“From now on, you will be in charge of my meals.” Joshua who had finished his meal left this sentence, and his heroic body disappeared in front of the dining hall.
Abigail’s heart surged with joy, although he didn’t comment, she knew that he was quite satisfied with her cooking skills.
In the kitchen, Wendy wiped her hands on her chubby body and said exaggeratedly to Abigail who was cooking with great intentions,” Mr. Caunter likes to eat home-cooking food, isn’t he tired of eating dainties? Do you make these better than our chef?”
Abigail wiped her sweat which filled with her forehead and smiled softly at Wendy.
“Wow, it is a smile which is charming, is it not that Mr. Caunter is not charmed by your food, but by your person!” Wendy said loudly and it caused Abigail shy.
“Wendy, don’t say that I’m just his maid, where would…”
“It’s good to know who you are! “When Abigail looked back, Stacy was standing at the kitchen door and looking at her with hostility.
Stacy leaned against the door with her hands behind her back and expressing her contempt for Abigail.
Wendy twisted her chubby body in fear, quickly finding an excuse for herself to escape. “There’s still some ingredients haven’t bought, so I’m going out first.”
What was she going to do again? Abigail stood up alertly and without a word, she served the fried food into the plate.
“There’s a new way to seduce my brother, isn’t there, the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, right?” Stacy was glancing at the few exquisite small dishes placed on the table and did not forget to sarcastically mock her.
“May I ask if Miss Caunter has any orders?” Abigail asked calmly. Abigail didn’t know what trick she was playing again this time.
What a brother and sister, the tricks to revenge people were all similar.
“I do not dare to command you, you’re my brother’s maid!” She raised her volume deliberately and saying the words personal maid heavily so that the workers outside could hear her. If she could hurt Abigail, she was willing to do anything.
Abigail rubbed his hands, and she was used to this kind of sarcasm.
“It was my brother who told me to come and find you.” Stacy saw that Abigail didn’t retort, she took out a set of clothes and dangling it in front of her eyes once. “Brother said he didn’t want to see too disgusting suit while he was eating, so he asked me to bring you this set of clothes, so change it right away! And bring the food to my brother, he’s hungry!”
“Hurry up yet!” Stacy said loudly and she threw her clothes on the ground,
It was a white skirt which was embellished with pink flowers at the skirt and hollow cut-out design at the bottom. A small shawl of the same colour was draped over the skirt, it was looking elegant.
Joshua had said that he wanted her to wear a skirt. Abigail’s face blushed and she was not expecting him to do so. Abigail no longer doubting Stacy’s words, she picked up her skirt and put it on obediently.
“Well done.” Stacy looked Abigail with a wry smile, she left proudly.
Joshua was not in his room, tonight, he once again came to the wedding room decorated by Michelle and looked at the person in the photo quietly.
“Michelle… Michelle… the beautiful Michelle…”, he caressed Michelle’s smiling face on the photo, suddenly it was reminding him that Michelle is no longer alive.
“Michelle…”, who could connect the cold-blooded and ruthless person to a man who was filled with love now.
“Michelle, it’s your birthday today, remember?” Joshua took a bunch of white roses and sniff them.
Even in grief, it still could not hide Joshua’s aura.
“You like white roses, you always say you wish you could be as pure as white roses, Michelle… in my heart you are purer than white roses, which is why I knew you were Annie’s cousin but never investigated you. you are so pure that you could never have been tainted in any way.”
Joshua was moving the bouquets so that they were as close as possible to the smiling face in the photograph.
“Today, you are twenty-two years old, are you happy?”
When Abigail open the door, she saw that under the dusky yellow light, an affectionate man was holding a bouquet and murmuring. His tone of voice was so soft and his look so gentle, she couldn’t help but wonder if this was Joshua Caunter.
Usually, he was cold-blooded and ruthless, what’s wrong with him?
She saw Joshua was staring at a photo, so beautiful! He was missing his fiancée! At that moment, Abigail realized that Michelle was incredibly important to him.
She envied Michelle in the photo. What about herself? And who is the most important person in their heart?
Abigail remembered Breslin and remembered Will. Yesterday, Will had called and noticed her Breslin would be going abroad in three days, and with Will’s persuasion, she was finally willing to study abroad and stop thinking about the car accident.
