Not One, But Two!

Chapter 207

Judging from the look on Valerie's face, Lisa knew that she felt terrible, and she sighed softly before swapping her tea for warm water.

"You should drink some warm water for your health and forget this tea."

Then, Lisa took away the hot tea by herself, but Valerie didn't say anything to that as she stared outside, her mind filled with images of Abigail utterly furious when she stormed off.

She was simply too much like herself when she was young.

If Abigail didn't come from Hitman Island, she would very much approve of this marriage, but alas, God had played a horrible joke on them.

Meanwhile, Abigail's heart was ablaze with fury after she left Valerie's place, and it burned brightly.

She had thought that she had found the love of her life, but she didn't expect it to be just a mirage— giving out her heart for nothing.

She stopped a cab, but she didn't know where she should go. If she returned to Allie's Garden, Greg would find her right away, and he was the last person she wanted to see right now.

But besides Allie's Garden, where else could she go?

Amy was hospitalized; she couldn't go to Anastasia's place, much more go back to the Kain's. Right then, she felt incredibly lonely because she didn't even have a place to be sad.

When the cab driver asked her where she wanted to go, she muttered, "Just go around the city and turn on the meter. It doesn't matter how much it costs. I won't pay you anything less. Only stop when I

tell you to."

Her voice was a little hoarse, but maybe the driver had seen more than enough situations like this, so he didn't ask anything. Anyway, all was good as long as he could get paid.

While she sat listlessly in the cab, she felt frustrated by her situation, and to add insult to injury; she didn't know where her children were. Although she was confident in Addison's capabilities, she was worried that today's events would cause irreversible psychological damage to the children.

As she thought about it, she became even more upset.

The cab driver took her in rounds in Harrion, and she turned her phone to silent mode and blocked Greg's number.

It would be a dilemma for Greg to choose between his wife and mother, but she didn't want to know his choice.

Maybe it was because she was timid, or perhaps she wanted to escape. No matter what, she had isolated everything that had to do with Greg. As she watched the scenery of Harrion alone, she suddenly realized that today's view wasn't as beautiful as it was a few days ago.

Indeed, scenery watching still depends on a person's mood, she thought.

By the time Addison called, she had already been around the city three times.

"Do you have any news yet?" she answered the call hoarsely.

Alarmed, Addison hurriedly said, "Yes, I do. The girls are at Old Madam Buckley's place."

Abigail was stunned by the news, and it took her a second before she could even stammer out a reply. "W-What did you say?"

They're at Old Madam Buckley's place? Didn't she say that she had sent them for a paternity test? She lied to me! But why?

With a serious face, she asked, "What the hell is going on?"

In a low voice, Addison answered, "Old Madam Buckley sent people to bring the girls out of the customs with a bunch of bodyguards behind, and there were even some who were protecting them in the dark. According to several sources, they were planning to take them out for a trip, but for some unknown reasons, they were brought back to Harrion soon after passing customs. So, a short while after you left, they arrived back at Old Madam Buckley's."

"Did they have their samples taken?"

"No. Our men couldn't find any records of their samples being taken. Those people have been with the girls the whole time and didn't leave them for a second. Besides customs, they didn't come in contact with anyone else. Miss Abigail, have you considered that maybe Old Madam Buckley has lied to you?"

His words took her by surprise. "She lied to me? What do you mean?"

"I'm not sure, either, but this is what I found out. Mr. Buckley is looking all over for you, but I found out that he's looking for an accountant to tabulate all of the Buckley Group's assets and everything belonging to Night Assasino. Also, he sent people to look for the whereabouts of the girls. According to reliable sources, he wants to return all the power and assets to Old Madam Buckley and leave without anything."

Abigail's brows furrowed slightly in confusion as she wondered, Make a clean exit? What's this guy up to now?

However, she was somehow consoled when she heard that he was also looking for their kids.

"It's very likely that the news of the children back at Old Madam Buckley's will reach him soon. Tell our men to think of a way to stop him on the way. Old Madam Buckley is clearly doing this because she wants to speak with me alone. It's not convenient to have him around."

Abigail was intelligent, and she understood Valerie's intentions after carefully considering them.

Who would have thought that she's so good at manipulation?

Despite the unease in her heart, how Valerie treated the kids significantly diminished her anger.

"Sir, please go to this address." After she gave the address to the cab driver, the car steered in that direction very quickly.

When Lisa saw that Abigail had returned, she hurriedly informed Valerie. "Madam, Dr. Kain is back."

"Get someone to hold back Greg. I want to speak with her alone."

Valerie and Abigail shared the same opinion regarding this point, and Lisa immediately made arrangements to prevent Greg's untimely arrival.

When Abigail walked in, Valerie was already waiting for her with a fresh pot of tea.

As she had composed herself, Abigail now wasn't as frustrated as before. Instead, seated across from Valerie, she said indifferently, "I want to leave with my children."

