Chapter 156


    Suddenly, Philip''s expression turned cold.


    Meanwhile, Abigail had already guessed the reason. "My mom was pregnant."


    "Yes! She was pregnant and yet, she didn''t even realize it!"


    Philip spoke through clenched teeth and he enunciated each word clearly, "I didn''t tell your mom about


    it, so she thought that she''d fainted because of my rough actions plus herck of rest during that


    period. After that, I tipped the police about my brother and though I wasn''t aware of the things that he''d


    done all those years before, he was a gang member after all. Hence, there was plenty of dirt on him.


    Indeed, because of my tip-off and revtion, the police detained him."


    Philip''s eyes shed with coldness and anger as soon as he mentioned that.


    "I thought that without my brother around, Adeline would fall in love with me. Back then, I doted on her


    so much and I didn''t even bear to let her do the house chores. Furthermore, I prepared meals for her. I


    didn''t even mind that she was carrying my brother''s child. As long as she loved me, then I would treat


    the child in her womb as one of mine. I only wished for her to stay by my side and fall in love with me.


    However, she was heartless and despite everything that I did, she was never happy at all. She even


    tried to kill herself initially."


    What sort of rtionship did they have?! Abigail looked at Philip''s tortured expression and he seemed


    like he hadn''t yet gotten over that rtionship even till today. Truth was, she didn''t know what to say


    about that.


    Meanwhile, Philip looked at Abigail''s calm expression and he said bitterly, "You are quite simr to her


    in terms of personality. Back then, I told her that if she actually managed to kill herself, I would find


    someone to go in there and kill off my brother. I am a ruthless person, after all. As such, she remained


    miserably alive for my brother''s sake, but she was indifferent to the world around her until she found


    out that she was pregnant. At that point, she finally broke down."


    "She had intended to abort the child and furthermore, in order to terminate the pregnancy, she did all


    sorts of drastic measures and attempted every form of self-harm that one could imagine. Despite


    threatening her with my brother''s life, it was futile and that was the first time ever that I saw her in such


    a state of despair. She remained hopeful when we signed the marriage papers and she didn''t even fall


    into a state of despair despite being forced upon by me. However, the moment she realized that she


    was pregnant, she nearly became insane."


    "Originally, if she had actually aborted you, I would have been much happier. After all, you were not my


    child, but hers and my brother''s. However, inexplicably, I didn''t condone her behavior. Furthermore, I


    tried everything I could to stop her from harming her unborn child. Somehow, I felt as if this child was


    the only hope left for the two of us to work out. I was afraid that she would harm herself, so I stood vigil


    by her day and night. Finally, she gave birth to you nine monthster."


    Just then, Philip''s expression turned tender.


    He then looked at Abigail and spoke softly. "That was the first time ever that I''d seen a babye to


    this world. You were so tiny and soft, and your cries were so weak. I thought that Adeline would fall in


    love with the child just like me. After all, the child was a part of her too. However, from the moment she


    grabbed the child and tried to m her to the ground, I saw the anger and hatred in her eyes, and knew


    that things would never work out between the two of us."


    "After that, my brother was released from prison and he came to know that Adeline had borne me a


    child. Not only didn''t he forsake her, he also forced me to divorce her. How could I possibly divorce her


    anyway? I would never have agreed to that. At this point, I didn''t do anything else but keep a close eye


    on Adeline and my brother. Adeline had been diagnosed with postpartum depression after giving birth,


    and she hardly ate and drank. She didn''t even show her temper and she was just like an


    expressionless zombie. Furthermore, she paid no attention to the child at all. There were several


    moments when I was so tempted to tell her that this was the child of her and my brother but in the end,


    I managed to stop myself from saying anything."


    "I didn''t know what I was still looking forward to, but I just wanted to make her remember that


    something had indeed happened between the two of us. Afterward, her condition worsened and I had


    no choice but to send her to the hospital to receive treatment. However, I didn''t expect her to leave with


    my brother. In the end, my wife eloped with my brother! What was I to do at that point? I looked at you,


    so tiny and weak, and I wanted so badly to kill you off so that they would regret this for the rest of their


    lives. But each time I attempted to strangle you, you would smile at me. You had a really pretty smile


    and it was exactly like the first encounter I had with Adeline."


    At that point, there was a glint of tears in Philip''s eyes. but he quickly turned his face in the other


    direction.


    Meanwhile, Abigail finally knew the truth and she furrowed her brows tightly.


    "You shouldn''t have forcefully kept a woman who loved someone else by your side. It wasn''t fair for


    either you, her, or your brother."


    "Tell me then, when was I treated fairly? Since I was young, I had to take care of my parents on behalf


    of my brother and I suffered so much. I took over his duty as the eldest son. It was just a woman, so


    why did he have to fight with me for her? Why couldn''t he give her up? Besides, Adeline was my wife.


    She married me and we had a marriage certificate. Even up till today, after their elopement so many


    years back, they''re still not a couple in the eyes of thew because Adeline remains my wife!"


    Philip''s emotions were slightly agitated.


    Meanwhile, Abigail knew that Philip was a bigoted person.


    No one could convince him otherwise once he had fixed his mind on something.


    That being said, ultimately, there were some things that he just couldn''t get his way.


    Right now, Abigail could somehow understand Philip''s feelings each time he saw her.


    She wasn''t his daughter, but he would continue to raise her because of her identity as Adeline''s


    daughter. However, each time he saw her, he would be reminded of Adeline''s elopement with his


    brother, so there was no way he would be able to truly dote on Abigail.