“Abigail, don’t worry, I will take care of your sister, I will keep an eye on her and let her finish her studies.” With the help of his father, Will applied to a university in England which was not far from Breslin.
He was doing this only to help her keep an eye on her sister. Abigail was grateful, she held the phone tightly and choked, “Thank you… thank you, Will.”
“Abigail… You understand why I’m doing all this. Abigail, let me save you, let us go to England together, go far away and never come back.” Will requested.
“No, you can’t!” She strongly refused. Caunter’s villa security system was unbreakable. She couldn’t let Will come through the danger. Plus, she had signed a contract to stay here for three years, and if she left now, not only would her credibility be compromised. She was sure that Joshua won’t let her off easily either.
What she was most afraid of was Joshua found her sister, in which case she would destroy her sister. The cold-blooded and ruthless Joshua could do that.
“Abigail, what do you want me to do then? I can’t leave you and have to worry about you all the time. Besides, you’re going to the house to atone for your sins, it’s impossible to predict what they’ll do to you. I can’t let you stay there!” Will sound sad and urgent.
“I’m fine.” Abigail held back the tears that were about to fall, she had to lie so that Will and his sister could leave. “Just three years… three years… and I’ll be free. Don’t worry, I’m just doing some maid work, it’s not difficult for me at all. Please tell my sister that I won’t speak to her until she finishes her studies, and only then will I meet her, so take care!”
Abigail had burst into tears when she hung up the phone and it rang again, and Will was trying to make one last effort.
I can’t… I can’t let them suffer for this! Abigail pressed the reject button with tears in her eyes. She was turning off her phone, then throwing it out the window.
A tiny popping sound alerted the security guard downstairs and shattered her heart even more…
“I’m sorry, Will… I finally understand your feelings, but I just don’t deserve your love… I believe you will be able to let my sister finish her studies.” Abigail murmured.
She realized that she was standing in front of Joshua’s and Michelle’s wedding room. Stacy said that her brother was hungry, and that was why Abigail was in such a hurry to send the foods up, and she didn’t think about why Joshua didn’t go to the dining room enjoy the meal.
“It’s… time to eat.” Joshua always disliked eating cold food, and Abigail had to interrupt his thoughts.
Joshua was so displeased by the sudden interruption and he frown, but the moment he turned his head, a flash of surprise appeared in his eyes.
“Michelle?” He murmured, with uncertainty in his tone.
In the dusky light, Michelle stood in the doorway and smiling at him. His Michelle had come back!
Joshua stumbled and rushed in front of Abigail, he realized that the person who had come was not Michelle.
“What are you doing here?” Joshua said coldly. Soon, he had found the culprit that caused him to make the association was the clothes.
“How did you get those clothes, get them off!” He brutally knocked the plate off her hands and took off her clothes.
Abigail was shocked because of Joshua’s action. She gripped her clothes tightly and shouted in a trembling voice, “Don’t…’ Don’t… what are you trying to do!”
“Take it off!” Joshua was crazy enough and he took off her clothes violently.
Abigail was so frightened that the tears rolled out of her eyes. She was hugging her trembling body tightly. Was this time Stacy framed her intentionally?
Joshua didn’t care about Abigail, his face twisted into a grimace. “Finally, he can’t stand it anymore.” He said hatefully, “My father… your boss doesn’t come to save you, you couldn’t wait anymore right? You finally figure out that old guy give up on you, now are you going to save yourself?”
Abigail felt even more helpless at his accusations, he repeatedly linked herself to his father, why? She hugged her body more tightly and kept shaking her head.
“Where did you find out it’s Michelle’s birthday and where did you get her clothes to wear, tell me!”
Joshua shook her body violently; he was trying to get the right answer. Abigail just felt like her body was about to be torn apart, her bones almost breaking from his grip.
“I’m not!” The shaking of her body was too much, and she could only spit out this simple sentence in her defense.
“Do you think that wearing Michelle’s cloth will make me treat you as I would treat Michelle? No way!”
Her body was propelled by gravity, and start retreating, Abigail crashed into the corner.
Joshua’s leaving her with endless pain…