Chapter 66


    "What''s wrong?" It was the first time he saw Abigail looking so nervous, so he followed her, but then he


    saw her going into the house next door. That''s Greg''s home! Stanley knew that, but he didn''t dare


    enter, for Greg''s house was not open to just anyone. But Abigail can get in whenever she wants? Who


    is she to Greg?


    Stanley had known Greg for a long time, so he knew Greg had a girlfriend he cared about a lot. He


    wouldn''t care about their rtionship if Abigail wasn''t his family, but now that he knew she was his


    niece, he couldn''t let anything happen to her. Not after he failed to save Abigail''s mother.


    Thinking about what Greg had endured at the Mortimer Ancestral Hall for Abigail, Stanley squinted and


    called Abigail. He wanted to tell her to be careful, but she just wouldn''t pick it up.


    Abigail didn''t know that Stanley was trying to call her, for all she cared about was her daughter, who


    was in Greg''s house. When she ran in, Greg was running out, and he grabbed her arm. "She''s awake.


    You''d better see her."


    She had a guess that this was the case, but it still excited her. She put everything aside and strode into


    the room where Alissa was, but the first thing she saw was Valerie hugging Alissa. She was patting


    Alissa''s back, crying as she did so. "It''s okay. Grandma''s here."


    Alissa was bbergasted. Instead of seeing her mother, the first person she saw when she woke up


    was a kind, old woman hugging her sadly. The olddy said ''Thank god you''re safe''. And she''s patting


    me like Mommy does. She then remembered what happened before she cked out, and it scared her.


    That man is a demon. He wanted to bleed me dry! She shivered.


    Valerie hugged her even tighter. "It''s alright, Allie. You''re safe now. You''re home. Your parents took you


    back. Those baddies can''t hurt you anymore." Valerie never expected her first meeting with Alissa to be


    so eventful, and she couldn''t help but cry.


    Abigail grew up without the love of her family, and what she saw made her tear up. She did envy her


    daughter, for she wanted her mother to hug her too. But then, she felt happy as well, for her daughter


    had nock of familial love, unlike her. It was fortunate that Valerie and Greg were nice to the kids.


    Greg came in and saw the scene, then he looked at Abigail, only to see a bit of envy in her eyes, but


    there was also happiness in it. For some reason, he felt like something was making him feel frustrated.


    "Mom, let Abigail see Allie," he said, breaking the silence.


    Valerie was a reasonable woman. Since Abigail came in, she quickly let Alissa go and wiped her tears


    dry sheepishly. "Oh, you''re here? Come, Allie wants to see you." She backed away and gave Abigail


    some time with the girl.


    Abigail felt a surge of affection for Valerie.


    Alissa bit her lip when she first saw Abigail, and tears welled up in her eyes, but she refused to shed


    them. She looked just like her mother when she was being stubborn, and it broke Greg''s heart. "Are


    you alright, sweetheart? Do tell your mother if you''re hurt. She lost sleep because she was worried


    sick. She—"


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    "Mommy!" Alissa couldn''t hold it in anymore. She pulled the nket off and leaped out of bed, but


    Abigail went forward and held the girl in her arms instead.


    "You think you''re made of metal? Give it a rest, will you?" Abigail blurted, though that was not what she


    wanted to say. She was hugging Alissa tightly, and the feeling of having almost lost her girl was like a


    tendril with thorns that were still twirling around her heart, pricking her repeatedly.


    Alissa hugged her mother back, but she was also scared too. She knew she almost could never see


    her mother again.


    She was overwhelmed by fear back when she saw her blood trickling out from the tubes. No one would


    know the despair she felt when she was in the room, where the only sound was her blood dripping into


    that basin, slowly filling it up. She thought Hugh wasing to save her and she waited for a long time,


    yet he still did not show up. It was then she knew he had left Rorea. Abigail had left the country and


    Greg didn''t know she existed, as she had swapped ces with Arianna. It was the first time she was


    forgotten and isted, and she never wanted to feel that way again.


    Alissa hugged her mother as tightly as possible, and tears flowed down her cheeks like water falling


    from a broken dam. "Don''t leave me, Mommy. I''m scared!"


    Alissa''s cries broke Abigail''s heart. "I''m sorry, honey. I''m really sorry. I won''t let that happen to you ever


    again. I''m really sorry!"


