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.

this way, so she rushed

was just acting in your best interests and for the family's 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

side. He saw the way her arm was hanging. Someone had obviously broken

once who

her shoes, he probably would have been screaming bloody murder over the fact

been a little extreme, but asking Valerie to

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

"What do you think?"

Greg's eyes flashed dangerously.

did not know what to say, so she could only watch

and Greg, but Greg's intentions

be a lot better now if she had not done those things

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

you really

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 after her divorce. She had retired now, but the thought of her being willing to apologize to a young

one thing—a mistake is a mistake, and it's perfectly reasonable to apologize after making one. So what if I have to apologize? That's nothing compared to the harm that I've caused Dr. Kain. An apology means

was dumbstruck by her

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

could just be people parroting what others have heard, but the most important thing 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 people for various crime syndicates worldwide, so the network between them is pretty complicated.

frowned a little at

She had a point.

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

give it some time. I'll think

Buckley. You

Lisa retreated.

leaving Valerie's house, Greg made a trip to

there feeding the

food that it

up at once when he

Mr.

an eye on her cat. You

which freaked Benjamin out enough

"Got it."

to even think about

was ask a simple question, but he nearly brought calamity onto himself. It seemed like he had to be careful about bringing

withdrew his gaze and commanded, "Pack up your things. You're coming with

"On a job?"

and don't ask so many questions. That's the number one rule of

mood, which was why he was lashing out

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.

suffocated Greg. It felt as though a heavy weight was pressed

Absolutely.

to move this

Hitman Island's network and

case, what if Hitman Island no longer existed? Greg doubted that the so-called network would come knocking on his door to try and take

if they did, it was still what