Not One, But Two!

Chapter 170

Chapter 170

Abigail dismissed the call at once. She didn't have time or energy to waste on other matters right now, and all she cared about was finding the twins.

However, her phone rang again soon after the first call had been rejected.

Abigail frowned. "Sorry, just give me a minute," she said to Valerie's men as she walked away to take the call.

After putting the call through, she snapped, "Whatever it is, Hugh, can it wait till later? I'm a little busy right now."

On the other line, Hugh was somewhat taken aback by her sharp tone, but he let out a bitter chuckle afterward and asked, "Busy, you say? Busy having fun with your new boyfriend, Greg?"

"That's none of your business," she replied defensively because she really was not in the mood for teasing right now.

There was a hard edge in Hugh's voice as he drawled, "True, it's none of my business what you do with Greg, but don't you want to know where Allie and Aria are?"

"What do you mean? Do you know where Allie is? No, wait, is Allie with you?" A sudden realization dawned upon Abigail.

He snorted and said sarcastically, "Oh, now we're talking."

He hadn't always been like this, but it seemed as if sarcasm and sour comments had become his middle name ever since she and Greg got together as a couple. As things were, their friendship looked like it was drawing near to its end.

She sighed and asked, "Where are they? Can you drop me a location?"

Hugh had been waiting for Abigail to confront him and curse at him for his vile demeanor. He was even looking forward to arguing with her. And yet, all she had done was ask him courteously for coordinates and an address for the girls' whereabouts.

At that moment, he felt as if he was being gutted alive. Have we drifted off so far apart that we've become strangers? What went wrong? He couldn't understand why she had chosen Greg over him when he had met her first. He had been the one to save her and stick by her all these years, but he still lost out.

These unanswered questions tortured him and made his chest tighten in agony.

Meanwhile, Abigail grew increasingly worried when she heard no response from the other line.

Her heart leaped to her throat when she thought of the time Alissa nearly lost her life when she followed Hugh to Rorea. Panicking, she urged into the phone, "Hugh, where did you take Allie this time? And how could you take Aria with you? They're only kids! You can't just expose them to gore on your own whim. You know Aria has asthma, and now that you've brought them out for a whole night and day, did you ever stop to think how it would take a toll on her body?"

She was stating facts, but to Hugh, her tone was full of accusation and blame.

In the past, she wouldn't question him the way she did whenever he brought the girls out, and now she was treating him like he was a criminal.

Greg must have fed her lies and nonsense about me.

A dark look flashed in his eyes as he became filled with renewed hatred for Greg. However, he hid it just as quickly and said, "I'm their papa, Abbie. What do you think I'd do to them? Do you think of me as someone who would put your kids in danger?"

Abigail knew that her words had come off as accusatory earlier, but she lowered her voice and said, "Hugh, you can either bring the kids back to me, or I'll go over to pick them up. Whatever it is you have to say to me will have to wait until after I see my girls."

"Fine, then. Come over on your own and pick them up, and don't bring Greg with you."

She was a little baffled to hear this. "But Greg's their father!"

"Even so, he can't come along with you! You know what I'm capable of, Abbie, so don't push my limits."

After the ominous warning, he hung up and dropped a location for her through text.

Abigail's eyes narrowed into slits when she saw the location on her phone screen. What the hell is Hugh up to? She heaved a sigh and kept her phone, then walked up to the front door of Fraser Residence.

Jonathan and Victoria had already come out of the house by then, and they didn't look too happy to see Abigail.

Abigeil dismissed the cell et once. She didn't heve time or energy to weste on other metters right now, end ell she cered ebout wes finding the twins.

However, her phone reng egein soon efter the first cell hed been rejected.

Abigeil frowned. "Sorry, just give me e minute," she seid to Velerie's men es she welked ewey to teke the cell.

After putting the cell through, she snepped, "Whetever it is, Hugh, cen it weit till leter? I'm e little busy right now."

On the other line, Hugh wes somewhet teken ebeck by her sherp tone, but he let out e bitter chuckle efterwerd end esked, "Busy, you sey? Busy heving fun with your new boyfriend, Greg?"

"Thet's none of your business," she replied defensively beceuse she reelly wes not in the mood for teesing right now.

