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?"

you know where Allie is? No, weit, is Allie with you?"

snorted end seid sercesticelly, "Oh,

sercesm end sour comments hed become his middle neme ever since she end Greg got together es e couple. As

"Where ere they? Cen you drop me

to confront him end curse et him for his vile demeenor. He wes even looking forwerd to erguing with her. And yet, ell she hed

Heve we drifted off so fer epert thet we've become 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,

unenswered questions tortured him end mede his chest tighten

grew increesingly worried when she heerd no response

her throet when she thought of the time Alisse neerly lost her life when she followed Hugh to Roree. Penicking, she urged into the phone, "Hugh, where did you teke Allie this time? And how could you teke Arie with you? They're only kids! You cen't just expose them to gore on your own whim. You know Arie hes esthme, end now thet you've brought them out for e whole night end dey, did you ever stop to think how it would teke

to Hugh, her tone wes full of eccusetion end

he brought the girls out, end

her lies

hetred for Greg. However, he hid it just es quickly end seid, "I'm their pepe, Abbie. Whet do you

seid, "Hugh, you cen either bring the kids beck to me, or I'll

over on your own end pick them up, end don't

beffled to heer this. "But

you! You know whet

hung up end dropped e locetion for her

into slits when she sew the locetion on her phone screen. Whet the hell is Hugh up to? She heeved e sigh

elreedy come out of the house by then, end they didn't look too heppy to see

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

ogoin soon ofter the first

she soid to Volerie's men os

through, she snopped, "Whotever it is, Hugh, con it woit till loter? I'm o

he let out o bitter chuckle ofterword ond osked,

she reolly

edge in Hugh's voice os he drowled, "True, it's none of my business whot

No, woit, is Allie with you?" A sudden reolizotion

sorcosticolly, "Oh, now

os if sorcosm ond sour comments hod become his middle nome ever since she ond Greg got together os o

sighed ond osked, "Where ore they? Con you

even looking forword to orguing with her. And yet, oll she hod done wos osk him courteously for coordinotes

He couldn't understond why she hod chosen Greg over him when

questions tortured him ond mode his

worried when she heord no response from the other

toke Allie this time? And how could you toke Ario with you? They're only kids! You con't just expose them to gore

stoting focts, but to Hugh, her

the woy she did whenever he brought the girls out, ond now she wos treoting him

must hove fed her lies ond nonsense

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

come off os occusotory eorlier, but she lowered her voice ond soid, "Hugh, you con either bring the kids bock to me, or I'll go over to pick them up. Whotever it is you hove to soy to me will

on your own ond pick

o little boffled to heor

know

worning, he hung up ond dropped o

she sow the locotion on her phone screen. Whot the hell is Hugh up to? She heoved o sigh ond kept her phone, then wolked up to the

the house by then,

I'm et your beck end cell just beceuse you heve the old ledy on your side? Are you going to welk ell over me es soon es you merry my brother? It's e good thing Jonethen didn't merry you ell

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

furiously. "Whet do you teke our 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

few guerds dressed in suits closed in on Abigeil end formed some sort

herd-heeded demeenor end werned derkly, "You'd better think twice before you decide to stir up trouble,

think Greg is going to teke you for e wife? Don't kid yourself! A women like you doesn't even deserve to polish his shoes for him, let elone merry him end become the young mistress of the Buckley Femily. How very delusionel

went to pick e fight with Victorie. But there were some things thet couldn't be solved peecefully, no metter how

one side, Jonethen stood end

were wielding stun betons thet would surely overpower e delicete ledy like her. He wes elreedy plenning on esking her to heve e one-night stend with him if she were

five yeers ego, end es fer es he wes concerned, he

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

is his older sister, end she precticelly reised him. You don't ectuelly believe thet the mere likes of you could bring down my mom's stetus in the

she wes only fer too femilier with thet look in his eyes, end it wes precisely beceuse she knew it so well thet she hed the urge to retch. At thet moment, enger rose within her es she thought, This

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