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While Valerie was wearing a calm expression, Abigail sneered, "I never use my children as bargaining chips."

That statement was an indirect slap at Valerie's face, and she chuckled bitterly. "It doesn't matter how you look at me. I can't tell you some things, but you're really not suitable for Greg."

"Regarding suitability, you have no right, and neither do you have the power to say anything even if you're his mother. After all, a relationship is akin to drinking water, and only the people involved know exactly how it feels. You're not a part of our relationship. How would you know what we're feeling? So, please don't take advantage of the fact that you're an elder, Old Madam Buckley. Don't try to dictate our feelings just because you're his mother."

The way she spoke was neither haughty nor humble, which impressed Valerie a little.

"You're a fine woman. This is a point I've never doubted, and I believe everything you say. However, Dr. Kain, the woman by Greg's side, can be innocent or without influence, but she shouldn't have any complicated history or bring him danger and hidden enemies. You come from Hitman Island, and since you said that you didn't graduate, of course, you've not taken up any missions as well. Even so, your identity has been exposed. Do you think the people from Hitman Island won't hear about this? They would never allow a person who isn't one of them but knows about their training base and training secrets to be alive. Once they make their move, I don't think I need to tell you what kind of danger you'll be facing, do I? Greg can indeed help you to take care of it, but he'll offend the people of Hitman Island because of this. Right now, it's not suitable for him to make too many enemies, and it's not easy for him to get to where he is today. If you love him, you shouldn't drag him down."

Valerie didn't beat around the bush and explained her point of view.

Earlier, when Greg was around, it was inconvenient for her to say some things. Anyway, now that there were only both of them, there was no reason to hide anything, especially since Valerie could tell from Abigail's stance that she would understand her motivations.

As a mother, everything Valerie did and said was understandable, but to Abigail, it was undeniably harsh.

"Old Madam Buckley, no matter what I'll be facing in the future, I have what it takes to take care of it by myself and won't get Greg involved. Also, I don't need Night Assasino to do anything for me."

"Really? I always thought you're a down-to-earth person, Dr. Kain, but I didn't expect you to be a braggart."

From her words, it was clear that she didn't believe that Abigail had the ability to solve this.

Well, that couldn't be helped.

Hitman Island was truly terrifying. If they wanted to get rid of a person, they'd spare no effort to do it. Regardless of how many people they had to sacrifice, they had to accomplish their mission. Meanwhile, Abigail was just a doctor. Even if she knew a few more powerful people, how many of them could really take on Hitman Island?

Society was like the tides of the ocean, and people were fickle-minded. Abigail's actions just went to show that she clearly didn't know what she was up against.

On the other hand, Abigail knew what was on Valerie's mind. Still, she didn't want to explain anything and stated flatly instead, "Since we share different opinions, there's no need for us to continue the conversation. Whether Greg and I are going to break up or not is our business. I'm afraid you can't make the decision on this, and I won't make any promises to you, either. Now, I want to leave with my children. Please make things easy for me, Old Madam Buckley."

Knitting her brows slightly, Valerie said in a low growl, "Dr. Kain, even though I'm doing this for my son, it's also for your own good. Hitman Island will hunt down the children if they follow you. So, why don't you let them stay with me? Moreover, they're children of the Buckley Family, so it's better if we raise them."

"Do you mean to fight for custody rights with me? It seems like you were still suspecting whether they are your granddaughters or not, just not long ago."

Abigail knew that Valerie had said that on purpose earlier, but she had to vent her frustration somehow because she was furious a while ago.

Seeing how aggressive she was, Valerie couldn't help but frown. "I was lying to you earlier. Don't you think I'll know it if they're not my grandchildren? Dr. Kain, you should consider my suggestion. It's true that I would like custody of them, but if we can settle this calmly in private, I definitely wouldn't want to bring this to court. That will influence the children badly. You've saved my life, Dr. Kain, and I've already asked people to prepare 30 million, which I will transfer to you in a while. If the children stay with me, I'll give you another 100 million, and I hope that you won't visit the children as you wish in the future."

The way Valerie used money to send her away was rather insulting, and she let out a sardonic laugh.

"Are the Buckleys very rich? 130 million is indeed a lot of money. How about this? I'll give you 60 million, and you'll let me restore the operation to its original state, and I'll give you another 200 million to buy out all of your visitation rights to my children in the future."

You're not the only one who could send people away with money, Abigail thought. Are we competing to see who has more money? I may not lose out on this.

At the moment, she was arrogant and flashy, and what she said shocked Valerie.

"Dr. Kain, this joke is not funny at all."

"Who's joking with you? Do you think I would joke about my children? If you don't believe me, I'll ask someone to bring the money here. Would you prefer it in cash?"

Just one sentence from Abigail was enough to make Valerie's face fall into a hardened mask.