Not One, But Two!
Chapter 217
Chapter 217
"H-How can this be?"
Valerie was at a loss for words.
At first, she had been fond of Abigail and had only protested her relationship with Greg because of her connection to Hitman Island, though the protest had been rather vicious.
Valerie knew that even if Abigail were willing to forgive her, there would still be some lingering resentment that she could not wash away quite so easily.
"When did you find out about this?"
"Not long ago."
Valerie's eyes were fixed on Greg, fearing that he might be lying, but her heart sank as she looked into his unflinching eyes.
"I thought there wasn't nothing the Night Assassino couldn't do? Why couldn't they find anything on her before this?"
"What about you, Mom? Were you able to ascertain Abigail's actual situation? You adamantly believed that she was the kind of person Troy said she was, and by doing so, you insulted her to the highest degree! What would you have done if you were in her shoes and someone treated you or your son like that?"
Greg's rebuke silenced Valerie.
If it had been her in Abigail's position, she would have destroyed the person's family.
People often did to others what they would not bear to have done to them.
At that moment, Valerie realized that she had made a grave mistake, and the accusatory look in Greg's eyes further solidified this.
"Greg, why don't you plead my case for me?"
"You need to clean up your own mess."
Greg did not mince words at all.
"I'm your mother! How can you treat me like this?"
"She's the woman I want to marry, but you still treated her as you did! When you made the decision to go to such extreme lengths, did you ever consider my feelings?"
Valerie had no way to defend herself against Greg's retorts. In the end, she lowered her head and said in a small voice, "When have I ever not considered your feelings? Didn't I ask them to keep you away so that you wouldn't have to be present?"
Greg nearly choked in anger.
"Should I be thanking you then? Mom, a mistake is a mistake. Don't think you can just brush it off simply because you're an elder. I can put up with you and forgive you because you're my mother and dedicated your life to raising me, but Abigail doesn't need to put up with you. If she hadn't fallen in love with me, would she have had to go through everything you'd done to her? You should know by now that Abigail went easy on you even though you did such horrible things. Otherwise, with how strong and influential Shadow is, do you think that our Buckley Family would still be able to retain our grasp over Harrion?"
Greg's words were harsh and to the point.
Valerie had not been treated like this for decades, and to make matters worse, it was her son who was talking to her like that. It felt like his words had slapped her across the face, yet she still could not refute anything being said.
"At my age, I…"
"Why didn't you think about your age when you did all those things?"
Greg threw down those words and turned to leave.
Valerie slumped onto the couch like a deflated balloon.
this way, so
She was just acting in your best interests and for the family's best interests as
most is when people hurt the ones I love under the guise of doing it for my best interests and me. Lisa, you've worked for my mother for most of your life, and you know the kind of person I am, so I won't say anything else about this. Abigail did nothing wrong in this. You all are the ones who pushed her too far. Yet despite the harm that's been done to
Valerie's side. He saw the way her arm was hanging. Someone had obviously
knew at once who did
Abigail had gone too far with this. If he had been in her shoes, he probably would have been screaming bloody murder over the fact that they jeopardized the children's safety. That
little extreme,
about this, Mr. Buckley? I will apologize to Dr. Kain on Old Madam Buckley's behalf, and I'm willing
"What do you think?"
Greg's eyes flashed dangerously.
she could only watch
if this would cause an estrangement between Valerie and Greg, but Greg's intentions were clear. But, first, they had to apologize to
over this. Would the situation be a lot better now if she
saw Valerie still in the same position she had left her. Finally, Valerie said weakly, "Do you think Dr. Kain would forgive me if
Buckley, do you really plan
stunned by
had always been a proud woman. All these years in Harrion, she had never kowtowed to anyone, even after taking up the responsibility of raising Greg and building up the Buckley Family
mistake, and it's perfectly reasonable to apologize after making one. So what if I have to
was dumbstruck by her
because she was finally approving of Abigail? Was it just because
is still Hitman Island. Who do you think will win if Dr. Kain goes up against Hitman Island? Hitman Island trains assassins, but they also trained many
a little
She had a point.
out with Abigail, so things would not be the same even if they eventually made up again. However, Lisa was right about how complicated things were with Hitman Island. One wrong move, and the entire Buckley Family
it some time. I'll think about
You should
Lisa retreated.
leaving Valerie's house, Greg made a trip to Allie's
was there feeding
cat enough food that it doesn't die. So, what's up with you? You're even combing its
stood up at once
Mr. Buckley? Where's
her cat. You don't need to
eyes felt like they were shooting out lasers which
"Got it."
would he gain the courage to even think about Abigail that
calamity onto himself. It seemed like
Greg withdrew his gaze and
"On a job?"
say and don't ask so many questions. That's the number one rule of an assistant,
was in a bad mood, which was why he was lashing out at the slightest
that she had wronged Abigail. On the other hand, he was afraid that Valerie would just sit in wait to see how
Greg. It felt as though a heavy
Absolutely.
move this rock
was wary about Hitman Island's network and connections,
Island no longer existed? Greg doubted that the so-called network would come knocking on his door to try and
did, it was
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