Chapter 247


    Because of Greg, the Fraser Family waspletely wiped off the surface of Harrion. Since the people


    from the prominent families were all elites, they took the initiative to cut off all cooperative ties with the


    Fraser Family after they learned about the grievances between Greg and Victoria. To make matters


    worse, even the bank began to urge the Fraser Family to repay their loans. In the blink of an eye,


    everyone started going against the Fraser Family, and things no longer favored them.


    As to why the situation turned out this way, it was all thanks to Jonathan''s ill-behavior. He took


    advantage of the fact that he was rted to the Buckley Family, and he hadn''t been very genuine when


    dealing with others. As a result, such behavior of his had long infuriated others. For that reason, his


    downfall took ce like a greased lightning.


    Surely, this matter was also made known to Valerie. Despite currently being far away from Harrion, she


    still heard and knew about it somehow.


    When Valerie learned about the matter, she was shocked. The news left her devastated, as it never


    urred to her that her most trusted adoptive daughter would treat her beloved son in such a way.


    At that moment, past memories began flooding her mind. She remembered how she didn''t have time to


    take care of Greg because of her work back then. Then, she remembered Greg''s age at the time the


    incident took ce. After that, she remembered there was a period of time where he became gloomy


    and quiet. So this was why he instantly lost all his spirits and strength at that time. Not only that, he


    even cooped himself up for a short while. As these thoughts circted inside her mind, Valerie wished


    to p herself badly.


    Never once did I imagine that Victoria would take Greg to that kind of ce at that time!


    Will I still be able to see Greg alive now if it hadn''t been for his strong ability to withstand pressure?


    At once, Valerie snapped back as she didn''t dare to think further. The mere thought of the possibility


    made her feel a chill running down her spine. Feeling the lingering fear within her, she sat


    dumbfoundedly on her spot and couldn''t bring herself to get up for a long while.


    Naturally, Lisa knew Valerie''s present mood. Truth be told, she was also very surprised when she first


    heard about the matter. Like Valerie, she didn''t expect the gentle and quiet Victoria to be so malicious.


    Then, she remembered that Greg had passed the age where he needed his mother the most. An


    ufortable feeling struck her as she could feel the powerlessness Valerie felt as a mother.


    Thus, she suggested. "Old Madam Buckley, why don''t you give Mr. Buckley a call?


    It was only then did Valerie seem to have some reaction. Looking at the housekeeper in front of her,


    she suddenly burst into tears.


    "Tell me, what kind of a mother do you think I am? I don''t even know anything about what happened to


    my son, and I still love an adoptive daughter like Victoria as if she''s my baby. On top of that, I even


    wronged Greg several times for her sake! Does a person''s wickedness reallye from their core?


    How old was she at that time? How dare she do that to Greg?!"


    Enraged, Valerie was trembling all over as she spoke.


    In the meantime, Lisa was afraid that Valerie would get too angry to the point something terrible would


    happen. Therefore, she quickly said, "Old Madam Buckley, human beings are sinister. It''s just that we


    were blinded by her fa?ade. Thank goodness that it was a close call for Mr. Buckley, and he managed


    to ovee his trauma."


    "We may discuss this matter leisurely like it''s a close call now, but for Greg, it was a disaster back then.


    He probably has hated me since then. All these years, I have always felt that he was rebellious. I was


    even more dissatisfied, especially when he told me that he fancied Genevieve before. But now that I


    think about it, it seems like he has never discussed anything with me. He has always been making his


    own decisions by himself. Previously, I didn''t know why he acted so defiant and like a b*stard. I came to


    realize how much of a failure I was as a mother now that I finally know the reason behind his


    disobedience."


    The more Valerie talked about it, the sadder she became.


    Meanwhile, Lisa keptforting her on one side. Eventually, Valerie calmed down a little, and a trace


    of maliciousness gleamed deep in her eyes.


    "Since Victoria dared to treat Greg in such a way, she can''t me me for being unkind to her. She


    enjoys treating Greg like that, doesn''t she? In that case, find someone to send her to the red-light


    district. Despite her age, I''m pretty sure men in their fifties or sixties will still enjoy having some fun with


    her."


    I can treat Victoria as if she''s my own daughter because I feel that she has done a lot to Greg over the


    years. Since she dares to act against Greg, she must bear the punishment of the Buckley Family. After


    all, Greg is the head of the Buckley Family.


    Once she ryed her order to the housekeeper, Valerie went back to her bedroom. After thinking for a


    long time, she called Greg.


    The call went through and Greg answered, "Mom."


    Just as Greg had predicted, Valerie would definitely seek him out once she learned about the news. It


    would be a lie to say that he could put the hate away, but Greg knew that the past had passed. Since


    he couldn''t change the past, he thought he might as well take this opportunity to ask for something


    from Valerie.


