Not One, But Two!

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.

her this way,

She was

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

respected Lisa because she had stuck by Valerie's side. He saw

at once who

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 was a

a little extreme, but asking Valerie

Dr. Kain on Old Madam Buckley's behalf, and I'm willing to accept any form of

"What do you think?"

Greg's eyes flashed dangerously.

what to say, so she could only watch as Greg took

if this would cause an estrangement between Valerie and Greg, but

to beat herself up over this. Would the situation be a lot better now if she had not done those things

the same position she had left her. Finally, Valerie said weakly, "Do you think Dr. Kain would forgive

Madam Buckley, do you really plan

stunned by

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 after

perfectly reasonable to apologize after making one. So what if I have to apologize? That's nothing compared to the harm that

dumbstruck by

say this because she was finally approving of Abigail? Was it just because Abigail was

but they also trained

a little

She had a point.

eventually made up again. However, Lisa was right about how complicated things were with Hitman Island. One wrong move, and the entire Buckley Family might

it some time. I'll think

You should consider this

Lisa retreated.

made a

there

how careful Benjamin was with Snowdrop, he snorted. "Just give the cat enough food that it doesn't die. So, what's

at once

back, Mr.

an eye on her cat. You don't need to

felt like they were shooting out lasers which freaked Benjamin out enough

"Got it."

he gain the courage to even think about Abigail that

ask a simple question, but he nearly brought calamity onto himself. It

head, Greg withdrew his gaze and

"On a job?"

do as I say and don't ask so many questions. That's the number one rule

bad mood, which was why he was lashing

horse and apologize, she would at least recognize that she had wronged Abigail. On the other hand, he was afraid that Valerie would just sit in wait to see how the tides turn. He was worried that she might still

felt as though a heavy weight was

Absolutely.

to move

about Hitman

that the so-called network would come knocking

did, it was still what he owed