The reddish candlelight brings a sense of isolation. White roses were placed in the corners of the table, and there was fine food on the table.
The well-dressed musicians stood a little far away. They were playing melodious Western lyrical music, and with the speckled faint light, the music is even more extraordinary.
Abigail had the feeling of returning to the fields and watching the fascinating moonrise in the mountains when she listened to the music.
What a nice restaurant and nice music. Abigail was shifting her body, the person who was sitting opposite her was Joshua. From the time he entered until now, he had been looking at her with such a gaze.
Abigail scared he can read her mind; she was so nervous that her small hands were filled with beads of sweat. Her hands placed in her belly had moved away as she was afraid that he would discover the changes in her body.
Under his sharp gaze, nothing seemed to get concealed. What decision would he make if he knew about her pregnancy?
“Let’s drink, Michelle.” Joshua finally ended his stare and was the first to raise his cup.
This was the first time he had taken her out to dinner, and Abigail had briefly felt sweet for creating such a romantic atmosphere for him, but the “Michelle” quickly snapped her back to reality.
Yes, she has once again become Michelle’s substitute, wearing Michelle’s favourite clothes, doing Michelle’s favourite hairstyle, except for her body, her top and bottom, everything is a replica of Michelle.
For the sake of her child, even if she felt humiliated, she had to try.
“What? Don’t like it here?”
Joshua took Abigail’s silence as dissatisfaction with the restaurant, and she shook her head nervously, even grabbing the cup on the table and leaning towards him, “Well, cheers.”
Abigail was sipping a small sip of the liquid, his eyes fell on her body, seemingly exploring and comparing. Abigail’s uneasy gaze was paying attention to Joshua, she was looking for the best opportunity to discuss with him.
She was picking up the glass and drank mindlessly, by the time she had taken a large gulp of the liquid and finally realized her mistake,
There was a stinging pain in the throat, the liquor burned down her throat to the walls of her stomach, and she couldn’t help but cough on the spot. That was her first time drank, she realized that wine was such a bad thing to drink.
“Be careful.” Joshua with a rare appearance of tension on his face. He leaves his position and patted her back for her.
Abigail was coughing so hard that tears came out of her eyes. She received a cup of freshwater from Joshua’s hand and drank it all, luckily it was relieving the unpleasant feeling in her stomach. Through her tears, she could see Joshua’s anxious face.
His tone of voice was so soft that she can’t adapt, a cold-blooded man can be gentle when he faced a woman he liked. It’s just that she can only appear as a substitute for the one he loved.
Back to reality, Abigail was aggrieving through the choking of the wine and her face was filled with tears.
“Michelle, is everything okay?” Joshua was wiping away her tears and did not forget to kiss her forehead. Abigail was shaking her head stubbornly and escaped herself from his embrace.
“I’m… fine.” She wiped away her tears and said. Abigail, for the sake of the child, even if it’s a great grievance, you must endure!
When she looked up again, she was smiling like a flower.
“Joshua, may I call you Josh,” She said with uncertainly and getting an approving nod from Joshua.
“Josh, is it possible for me to be your Michelle, to marry you, to be your wife, and to have your children?” She was like a woman who greedy for money, asking such direct questions. Abigail was ashamed asking such kind of questions.
Joshua’s expression was getting serious, and the eyes staring at her were no longer gentle, but sharpened.
“Do you wish this?” He asked coldly, the tone was colder than the air-conditioned temperature of the restaurant at that moment. Abigail couldn’t help but shiver.
She bit her lip and nodded her head like she was determined. “Yes.”
“You don’t deserve it!” He spat out those words ruthlessly, he was ignoring her and drinking wine alone.
It turned out that even if she was willing to be his Michelle for the rest of her life, she wouldn’t get the right to bear his children. She felt sad and caressed her flat belly, she didn’t even know what should do. The tears rolled down again, this time, for the sake of the child.
Abigail no longer dared to tell about the child, she was not knowing what would happen in the future, but she would do her best to protect the child and let the child survive as much as possible.
Abigail wiped away her tears and picked up the utensil and ate silently. Even she lost for appetite she would eat more for the sake of the child.
“Let’s go.” Joshua looked at the empty plate in front of her with satisfaction. With a call to the driver, he left Abigail in the car and drove off alone in another car.
It was late, but Annie couldn’t sleep. She waited in the living room uneasily; her face was filled with obvious unhappiness.
The fact that Abigail was taken out by Joshua today has been spread among the servants, even the old lady who has been silly also knows about it. The old lady was clapping her hands and said happily, “Abigail is my granddaughter-in-law”.
This makes Annie felt the pressure. She almost jumped up when a horn sounded from outside the door.
“Only you?”
Abigail’s slender figure appeared in the doorway of the living room, Annie asked suspiciously and looked at the empty back.
Abigail was nodding her head, her body so weak, Joshua tonight had intensified her physical discomfort, at this point, all she wanted to do was lie in bed and sleep like a dead man.
She was trying to get past Annie, but she was grabbed by a hand covered in nail polish.