    When Valerie heard Greg''s voice, she choked up for a moment.


    "Son, I have misunderstood you all these years. I didn''t expect Victoria to be so bad at such a young


    age. You—"


    Before Valerie could finish speaking, Greg interrupted her, "I''m fine. But if you really feel that you''ve


    wronged me, you can always make it up to me by treating my Sweetheart and children better in the


    future."


    Upon hearing that, Valerie paused for a while. Sure enough, she knew who Greg referred to as


    ''sweetheart''. She didn''t have much confidence in the first ce, but she couldn''t find any reason to


    refute him now that she heard his words.


    "Why don''t you two just get married soon since you like her so much?"


    "Got it."


    Greg hung up the phone. Then, he looked at Abigail who was beside him, and said cunningly, "Your


    mother-inw just asked us to hurry up and register our marriage. What say you?"


    Upon hearing that, Abigail paused for a while. Smiling, she murmured, "I''m fine with it, but I wish to wait


    a little longer."


    "Wait a little longer? Our children are all grown up. I''m afraid another little one wille along if we


    wait a little longer. Things won''t look nice for us by then, will it?"


    When Greg heard Abigail said she wanted to wait a little longer, he truly felt that his marriage journey


    was a very rough one.


    I have asked for her hand in marriage several times, but why won''t she say yes? I thought we had


    discussed this before. Why do we have to wait a little longer again?


    Seeing Greg''s state, Abigail couldn''t help but let out a heartyugh. Suddenly, a mischievous thought


    came into her mind, and she wanted to tease him.


    "That''s great. We can include all three children into our household registry. I must say, that''s not a bad


    idea."


    "Stop joking around, Sweetheart."


    As Greg spoke, he wanted to grab Abigail''s hand. However, she smiled and ran away from him.


    "If I catch you, you''re screwed!"


    "Oh—you''re going to be in trouble if I catch you!" All of a sudden, Greg cheered up. Then, he moved


    his feet and chased after Abigail. For a moment, the two were chasing each other on the road, much


    like children. Their cheerfulughter rippled, causing people to look sideways at them.


    Just like that, Abigail and Greg enjoyed their outing for the whole afternoon. They didn''t go anywhere or


    do anything. They walked around the mall and when they got tired, they went to the park nearby,


    thereafter sitting down and chatting while basking in the sun. Nheless, they still had fun.


    While hanging out with Greg, a sudden thought came to Abigail''s mind. She felt that even sitting quietly


    was a form of happiness when she was with the person she loved.


    Slowly, her mind wandered off elsewhere, and she thought about the Fraser Family. Thinking that they


    wouldn''t show up in front of her from now on, she felt as if she finally vented out the pent-up anger


    within her.


    I can''t believe that I was so na?ve that I would actually fall for a man like Jonathan back then. Now that


    I''m no longer in a rtionship with him, I realized my feelings for him weren''t love at all. It was nothing


    more than a mere support I seeked when I was young and frivolous.


    Sensing Abigail was being awfully quiet, Greg suddenly asked, "What are you thinking?" As he asked


    that, he took her into his arms. With a domineering demeanor, he added, "How can you think about


    another man when an outstanding person, such as myself, is sitting by your side?"


    "Stop feeling so good about yourself, will you?" Despite blurting those words out, Abigail actually felt all


    warm and fuzzy.


    They sat for a while until Abigail suddenly thought about her wanting to make her daughters something


    delicious for dinner this evening. With that, she took Greg''s hand and headed straight to the


    supermarket.


    Once they arrived at the supermarket, Greg looked around and thought to himself, My visits to


    supermarkets have be frequent ever since I''m in a rtionship with Abigail. It gets so frequent


    that I even familiarize myself with checkouts and other businesses.


    Seeing Greg leave the supermarket with his hands full of grocery bags, Abigail smiled and announced,


    "It seems like you''re still somewhat useful to me after all."


    Upon hearing that, Greg felt a little disgruntled. "Why do you make it sound like I have no other use


    than buying groceries? How about I warm you up tonight?"


    Upon hearing that, Abigail rejected him, and she turned around and left.


    This man is really getting more and more ridiculous. Any words he blurts out is a dirty joke. I can''t stand


    him!


    In the meantime, Greg simply chuckled when he looked at Abigail leave. Putting all the things into the


    trunk, he then drove back to Allie''s Garden with her.


    Once they arrived at Allie''s Garden, both Alissa and Arianna ran out to greet them. They were very


    happy to see Abigail came back home and excitedly circled around her, chatting nonstop.


    When Greg saw the children were so excited, he took the things to the kitchen. Shortly after, he took off


    his jacket, rolled up his sleeves, and started cooking.


