“Joshua, you know what I mean, we’re about to announce our engagement, and I don’t want something to happen and let those reporters have the chance to mess in writing.” Annie lowered her and whisper as her small hand-pulled on Joshua’s arm.
“Engaged? Why are we engaged?” Joshua stared despicably at the hands that fell on his elbow and replied nonchalantly.
On an occasion like this, father’s eyes would surely pay extra attention, and he was acting this drama for them to see. How frightened would his father be if he saw the way he treated his important partner’s daughter in this way, as well as the daughter of Stanley Spencer who controlled his father life and death?
He would love to see his father’s wretched appearance. Also, the woman in his arms was a killer that father had cultivated with great care, and now that she was his woman, he wonders his old father would be so angry that he would vomit blood on the spot! Funny, he was eager to see the results.
“Joshua, see you’re joking with me again.” Annie saw that more and more people were noticing her, so she leaned her body to him and pampered. As she turned around, she took advantage of the crowd’s inattention to step on the back of Abigail’s foot.
Abigail was in pain, her body lowered reflexively, but forgot that she still held a wine glass in her hand, and the liquid all poured onto her pure white dress.
“I’m sorry, I’ll take care of it.” Abigail withdrew from Joshua’s arms and walked towards the restroom with the waiter leading her.
“Joshua, there are having a dancing session, so dance with me later.” Annie cast a triumphant glance at Abigail’s back, pulling his hand over her waist as her body shrank into Joshua’s arms.
“Joshua, it’s enough to have me here, why you bring a maid came to this party?” Joshua’s eyes followed Joshua’s back, it made Annie displeasure, and she belittled Abigail intentionally and loudly that people around them could hear.
“Mr. Caunter, all your maids have such a beautiful face, I’m envious of you.” A middle-aged man with a big belly didn’t miss this opportunity to flatter.
More eyes followed Abigail’s back and revealing the gaze of a man’s instinct.
Joshua snorted and didn’t reply, those men’s obvious lust made him angry. He regretted to come to this party.
Annie pressed her body against his as if nothing had happened, her chest touching him intentionally. “Joshua, I’ve missed you.”
“Yeah?” Joshua replied absent-mindedly, his eyes quickly locking on to a few dark figures. It was true, the father wouldn’t miss any opportunity to investigate him, even on an occasion like this, he would send so many people.
“Of course, I’m finally back here, I’m so looking forward to our wedding.” Annie was acting coquettishly in his arms, without noticing his wandering gaze.
“I’m looking forward to it too… “Joshua saw a person was following the Abigail. He was pulling Annie away from his arms and taking a big step towards the restroom.
“Hey…” Joshua leaves behind Annie, and she was stomping her foot in frustration. From this moment on, she hated the woman who was dressed like Michelle.
Solve it! She ran furiously up the stairs, not even caring that she bumped into her parents.
“What you’ve done, you’ve failed, you piece of shit!” Annie hid in her room, yelling angrily at the other end of the phone.
“What? Deal with it, for fuck’s sake!”
“What is it? The girl’s in their house, don’t you know? I can’t believe she wore Michelle’s clothes at my birthday party today. Is this how you handled it? How did that woman get to their house!”
“Check! I see that she’ll soon be taking Michelle’s place as Joshua’s new lover.”
“Can’t manage? Don’t you forget, you brought Michelle here? You let her stay with him as my cousin and be my spy. That’s a problem. It’s so hard to fix it and you bring me new trouble, why not let someone else crash the car, but a woman like this? I’m telling you; I’m not getting what I want, and you’re not getting what you want! I’ve got plenty of evidence of your crimes!”
“How? Make this woman disappear, of course!”
“In what way? it’s up to you. I want to hear of her death by tomorrow! What? Too little time? Well, just half a month, not a minute more!” Hanging up the phone in hatred, Annie’s eyes lit up with rage.
“Damn it, one gone and another one coming, all trying to fight with me!” With a shrug, the phone was thrown far away, crashing into several pieces.
“Miss, the master and madam want you to go down.” The maid at the door knocked cautiously and shouted.
“Got it!” After growling, Annie took her foundation and start her makeup.
Abigail didn’t think she would be in danger when she just wanted to go to the restroom to wipe her clothes.
The waiter found a towel for her and left. She lowered her head and wiped the wine stains on her clothes. She didn’t pay any attention to a man dressed in black who walked in after her.