    She could take the trials and tribtions of being a single mother, but she would never allow her own


    daughter to suffer so much.


    While they were crying, Greg was thinking to himself, That b*stard. I will not grant him a painless death.


    Valerie was heartbroken as well, and she was angry at her son who was just standing there. "Don''t just


    stand there. Make something for Allie to eat. She''s gone for so long without food. She can''t handle that!


    You''re her father. Can you at least act like one?"


    It came a bit as a surprise to Greg. Yep. She''s my mother alright.


    Alissa stopped crying immediately and stuck her head out. She looked at Greg and gave him the puppy


    pout. "Daddy, can I have braised pork? I want the one you make." She could still remember that he


    made a feast for Arianna, who had showed off to her.


    Before he could say anything, Abigail objected, "You can''t have meat in the state you''re in."


    "Mommy!" Alissa gave her mother the puppy pout, and her reddened nose made her look even more


    vulnerable.


    Valerie couldn''t take that look. "Just a little bite. Just one bite, alright?" she negotiated.


    Abigail could see where Greg inherited that love for his children from. They both spoil the kids, and


    they don''t know where to stop. She felt happy that they did, but at the same time, that attitude could


    hurt the children''s health.


    Just when she was about to say something, Greg said, "Mom, Allie''s really hurt this time, and she


    needs to heal. Braised pork is a bit too oily. It''s not going to help her recover."


    "Daddy, you don''t love me anymore!" Alissa started crying pitifully again.


    Greg didn''t want to do that, but he had to. He said softly, "Allie, you can have anything you want once


    you''re healed. I''ll make them for you. But right now, you''re too weak, so you have to listen to your


    mother. Nobody loves her more than you do."


    Abigail shivered. She was thinking that she would have to spend more energy convincing them if Greg


    sided with his mother, but instead, he took her side and told Alissa this. She felt touched all of a


    sudden, for the feeling of being understood and protected was something she yearned for. "Have some


    porridge for now. Once you''re alright, you can eat anything you want. I want to see you running around


    again."


    Abigail patted her head, and she cried again. She wasn''t a crybaby, for she knew it couldn''t solve any


    problems. However, what happened to Alissa scared her, and because of that, she wanted to keep her


    kid in her sight at all times. If she could, she''d keep Alissa in a capsule, or as the gamers say, a


    Pokéball.


    Alissa seldom saw her mother cry. No, to be exact, she had never seen her mother cry. Now that she


    was crying for her, it made the girl give in. "Fine, I won''t eat that. I''ll listen to you." She puffed her


    cheeks, but she felt happy. "I want Daddy to hug me." She stretched her arms toward her father.


    Abigail was annoyed, but she didn''t stop her. Alissa was at her weakest, and Greg was nice to her, so


    she didn''t want the girl to feel sad. She let her go and said, "I''ll go to the kitchen and make some


    porridge."


    "I''ll do it," Valerie quickly said. She was happy that her son, Abigail, and Alissa were looking happy


    together. Just like a family. She wanted to see more of that.


    Abigail shook her head. "You''re a patient too. Let me do it." She went to the kitchen, but when she saw


    Arianna in the living room, she paused. "Aren''t you going in?"


    She knew Arianna was worried about her sister. Usually, she would have rushed into the room at this


    point, so she wondered what held Arianna back.


    Arianna shook her head. "Allie must be scared right now. She likes Daddy, so I don''t want to take his


    attention away from her. Let him stay with her for a bit longer."


    Abigail felt a little sad that Arianna was being so wise. "Your Daddy loves the both of you the same."


    "I know. I''ve been staying with him recently. I was supposed to be the one to go to Rorea, but I begged


    Alissa to take my ce. She only got into this mess because of me, Mommy. I should have been the


    one to suffer."


    Arianna began to cry.


    Abigail hugged her. "Nobody should suffer. It''s not your fault, Arianna, nor is it your sister''s. It''s the


    baddie''s fault. Don''t put the me on yourself. We won''t me you."


    "But I''m scared. I''m worried she might never talk to me anymore. I was worried she might not wake up,


    that she mightin that I took Daddy away from her and let her go through that kind of nightmare."


    Abigail was heartbroken to hear that.