    Looking at Greg, who was cooking earnestly in the kitchen, Abigail curled up the corners of her lips


    slightly. This is the happiness I want.


    Abigail yed with the children for a while, and Greg finished making the meal.


    "Go and help your daddy serve the food," Abigail instructed the two children, and they ran to the


    kitchen to serve the food on the dining table.


    N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    The four of them sat around the dining table and enjoyed their meal. It was an enjoyable dinner indeed.


    After the meal, Abigail helped the children take a bath. Once she was done putting them to sleep, she


    got up and walked out of the room.


    Upon seeing Abigail, Greg whispered, "You still want to go back to the Reeves Residence at such an


    hour?"


    "There''s something that I have to deal with, so I''m going to make a short trip back. You go to bed first,


    and I''ll move back here tomorrow."


    "Let me drive you there." Greg didn''t stop her anymore because he knew it was generally difficult to


    make Abigail change her mind.


    Even though the two didn''t talk much along the way, the atmosphere was very good. It was also at that


    moment that Abigail felt it wasn''t a bad idea for her to consider growing old with Greg.


    When they arrived at Teal''s house, Abigail suddenly threw her arms around Greg''s neck, and her warm


    lips immediately pressed against his.


    Feeling surprised at the sudden kiss, Greg paused slightly. Immediately after, he wrapped his arms


    around Abigail''s waist, deepening the kiss.


    As the two kissed each other passionately, the temperature in the car instantly rose a little, and Greg''s


    hands strayed all over the ce.


    "Sweetheart, I won''t let you get out of the car if we let things continue like this."


    Abigail''s breath hitched when she heard that. Even so, she said with a smile, "Silly, we have a long


    time ahead."


    Upon hearing these words, Greg was delighted. Although he was reluctant, he still let Abigail go. Then,


    he watched as she entered the Reeves Residence. Trying to calm himself down, he took a deep


    breath. However, he couldn''t help but smile when he noticed that Abigail''s scent was still lingering in


    the car.


    It looks like I really need to marry Abigail quickly.


    Abigail felt warm all over after getting out of the car. Thinking that everyone was asleep, she gently


    opened the door. However, she didn''t expect that Emma was still up. She stared at the other woman''s


    silhouette as she bustled around, cleaning up the kitchen. At that moment, a sudden thought popped


    up in Abigail''s head, and it was only then that she recalled Emma was here to learn how to cook today.


    When Emma heard the sound of the door closing, she turned her head slightly and saw Abigail


    standing in front of her. However, Abigail merely nced at her lightly and made her way upstairs.


    Finally, Emma couldn''t hold herself and shouted, "Allie!"


    Upon hearing that, Abigail paused slightly and halted her tracks. However, she didn''t look back. Just as


    she was contemting on whether to turn around or not, she heard Emma say, "I''ve made roasted


    tomatoes. Could you taste them and let me know if it''s alright?"


    Since it was rare for Emma to speak in such a manner, Abigail couldn''t help but feel a little curious.


    Therefore, she turned around to look at her.


    Regardless, she still couldn''t bring herself to be nice to Emma just yet. "Roasted tomatoes? Is that all


    you made the whole afternoon? Have you ever counted how many ingredients that you''ve wasted? You


    only learn how to cook at this age, yet you''re not ashamed to ask for my praise or recognition. How old


    are you exactly, Emma Kain?"


    Abigail''s words sounded very harsh, and there was even a hint of impoliteness to it. If it was the old


    Emma, she would''ve long risen up to her feet and scolded Abigail. However, she didn''t do so this time.


    Biting her lower lip, she said humbly, "I''ll try harder."


    Truth was, Abigail had never seen this side of Emma before. For that reason, she actually viewed her


    in a rather different perspective for the first time ever.


    It''s impossible for Emma to be able to learn how to cook for the whole afternoon, but she seeded


    today. Thinking of that, Abigail naturally wouldn''t pick her anymore.


    "I''m tired, so I''m going to rest now. If you have something that you want to talk about, let''s just talk


    about it tomorrow."


    With that, Abigail turned around and left.


    Seeing how resolute Abigail''s steps were, Emma asked in a fit of panic, "Allie, was the Fraser Family''s


    misfortune your doing?"


    Upon hearing that, Abigail frowned slightly. "What do you wish to ask?"


    At the same time, Abigail was deep into her thoughts. I know Emma always has feelings for Jonathan.


    Perhaps she wanted to upset me when she ruined my marriage in the past, but she never once gave


    up on Jonathan in these five years. Not only that, she even dwelled in misery when the Fraser Family


    called off the wedding. Emma must have fallen deep for him along the way.


    But why is she asking me this right now?


    Is she implying that she wants to continue to be my enemy simply for Jonathan''s sake?