Chapter 317

The car didn’t stop and turned around quickly before driving off.

When Abigail returned to Gibson Villa, the maids looked at her with subtle curiosity in their eyes as they saw her coming back alone.

Abigail went straight to the maid’s room and shut the door behind her.

After showering, she stepped out of the bathroom and picked up her phone. The message she had sent before going in was displayed on the screen.

Abigail: [The gemstone chess set is beautiful. My elder really liked it. Let me know how much it cost so I can pay you back.]

There was no reply. She figured maybe it hadn’t been seen. Abigail didn’t think much of it. She opened a website and started taking on new assignments with practiced ease.

A knock at the door interrupted her. She closed the screen and stood up to answer the door.

“Ms. Gibson, Mr. Gabriel Gibson asked me to bring you over.” The maid gave her a subtle glance and left.

Abigail walked into the living room. Gabriel was wearing a long face, and the moment he saw her, he barked, “What are you standing there for? Get over here.”

Abigail frowned slightly at him, her tone indifferent. “What do you want?”

Gabriel’s rage flared at her attitude. “That’s how you talk to me?”

Abigail lowered her eyes, hiding the irritation behind them, “If there’s nothing else, I’m going back to my room.”

She turned to leave, but Gabriel’s breathing grew heavier with anger. “Stop right there.”

Abigail halted and turned to him. Gabriel took a deep breath and spoke through clenched teeth, “The room upstairs has been cleaned out for you. Move.”

He was referring to the room that had been converted into Daniella’s walk-in closet.

Abigail shook her head. “No. I’m used to where I am.” She would be gone once she saw Wyatt. Whether she moved or not didn’t matter to her.

Gabriel grew even more annoyed. “You’ll move because I told you to. Or do you want people thinking I made my biological daughter sleep in the maid’s…”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Daniella’s face went pale. She bit her lip and lowered her head, her eyes filled with bitter resentment.

Abigail couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Gabriel frowned in irritation. “What are you laughing at?”

Abigail said, “Nothing. Instead of making me move rooms, why don’t you just let me see Grandpa? As long as I get to see him, I won’t say anything to anyone.”

Gabriel gave her a suspicious look, then nodded after thinking it over. “Fine, when do you want to see him?”

Abigail hadn’t expected him to agree so easily. Her breathing quickened. “Tomorrow morning, is that okay?”

Her tone was cautious. Gabriel didn’t pick up on it and nodded casually, saying “Alright. Just stop running your mouth out there.”

The thought of seeing Wyatt tomorrow made Abigail both nervous and cheerful. Her tone softened for once, “Okay, I’m going back to my room now,” were almost the same words as before, but this time her attitude was much better.

Gabriel nodded in satisfaction. He was about to ask something else when Abigail had already turned and walked away. Seeing Wyatt made it hard for her to sleep all night.

Early in the morning, Abigail stepped out of her room and ran into Stephen coming in from outside.

Their eyes met. Stephen’s expression flickered, and without saying a word, he headed upstairs quickly.

Abigail felt something strange but didn’t dwell on it, then checked the time. It was 7 a.m.

She pushed down her excitement and walked toward the villa next door. As she got closer, she sensed something amiss around the house.

Abigail quickly stepped inside and saw a few maids cleaning. Abigail’s expression tensed, her voice urgent. “Where’s my Grandpa?”

The maids looked at her and one of them replied, “He was sent to a nursing home.”

There were no further words.

Abigail immediately thought of Stephen. Her instincts told her he was behind this. Her gorgeous face turned cold. She spun around and left the villa.

The loud banging on the door woke the people inside. When the door opened, Gabriel saw Abigail standing there, and his brows furrowed in displeasure. “Whatever it is, can’t it wait until we get up?” he questioned.

“Why did you send Grandpa to a nursing home?” Abigail stared straight at Gabriel, her voice laced with iciness.

Gabriel’s eyes flickered, but his tone was full of displeasure. “Is this how you talk to me? He went to the nursing home to recover.”

Abigail didn’t buy it. “You promised I could see him today. Which nursing home did Grandpa go to?”

“Abby.” Bianca’s voice came from inside the room. She stepped out in silk pajamas, her tone gentle. “The nursing home doesn’t allow visits. Even your father and I can’t get in. Just wait until your grandfather comes back, alright?”

Abigail’s eyes darkened. She had no choice but to wait. “When will Grandpa be back?”

Feeling a bit guilty, Bianca avoided her gaze, her reply vague. “It won’t be long.”

Abigail knew she wasn’t getting a real answer from Bianca. A flash of irony passed through her eyes as she turned and walked downstairs.

She could still vaguely hear Gabriel complaining to Bianca about her attitude.

Abigail felt her anger boiling over. She didn’t know exactly how involved Gabriel and Bianca were in sending Wyatt away, but she was certain of one thing: it had something to do with Stephen.

Stephen entered the dining room and was a bit surprised to see Abigail already at the table.

Thinking about their encounter earlier that morning, for once, he didn’t say anything sarcastic and sat down next to Daniella.

But just as he did, Abigail’s voice rang out. “Stephen, you’re disgusting.”

Her words stunned everyone at the table. Stephen’s face turned red as he shot to his feet. “Abigail, what the hell is that supposed to mean?”

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