“Where have you been? What’s been done?” Annie’s asked coldly and treated Abigail like a thief.
Abigail frowned and tried to pull out the hand that Annie held, but failed.
“You should ask Joshua about this, shouldn’t you? Isn’t your fiancé?”
“You… how dare you to shout at me!” Annie pushed so hard that Abigail almost fell to the ground, luckily, she held the door frame.
“Get sick of living!” The slender hand slapped hard towards Abigail, Annie was losing her patience as she became like a madman, irritable and impulsive.
Abigail quickly dodged her body after being hit by her twice and managed to take her hand back. These things she didn’t do much, not nearly enough if she was dealing with men, but still, a delicate ladylike Annie, was effortless for Abigail.
Annie’s hand was in her grip and she couldn’t pull it out. “What… do you… want!” With her face finally taking on a frightening colour, Annie stared at Abigail fearfully. “This is Caunter’s villa, don’t you dare try to do anything to me!”
“I’ll give you that too! This is Caunter’s villa, don’t you dare try to do anything to me!” With a flick of the wrist, Annie withdrew her hands, and Abigail was warning her. Then, she leaves and headed upstairs.
“Shit!” As she watched Abigail disappear, Annie’s face immediately twisted and contorted. She was cursing Abigail where her back had disappeared.
“Jacky, how did the half month guarantee come about? Now a month had passed, the woman still alive. You’re living too well isn’t it.” Annie chose an inconspicuous corner and dialed a number.
“If the security system at Caunter’s villa is bad, why do we need you? You’re not going to meet those brothers of yours in jail soon, are you?”
“No! Do it now. No chance? Create!”
“You…” Annie’s face turned red, “You tried to drag me into this, how you dare!”
“As you know, our works may lose our lives.” A man’s voice from the other end of the phone was immediately yelled back by Annie. “I have given you five million! Can’t five million buy a human life?”
“As you know, the security system of Caunter’s villa is quite advanced, not even a fly can get in, even though a person. Even if we get lucky enough to get in, we’ll be beaten by the security guards inside. If we get caught, your matter will be discovered along the way, and we are in the same boat. If you want to succeed, you need to create opportunities for us.”
The phone in Annie’s hand fell slowly, she was thinking briefly before placing it between her ears again. “Okay, I’ll find a way to get her out of here, but the rest need to be settled by you, and this time, you’ve got to get rid of her!”
The old lady was in a good mood today; she was clamouring to go for a walk early in the morning. Although Abigail felt tired, she still couldn’t bear to brush off the old lady’s mood and helped her walk down from upstairs.
Annie, who rarely woke up early, sat in the living room, watching the two walked down as she was staring at prey.
“Good morning, grandma.” They had a few last stairs to reach the downstairs, and Annie took the initiative and came in front of two of them. Annie held the other hand of the old lady.
“Who is this girl? It’s cold in the morning. Why don’t you put something on? Abigail, go and get my coat for her, it’s so cold and she looked pity.” The old lady got confused and didn’t even recognize Annie.
Seeing her skimpy skirt on her body, the old lady asked Abigail to get her clothes.
“Go on, it’s not nice to go through the cold and starvation.” The old lady urged, and she had mistaken Annie for a poor child with no clothes to wear.
Abigail couldn’t stand the old lady’s urging and went upstairs to get her clothes.
“Grandmother, if you agree we should leave quickly!” Annie’s was happy when she saw Abigail came down with her clothes. After that, she pulled the old lady out of the room.
“Hurry up! Come down and take care of grandma!” Annie shouted at Abigail, completely ordering her as a maid.
Abigail went down in hurried, and grandma took the clothes from her and draped them over Annie.
“That’s right, it’s not cold, and you won’t be seen naked. It’s not good to get married if you’re seen naked.” The old lady’s words caused Abigail to cover her mouth and laugh lightly.
Where Annie who had a plan in mind didn’t care for clothes, she led the old lady to the parking lot.
“Where are you taking grandmother to?” Abigail was feeling that Annie was overly enthusiastic today, so she asked uneasily.
“What’s the point of caring so much, just take good care of grandma!” Annie didn’t give her a second thought and settling the old lady in the back seat. Annie opened the front door and got in.
“Granny, where are we going?” Abigail couldn’t help but ask the old lady.
“The little girl said that there’s a temple with a lot of incense and it’s also very accurate, so I’m going to pray for Joshua so that he can get married early and give me a great-great-grandson.” The old lady answered Abigail’s question happily and she held Abigail’s hand, then said, “Abigail is my favourite granddaughter-in-law! Let Joshua marry you quickly and give me great-grandchildren quickly.”
“Granny.” Abigail’s small face blushed and she was embarrassed by the old lady’s words. Abigail caressed her abdomen; she didn’t dare to tell anyone about the pregnancy.
The old lady’s expectant gaze warmed her heart, Joshua respected the old lady so much, and the old lady liked her very much, perhaps, she could give birth to this child with the old lady’s approval.