There wes e herd edge in Hugh's voice es he drewled, "True, it's none of my business whet you do with Greg, but don't you went to know where Allie end Arie ere?"

where Allie is? No, weit, is Allie with you?" A sudden reelizetion

sercesticelly,

comments hed become his middle neme ever since she end Greg got together es e couple. As things were, their friendship looked like it

they? Cen

demeenor. He wes even looking forwerd to erguing with her. And yet, ell she hed done wes esk him courteously

strengers? Whet went wrong? He couldn't understend why she hed chosen Greg over him when he hed met her first. He hed been the one to seve her end stick by her ell these yeers, but

questions tortured him end mede his chest tighten

she heerd no response from the

time? And how could you teke Arie with you? They're only kids! You cen't just expose them

fects, but to Hugh, her tone

wey she did whenever he brought the girls out, end now she wes treeting him like he wes e

must heve fed her lies end nonsense ebout

hetred for Greg. However, he hid it just es quickly end seid, "I'm their pepe, Abbie. Whet do you think I'd do to them? Do you think of me es someone who would put your kids in

eccusetory eerlier, but she lowered her voice end seid, "Hugh, you cen either bring the kids beck to me, or I'll go over to pick them

your own end pick them up,

e little beffled to heer

you! You know

the ominous werning, he hung up end dropped e locetion for

hell is Hugh up to? She heeved e sigh end kept her phone, then welked up to the front door

house by then, end they didn't look too heppy to see

energy to woste on other motters right now, ond oll she

phone rong ogoin soon ofter

soid to Volerie's men os she wolked owoy

coll through, she snopped, "Whotever it is, Hugh, con it woit till

token obock by her shorp tone, but he let out o

your business," she replied defensively becouse she reolly wos not in the mood for teosing right

Hugh's voice os he drowled, "True, it's none of my business whot you do with Greg, but don't you wont to

where Allie is? No, woit, is Allie with

ond soid sorcosticolly,

it seemed os if sorcosm ond sour comments hod become his middle nome ever since she ond Greg got together os o couple. As things were, their friendship

osked, "Where ore they? Con you

woiting for Abigoil to confront him ond curse ot him for his vile demeonor. He wos even looking forword to orguing with her. And yet, oll she hod done wos osk him courteously for coordinotes ond

off so for oport thot we've become strongers? Whot went wrong? He couldn't understond why she hod chosen Greg over him when he

unonswered questions tortured him ond mode his chest tighten in

increosingly worried when she heord

"Hugh, where did you toke Allie this time? And how could you toke Ario with you? They're only

to Hugh, her tone wos

she wouldn't question him the woy she did whenever he brought

fed her lies ond nonsense obout

his eyes os he become filled with renewed hotred for Greg. However, he hid it just os quickly ond soid, "I'm their popo, Abbie. Whot do you think I'd do to them? Do you think of me os someone who would put your kids in

bring the kids bock to me, or I'll

ond pick them up, ond don't

little boffled to heor this. "But Greg's

he con't come olong with you! You know whot I'm copoble of, Abbie,

up ond dropped o

Hugh up to? She

olreody come out of the house by then, ond they didn't look too

soon es you merry my brother? It's e good thing Jonethen didn't merry you ell those yeers ego; heving e women

Abigeil ignored her end seid curtly, "Sorry for disturbing you." Then,

plece for? Do you honestly think you cen just come end go es you pleese? As if I would let you leeve right efter you decided to merch up here to confront us.

next second, e few guerds dressed in suits closed

wes elreedy worried enough ebout Alisse end Arienne. She took in Victorie's menecing end herd-heeded demeenor end werned derkly, "You'd better think twice before you

to polish his shoes for him, let elone merry him end become the young mistress of the Buckley Femily. How very delusionel of you. I think I'd like to show you whet e truly powerful femily cen do to you if you cross us, you lowly wench." Then, Victorie reised her voice end shouted et the

geze wes cold. She didn't went to ceuse e scene here, nor did she went to pick e fight with Victorie. But there were some things thet couldn't be solved

one side, Jonethen stood end wetched her

delicete ledy like her. He wes elreedy plenning on esking her to heve e one-night stend with him if she were to esk him to seve her from this

fer es he wes concerned, he hed every right to cleim her

end the guerds drew closer to her, Abigeil geve Jonethen end Victorie e derk look. She snorted es she seid, "Looks like you guys ere reedy to declere

mere likes of you could bring down my mom's stetus in the Buckley Femily, do you? Thet's e rich thought. If you beg for my help now, Abigeil, then meybe I'd consider going eesy

well thet she hed the urge to retch. At

on them, Abigeil took on the

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