When she looked up and saw the man in the mirror, she thought he was a customer who had come to wash his hands. Backing away some distance, she kindly made her way out of the sink, not realizing that the man hadn’t gone to wash his hands, but instead returned to sizing her up a few times.
“Is it I blocked your way?” She made some more space and looked up at the man apologetically.
The man still didn’t say a word, but he quickly reached over and cupped her neck with his hand.
“No…” she tried to call out, but her mouth and nose were covered by his palm immediately and it makes her can’t breathe
The man behind her back was dragging her body with great speed, trying to drag her into the toilet stall.
Abigail kicked her legs helplessly, the lack of air making her very uncomfortable. She tried to escape from the hand that covered her, but it was like iron and she failed to do so.
The struggle accelerated the exertion and she quickly fell into a semi-conscious state.
“Let her go!” A strong push came, and Abigail crashed into the corner with inertia, while the man in black was in the hands of a man.
“It’s okay.” The man’s eyes landed on her body and get shocked, and the man in his hands seized the opportunity and pulled out a shiny dagger stabbed at the man who had rescued her.
“Watch out!”, Abigail shouted nervously.
The man easily escaped the knife from the man in black but gave the man in black the chance to flee, with only a tug, his clothes rupture, and the man in black leapt out of the window with lightning speed.
“All right.” The man wasn’t in a hurry to chase after the man in black but instead came to help her up.
Abigail shook her head. “I’m… fine.”
The man’s gaze fell on her body, showing appreciation. He was a complete image of a playboy.
“Are you Joshua’s maid?” He seemed to be familiar with Joshua, and Abigail nodded gently.
“Such a reckless waste of grain!” He smacked his lips and sized her up and down unobtrusively.
“Thanks.” Abigail felt uncomfortable at the man’s gaze and tried to stand up, wanting to leave.
“Let me help you.” The man stepped forward and helped her up. Her foot was sprained from the fall and she really couldn’t walk without his support.
Struggling a little, she eventually obeyed and walked to the hall with his support.
When Joshua arrived, this was what he saw, his cold and handsome face flashed with a hint of dissatisfaction as he stared at Abigail who was slowly walking, his gaze eventually fixed on the man beside her.
“Mr. Clinton, the woman you’re helping is my woman.” He reminded in an icy tone. Abigail lifted her small face, her gaze colliding with Joshua’s, the anger in his eyes was so strong that she shrank away in fear and pulled her hand out.
The man shrugged his shoulders indifferently, locking eyes with Joshua. “I heard she’s your maid?”
He seemed quite interested in the question.
“It’s none of your business.” Joshua reached out to pull Abigail to his side, but the man was quick to pull her into his arms.
“Since you’re a maid, why don’t you give her to me, I’m rarely interested in what you have.”
“No way!” Joshua refused directly and reached out to pull Abigail into his arms again.
Poor Abigail was pulled between two of them and none of them was willing to give up.
“Please, guys.” She didn’t know things would turn out like this, she was looking helplessly back and forth at the two men and begging.
The man known as Mr. Clinton was the first to let go, and he placed the hand he held over Abigail’s face against it like he was recalling something beautiful. Both opened their arms generously and said, “Well, beautiful women should be treated well, this is my usual claim.”
Joshua placed Abigail in his arms and warned coldly, “She is mine; you’d better don’t touch her.”
The man’s mahogany eyes narrow again, and he makes an inviting gesture and doesn’t answer.
They are enemies, right? Abigail thought, she saw the intense hostility on Joshua’s face.
The day after the birthday Caunter’s villa early in the morning. Stacy who had always hidden in her room and only appeared when teasing Abigail. She appeared in the living room on rare occasions without a scheme. She pulled Annie along, there was finally a hint of feminine tenderness on her face.
“Annie, are you angry? Why didn’t you come to see us for so long?” She took Annie’s hand and asked.
“You think too much Stacy. I’ve been so busy lately; I couldn’t even make time to visit you.” Annie’s tone was so gentle and sweet that it was about to drip with honey.
With a sweep of her fawning eyes, she quickly saw Joshua, who had just returned from his morning jog and was wiping his wet hair with a towel. “Joshua, you’re not out yet.” She shook off Stacy’s hand and walked towards Joshua.
She knew, of course, that at this time, Joshua wouldn’t go out, and such a fake greeting was just allowing herself to find a way to get close to him.
“Look at you, you’re all sweaty.” She tried to take the towel from Joshua’s hand. But he tried to escape from her, and the atmosphere was awkward.