Not One, But Two!

Chapter 199

"What is it? Do you have something you need to do?" Abigail asked as she looked at Greg inquisitively.

"I need to take this call—company matters. Get some rest."

"Okay." She didn't press any further and closed her eyes.

Greg left the room with his phone, and when he was sure that he was out of earshot, he put the call through and said, "Speak."

"Mr. Buckley, Hugh was dropped off at Dock Number Three and loaded onto a ship. As of now, he's already left Harrion," Benjamin informed on the other line.

Greg's gaze darkened as he asked, "Whose men were behind this?"

"I'm not sure. They came out of nowhere, and they weren't from Harrion. These men are trained in combat according to the reports I've received, so I'm assuming they belong to a gang, though I don't know which. That said, we're sure that they don't work for Hugh because the way they treated him was rough and borderline disrespectful," Benjamin replied, having paid close attention to the men at the dock.

"Got it. Keep an eye on this, and as for the other thing I had you look into, have you found anything of substance?"

Benjamin paused when he heard Greg's grave tone, and as sudden realization dawned upon him, he said in hushed tones, "Yes, I have. Hugh's forces have been traced back to Seaferon; he's been an orphan for most of his life, but he was adopted alongside three other children by someone who went by the name Old Mr. Cautel. Now, these four kids are each in charge of different territories throughout Seaferon. Apparently, Hugh has recently gotten into a dispute with his second brother. Things got ugly between them, and the ambush today as well as Hugh's defeat and subsequent escape from Rorea were presumably his brother's doing."

After Benjamin relayed all the information that he had dug up on Hugh, Greg's lips curled up in a smile. An enemy of an enemy is a friend, Greg thought deviously. "Run a background check on this second brother and let me know the details. I plan on working together with him."

"Yes, Mr. Buckley," Benjamin agreed readily.

Then, Greg looked in the direction of the bedroom where Abigail was supposedly resting and felt a twinge of guilt. He didn't want to let her know of the things he had planned on doing to Hugh just yet.

"Come over to Allie's Garden and keep an eye on my girlfriend while I go out," he said to Benjamin over the phone.

Benjamin was admittedly stunned by the request at first, but he dared not question his superior and immediately drove over to the house.

It was only after Benjamin had arrived that Greg grabbed his keys and left.

Meanwhile, Abigail had planned on pretending to fall asleep at first, but the softness of the bed or perhaps her exhaustion eventually pulled her into slumber.

By the time she stirred from sleep, she noticed that Greg had left the house.

At that moment, she received a text from her subordinate informing her that Hugh had officially left Harrion, and it was only then that her heart felt as if it had been cut free of its suspension.

Now that one of her problems had been solved, relief washed over her. She straightened her clothes and got out of bed, whereupon she realized that her ankle was feeling much better. In fact, she could even put her weight on that foot without wincing in pain.

As such, she tentatively took a couple of steps, and when she was sure that she could manage walking, she crossed over to the door and opened it.

Just then, she was suddenly reminded of the fact that she had a pet feline at home.

to death after missing out on meals for the past

mind, but when she saw Benjamin sitting there with a newspaper in hand,

Ma'am," Benjamin greeted immediately

waved her hand dismissively and said, "There's no need for formalities. I'm going back to my place next door to feed

has ordered me to keep an

want to refuse his gesture. "Here, you're going

grabbed her arm to

next door. When Snowdrop registered her return, it meowed and burrowed into her arms, nuzzling against her

crooned, "Hungry? Come on, let's get

Snowdrop's food and water dish had already been filled up. When she remembered that Hugh was the last person to have stayed here, she figured that he had been the one to help feed Snowdrop, though the idea

called out suddenly. "Find a locksmith and get him to change

request startled Benjamin, so he asked skeptically, "Ma'am, is the lock broken

will not question the orders given to him by his superior, got it?"

in surprise at first, but he quickly nodded and called up

to say about Benjamin as a person, but she found herself suddenly thinking about Troy. Then, she recalled what Cody had said to her earlier that morning at the hospital. What could

her. "Benjamin, do you know where Troy is right now?" she asked casually when she saw that Benjamin had hung up the

"I think Mr. Buckley has

as

looking somewhat bewildered as he replied, "I don't know. I heard that he made a mistake and Mr.

Troy has been by Greg's side for ages, and he's way past making mistakes. Unless, of course, his mistake has

her voice and asked, "Can you track

I don't really

now, she couldn't be bothered by it. Even more so,

and was about to bring it back to Greg's, but she decided against it upon remembering that he

some files. Make yourself

a nod, but

to make sure she was safe at all times. However, seeing as they were at her place and coupled with the fact that he was a man, he knew better than to infringe

was a rather courteous—if not chivalrous—move on Benjamin's part, and it made him a

study. After turning on her laptop, she quickly sent Carter a message. 'Hey, help me look into someone and

King's message. 'King,' he typed out in earnest. 'Where are you? Let's meet up over a meal—it'll be my treat. I have to tell you that this part-time job you recommended to me is awesome. All I do is keep an eye on cyber security, and the job pays a hundred thousand a month! Moreover, it doesn't come with any risks either. You are literally my lifesaver

message from Abigail after her long absence, and while he was keeping up the conversation, he tried to search and track

his offer to buy her a meal. 'I'm not interested in having a meal with you, and don't even bother trying to track my IP address. Do you really think you can find me

had tracked her IP address to some foreign server,

other for a while now, so I don't see why we can't meet up in person. I wouldn't mind if you're hideous or something,' he reassured, thinking that King only refused his invitation because they weren't confident with their

'You're

and we'll see for