    If one looked at this from another perspective, Philip hadn''t actually done anything bad to Abigail. In


    fact, it was quite kind of him to raise her to adulthood.


    This was something that Abigail had to be thankful for.


    She had no means of interfering in the older generation''s feud and she didn''t know how to resolve the


    issue either. However, Philip, who was currently standing in front of her, was a pitiful person too. He


    was serious in his rtionship and yet, he''d fallen for a woman who would never belong to him. He was


    indeed a pitiful guy.


    At that moment, Abigail realized that her resentment toward Philip had dissipated significantly.


    If one had to judge Philip''s behavior back then, he had indeed made mistakes, but Adeline wasn''t


    exactly exemry either. As such, no one could clearly put a right and wrong to things at this point.


    However, the word ''uncle'' remained lodged in Abigail''s throat and she couldn''t quite express herself.


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    Suddenly, Philip stumbled and he fell into the chair.


    "What''s wrong?" Abigail quickly went forward to check on him, but he pushed her aside.


    "You should leave now. You''ve got all of the information and you know that I''m not your biological


    father. I''m also a b*stard who forced himself on your mother and made her think that you were my


    child. That was why she''d ignored you all of these years. I know that Mr. Buckley has the ability to help


    you locate your mother, so I won''t interfere in anything else that you choose to do from now on. I just


    hope that you remember your promise to me. I know that Emma''s wronged you in the past, but she''s


    my daughter after all. I''m obligated to help her in life. I also have to prioritize the family, so her marriage


    with Jonathan has to be a sess. You can me me for prioritizing interest and being selfish and I


    wouldn''t care. I wouldn''t mind you ming me for taking advantage of this to gain interest either. I''ve


    said everything I have to say and I''ve even told you things that I shouldn''t so you should go now."


    At that point, Philip didn''t look well and his face was terrifyingly pale.


    Meanwhile, Abigail noticed the cold sweat on his forehead. As a doctor, she could tell that there was


    something wrong with his health.


    "I''ll send you to the hospital."


    "You don''t have to act nice! It''s natural that you''d hate me very much! All these years, I made you think


    that you were my daughter and yet, I didn''t give you the least bit of love as a father. I even instigated


    my biological daughter to harm you. Why are you acting nicely in front of me right now? Get out of the


    room! Leave!"


    Philip''s eyes were icy and he exuded coldness and indifference.


    If this had happened in the past, Abigail would definitely be stung by his behavior but now, she seemed


    to know this man better.


    Right now, he clearly had a past medical condition and he was suffering through it.


    "This is for pain relief. I''d prescribed this and nned to send it over to Anastasia, but it looks like you


    need some if you don''t n to go to the hospital for the time being."


    Abigail ced the pain relief medication on the study table and then she turned around to leave the


    study room.


    As soon as Greg saw her walk out, he immediately stepped forward. "How are you feeling? Is


    everything fine?"


    "Everything''s fine." She smiled and nodded her head at him.


    After finding out the truth, Abigail somehow became at peace with herself.


    Meanwhile, Sasha and Emma both revealed shocked and jealous looks on their faces upon seeing


    Abigail walk out of the study room.


    Philip''s study room was usually off-limits to everyone.


    As for Jonathan, there was a sh of frustration in his eyes upon seeing Abigail.


    "Abigail, you—" Emma had just spoken when Greg shot her a cold re.


    "You must not want your tongue, huh?" There was a sharpened Swiss army knife in Greg''s hand and


    he was toying with it. His cold re frightened Emma significantly and she instantly cowered behind


    Sasha.


    Meanwhile, Jonathan''s expression darkened. "Uncle Greg, it''s not nice to intimidate one just because


    you''re in a higher position, right?"


    "Oh?"


    Greg looked at Jonathan, who clearly was displeased, and the former suddenly smiled while saying, "I


    enjoy intimidating others, so do you have a problem with that? Well, how about you try and flex your


    position and intimidate someone to show me?"


    Greg''s words were full of arrogance and Jonathan felt a burst of anger within him at that point.


    However, Greg seemed to find things too boring and he continued to mention, "Oh—by the way, you


    shouldn''t be rude to Abbie from now on. You should address her as Aunt Abigail, alright? If you can''t


    remember that, I can slowly guide you until you actually take it to heart."


    Jonathan''s expression was thunderous at that point.


    Meanwhile, Greg couldn''t care less and he wrapped his arms around Abigail''s shoulders. "The air in


    here is polluted so let''s go. I''ll bring you for a ride."


    "Okay." She nodded and stepped forward to walk out of the house with Greg.


    As she brushed past Jonathan, he suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist while revealing a sad


    look. "Abbie, are you really going to treat me this way?"


    "Let go of her!" Greg''s eyes darkened instantly. Meanwhile, Abigail didn''t say a word, but she


    immediately twisted Jonathan''s arm and pressed him to the coffee table as she spoke coldly. "Don''t


    you dare touch me! You''re filth to me."


    Her words were barbed and it was much more effective than any other weapon. Jonathan''s expression


    turned ugly in the blink of an eye.


    Abigail Kain, you b*tch! How dare you? I''ve been very nice and yet, you''re being extremely rude to me!


    Well, don''t me me for being vicious if that''s what you''ve chosen! There was a vicious look that


    shed across Jonathan''s eyes. At that point, Greg couldn''t stand seeing Abigail hold onto Jonathan''s


    arm, so he lifted his leg and kicked Jonathan on his butt.