigail hurriedly walked out with her phone when she saw that it was a call from Hugh. Greg had sharp eyes, so he had seen Hugh's name the moment her phone rang. This made him rather angry. That man really doesn't know when to get lost. Does he want to be my daughter's stepfather? He'll have to ask for my permission first!

However, Abigail had no idea what Greg was thinking about. She brought her phone out of the ward and headed to a corner in the walkway, where she stopped in front of the window before picking the call up. "How's your injury? I hope there's no inflammation." Abigail was a doctor, so her first question naturally had to do with his health.

that, but he seemed to calm down after hearing her first question.

fool around with your life just because you're young. I won't always be around to save you in time." Abigail sighed. She simply couldn't understand the reason Hugh didn't value his own life. "I got it,"

"How's Alissa?" Abigail asked.

was just about to tell you about her," Hugh uttered

to Alissa?" Abigail got nervous upon hearing his

as I have other matters to handle. I have to go back

of relief after hearing his explanation. She was aware of Hugh's identity, but there were still things that she didn't know about. For example, she knew that Hugh was part of the Grey Territory, but she didn't know what

can send Alissa over to me," she said after hearing that Hugh had other matters to handle. "I'll take

uneasy all of

is it?"

phone call he had just received, he was worried that he wouldn't be able to get out in one piece after he

had always returned safely in the past, so she wasn't too worried. Hugh didn't want to end the call, but he then heard Greg's voice on the other end of the line. "The food is getting cold, Abigail. You should eat now. Think about your stomach! Do you want to go to the emergency room again?" Greg

annoyance. Can this guy be

go eat, then. You need to take care of your health." Although Hugh was unhappy about the situation, he still

Let me know the flight details for Alissa's flight

and turned around, only to find Greg standing behind her. "What's this? Do you like

like I'm eavesdropping? I'm just here to tell you to go back and eat your meal. Why did you have to go so far just to pick up a call? I'm not interested in listening

I do prefer to have some privacy when talking about lovey-dovey stuff," she replied before walking away. Greg remained frozen in his spot. What? Were they really talking about lovey-dovey stuff? How shameless is that? "Look, Abigail. I don't care if you date someone, but I don't want you to affect my daughter,"

dating someone affect your daughter? Are you sure you'll never date anyone?" she asked in

still in her spot before turning around to give him a thoughtful gaze. He seemed to realize what he had just said, so he quickly changed his words. "At

walking off. Did he just say that he won't allow other women to show up in front of his daughter? I'd like to see what happens when his girlfriend comes over to

sound like she was jealous. After both of them returned to the ward, they were still rather awkward and uneasy because

realized that Greg didn't seem too curious about what she wanted to say, she decided that she didn't want to tell him about