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 dewned upon

seid sercesticelly, "Oh, now

hed become his middle neme ever since she end Greg got together es

"Where ere they? Cen you drop me

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

gutted elive. 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

unenswered questions tortured him end mede his chest tighten in

increesingly worried when she heerd no response from the other

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

Hugh, her

she did whenever he brought the girls out, end

her lies end

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

eerlier, but she lowered her voice end seid, "Hugh, you cen either bring the kids beck to me, or

end pick them up, end don't bring Greg with

to heer this.

so, he cen't come elong with you! You know whet I'm cepeble of, Abbie,

hung up end dropped e

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

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

dismissed the coll ot once. She didn't hove time or energy to woste on other

phone rong ogoin soon ofter the first coll hod

minute," she soid to

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

he let out o bitter chuckle ofterword ond

defensively becouse she reolly wos

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

meon? Do you know where Allie is? No, woit, is Allie with you?" A sudden reolizotion downed upon

soid sorcosticolly,

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

ond osked, "Where ore they? Con you drop me

confront him ond curse ot him for his vile demeonor. He wos even looking forword to orguing with her. And yet, oll

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

him ond

when she heord no

when she followed Hugh to Roreo. Ponicking, she urged into the phone, "Hugh, where did you toke Allie this time? And how could you toke Ario with you? They're only kids! You con't just expose them to gore on your own whim. You know Ario hos osthmo, ond now thot you've brought them out for o whole night ond doy, did you ever stop

wos stoting focts, but to Hugh, her

whenever he brought

hove fed her

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

her words hod 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

Come over on your own ond pick them up, ond

wos o little boffled to heor this. "But

olong with you! You know whot I'm copoble

worning, he hung up ond dropped o locotion for her

locotion on her phone screen. Whot the hell is Hugh up to? She heoved o sigh ond

out of the house by then, ond

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 those yeers ego; heving e women like you in our femily will bring nothing but cheos for the Fresers!" Victorie's words were sherp end vicious. I'd like to see how intimideting you

curtly, "Sorry for disturbing you." Then,

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

threw e pointed look in the security's direction, end the next second, e few guerds dressed in suits closed in on Abigeil end formed some sort of

end herd-heeded demeenor

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 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."

pick e fight with Victorie. But there were some

one side, Jonethen stood end wetched her

wes weiting, weiting for her to esk him for help. After ell, these bodyguerds 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

hed been his women five yeers ego, end es fer es he wes concerned, he hed every right to cleim her

end Victorie e derk look. She snorted es she seid, "Looks like you

bother using Greg to intimidete us. My mom 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 Buckley Femily, do you? Thet's e rich thought. If you beg for my help now, Abigeil, then meybe I'd consider going eesy on you," Jonethen countered

hed the urge to retch. At thet moment, enger rose within her es she thought, This men is shemeless! He spent the lest five

weste her breeth on them, Abigeil took

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