Chapter 42


    Chapter 42


    After a shower, Abigail came out of the bathroom and dried her hair with a


    towel. She was about to blow dry her hair when Ana lise called out from the


    living room, “Abigail, it’s getting sote. Why isn’t Sean back yet? Did he drink


    too much at a business meeting and is too drunk to get home?”


    Abigail was startled by her grandma’s voice. She quickly set the hairdryer


    down and stuck her head out to nce at the clock on the wall in the living


    room. It was 10.40PM.


    She didn’t think her grandma would still be waiting for Sean.


    “Why aren’t you asleep, Grandma? Didn’t I tell you? He’s quite busy these


    days. He must’ve decided to sleep elsewhere tonight.”


    Abigail rubbed her forehead. She was beginning to get a headache. Usually,


    Ana lise went to bed quite early, so much so that Abigail assumed her


    grandma would’ve gone to sleep by the time she came out of her


    longer-than-usual shower.


    “Hurry up and give Sean a call to ask him where he is. See if he needs


    someone to pick him up.”


    AH.


    Ana lise trembled as she took Abigail’s phone from the table and held it out.


    Her voice was stern, leaving no room for discussion.


    Abigail sighed. She couldn’t argue with her grandma, so she dried her hands


    and took the phone.


    Under Ana lise’s solemn gaze, Abigail shiftily hid her screen as she scrolled to


    the number listed under the name B*stard.


    Her finger hovered mid-air as she hesitated for a while before she finally


    made the call.


    “Hello. The number you’ve dialed cannot be reached at the moment…”


    When the crisp voice of the automated message rang out, Abigail exhaled in


    relief. She purposely put her phone on speakers and waved it in front of


    Ana lise.


    “His phone is switched off. It’s not like I’m trying to avoid calling him on


    purpose.”


    “The point is that you didn’t even call him sooner,” Ana lise huffed as she


    red at Abigail. “You’re married now. Don’t just focus on your career. You


    should be paying more attention to your husband. A man needs to feel the


    gentle love and care of his wife. Why wouldn’t hee home if you


    expressed more care and concern for him?”


    “You’d never be able to find another man like Sean who’s so filial and


    capable. A married woman needs to learn to work on her marriage too,


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    understand?”


    The look of indifference in Abigail’s eyes made Ana lise fret. Her voice became


    more and more agitated.


    For a woman from Ana lise’s generation, it was bad news when a married


    man didn’te home at night.


    “I got it, Grandma. Sean’spany has been extremely busytely. It’s


    worried about her grandma’s high blood pressure. She quickly patted


    Ana lise’s hand and brought her back to her room.


    After sending Ana lise back to her room, Abigail exhaled in relief and set her


    phone down. She picked up the hairdryer again.


    In the wee hours of the morning, the rm rang. A group of people with


    weary, disgruntled faces shuffled out of the meeting. Thest man to walk


    out was still dressed in an unruffled suit. Even though he just finished a


    four-and-a-half-hour meeting, there was no trace of exhaustion on his


    handsome face.


    “Your phone is fully charged now, Mr. Graham. I just turned it on for you.”


    Sean’s assistant had been waiting by the door for him, and now that he


    came out, his assistant swiftly handed his phone over to him.


    Sean nced at the screen before heading back to the hotel.


    It was a quiet night. He couldn’t fall asleep.


    After tossing and turning for some time, he took his phone and checked


    Twitter.


    When he saw that the program, Top Designer, had topped the trending list,


    he suddenly recalled that Sabrina had called him today about this program.


    Sean clicked on the official announcement and nced at the list of special


    guests.


    s, as soon as he saw the familiar name, the fleeting sense of drowsiness


    that was slowly creeping up on him instantly vanished.


    He took a screenshot of the announcement and sent it to Kevin’s WhatsApp.


    When he didn’t get a reply, he called Kevin.


    “Hey, man. Did you not take a look at the time?”


    thing out of thetter’s mouth was aint.


    Sean heard the deafening music that was ringing on Kevin’s side. “What’s the


    matter? Did I disrupt you on your blind date?” he fired back sarcastically.


    Kevin nearly spat out his drink. He signaled for his friend to lower the music


    before asking, “Aren’t you on a business trip? Why are you calling me in the


    middle of the night?”


    “You’d better give me a good exnation about what’s happening with that


    list of special guests who’ve been invited for that program East Joy Talent is


    running.” Sean’s voice was icy.


    Kevin knew he was in the wrong. After a pause, he said, “You know how good


    na’s designs are. Our talents expressed the most interest in her. It was a


    collective decision.”


    “What does that have to do with Abigail?” Sean’s voice became even more


    chilly at the recollection of that secretive call Kevin had this morning. He spat


    the words out through gritted teeth.


    An image of Sean’s icy expression shed across Kevin’s mind and he hastily


    exined, “Oh, Abigail. She’s na’s personal assistant, so she’s joining the


    show, of course.”


    In the face of Sean’s harsh questioning, Kevin didn’t dare to tell him that


    Abigail was na.


    Sean stopped talking.