Chapter 39


    Chapter 39


    Joan seemed calm as she watched Sabrina tuck the box with the watch


    inside thetter’s purse, but deep down inside, her heart was squeezing


    tightly.


    She had just bought the watch, and it had been a hard decision for her too,


    Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org.


    due to its price.


    However, a little sacrifice was necessary in exchange for fame.


    “Oh, by the way, I have a few photos. See if you can make use of them.”


    Joan chose a few pictures from her phone. Sabrina nced through them.


    They were all pictures of Joan and Sean together, though only his side profile


    could be seen.


    “Send them to me,” Sabrina said with a look of satisfaction. She could tell that


    Joan got the message. After taking her phone out in preparation to receive


    them, she instructed, “You can leave the rest to me. Give me your social


    media ounts. I’ll get a team of professionals to run them for you.”


    “Okay.”


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    When it was nearly time to get off work, Abigail set aside her design drafts


    and, as if under a spell, opened up her chat with Sean. Yesterday’s


    conversation filled her screen. There was no new message.


    Abigail tapped one out. “Are youing home tonight?”


    She hesitated for quite some time, but in the end, she hit send.


    Though she waited for a while, she didn’t get a reply.


    Abigail only realized that it was dark out when Luna came over and patted


    her on the shoulder. “Isn’t that fellowing to pick you up tonight?”


    It was time to get off work and almost everyone at the studio was gone. Luna


    only noticed that Abigail was still at work when she came upstairs,


    “It’s just as well that he’s not, right? Saves you the trouble of calling me a fool


    in love.” Abigail exhaled and tidied up her desk as she got ready to head off.


    “The production team will be officially announcing our partnership on Twitter


    tonight. Remember to retweet the announcementter.” Noting the


    anxiousness in Abigail’s eyes, Luna simply gave her a reminder without


    asking any other questions.


    “I got it.” Abigail didn’t spare the time to say much else. She grabbed her


    purse with one hand while making a call to Ana lise with the other.


    Even as she started her engine, Ana lise still wasn’t picking up her calls.


    Abigail got a bad feeling. All sorts of scenarios flooded her mind.


    Her grandma didn’t know how to use the gas stove. No one would realize


    anything if she slipped and fell unconscious.


    She ended up taking fifteen minutes toplete the half-hour journey back.


    As soon as she got back, she rushed into the empty living room without even


    taking her shoes off and heard soundsing from the kitchen.


    “Grandma! Are you alright?”


    Abigail rushed into the kitchen, only to find that Sean was sitting in the


    kitchen picking through the vegetables while Ana lise cooked.


    “What’s the matter with you? Why are you as clumsy as you were as a child?


    You should learn a thing or two from Sean. Even though he’s thepany


    president, he’s still sitting here in my kitchen helping an olddy like me cook.


    You should be nicer to him.”


    Upon hearing themotion, Ana lise slowly turned around. The kindly smile


    on her face allowed Abigail’s heart to settle back in ce.


    Abigail eyed the vegetables in Sean’s hands with a look of surprise. His hands


    were dirtied by the soil from the vegetables. For a moment, Abigail was


    dazed.


    Was this still the same proud and haughty Sean that she usually saw…


    Meanwhile, Sean ignored her and calmly sorted out the vegetables.


    “I kept calling you but you didn’t pick up, so I thought…” Abigail didn’t finish her


    sentence.


    She thought something had happened to her grandma.


    “Oh. The hood’s too loud and my phone’s in the bedroom so I couldn’t hear it


    ringing.”


    Ana lise got back to her cooking. “Hurry up. Go change your shoes and help


    Sean with the vegetables.”


    Abigail hodded and quietly went back to the hallway.


    During dinner, Sean took excellent care of Ana lise as usual. However, he paid


    a lot less attention to Abigail.


    Even when Abigail tried to strike up a conversation with him, he gave short,


    curt answers.


    Ana lise sensed that something was going on between the two of them, but


    she didn’t make anyments.


    Once dinner was over, Ana lise went back to her room to rest, leaving the two


    of them to clear the table.


    “Thank you for taking care of my grandma thest two days,”


    Sabrina hesitated as she watched Sean wiping the table, but she took the


    initiative to break the awkward tension.


    “No need to thank me.” Sean’s gaze was hidden by his lusciousshes. His


    thin lips were pressed tightly together as he efficiently finished his task.


    “If you’re not used to staying here, I’ll tell Grandma that you left on a business


    trip. That way, you won’t have to suffer so much.” Abigail took the rag from


    him and set it aside.


    Sean didn’t respond. He eyed her for a moment before smiling, but the smile


    didn’t reach his eyes. Abigail felt a little nervous.


    Afraid that their voices would disturb Ana lise, Sean walked off to the


    bedroom before Abigail could say anything else…