Not One, But Two!

Chapter 204

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Slightly taken aback, Greg instinctively glanced at Abigail and saw that she was startled as well as she stole a look at her phone unwittingly. Once she saw that it was her assistant who was calling, she hurriedly stood up and said, "I'm going to pick up a call."

How could he describe this feeling? Well, it made him suddenly feel that his heart, which had gotten closer to her, was separated by this call just like that.

Who's calling?

As it wasn't a saved number, it didn't seem like a call from Hugh, and even though it was a string of numbers, Greg's instincts told him that Abigail didn't want him to know because she was hiding something from him.

Should I ask? It was enough to make him hesitate.

Although she had just said that he could ask her any questions directly, if she really didn't want to tell him, it would be awkward when he asked her about it. From how she stood up and left, he knew that she didn't want him to find out about the call's contents.

Greg watched as Abigail went to the balcony with her phone, and his heart sank a little. Even though he didn't like that there were any secrets between them, they had only known each other for a short while, and they still needed to try to get along. It might be counterproductive if he tried to get to the bottom of everything by himself.

Finally, he was able to restore his relationship with her, and the last thing he wanted was to continue not being on speaking terms with her.

At this thought, he suppressed the unease within himself and unlocked his phone to pick up Benjamin's call.

"Speak."

"Mr. Buckley, they're from the Leynthall Family and are subdued now."

Benjamin sounded breathless as he broke his arm during the scuffle. At the moment, he was in so much pain that he was drenched in cold sweat, but he still reported the situation to Greg at the first chance.

The expression on Greg's face turned a little dark.

When he saw Troy at the hospital, he didn't overthink, assuming that Troy was unsatisfied with Abigail, which was why he followed her into the ward and the argument ensued. Yet, now, it seemed like Troy was working together with the Leynthall Family and planned to kill Abigail?

Greg's eyes turned vicious with dark promise at the thought of this possibility.

Troy clearly knew his temperament after years of cooperation. Despite that, he still did something like this. It looked like his heart had really gone astray.

"Is Troy a part of it?"

"Yes."

After that, Benjamin sent the voice recording to him and Greg's eyes turned even colder.

"Pass my order. Use all channels and put in all efforts to capture Troy. Tonight, I want to see this person at the red-light district."

"Got it."

Benjamin knew that Troy had touched Greg's sensitive spot, and he knew what that sensitive spot of his now was.

"How are you doing? Are you hurt? If you are, get yourself treated in the hospital and get it billed as a work injury. Besides that, get 50,000 from the finance department as your bonus."

Greg had always been impartial, but Benjamin had just been transferred, so he didn't know Greg that well. So, when he heard him saying all that, he was surprised.

"Mr. Buckley, did you say 50,000?"

"Why? Is it too little? Make it 100,000, then. You're injured anyway, so buy more nutritious food to get back in shape. I'll need you to come back as soon as possible to assist me. So, I can't give you any time off."

Benjamin couldn't help but gulp as he heard those domineering words. Stay calm.

He had just taken care of an issue, which was his job as an assistant, and he actually received a 100,000 bonus. This position as the special assistant was very lucrative indeed. No wonder Troy held a grudge when he was exiled.

Hurriedly, Benjamin thanked him. "Thank you, Mr. Buckley. I'll be back soon. By the way, I didn't take care of the men from the Leynthall Family alone. Another group of people was against them, and they were swift and well-trained in their attacks. No matter what, I kept the Leynthall's men alive. After all, it would be bad if this issue blew out of hand, but this group of people took care of them directly and even took away all of them. Earlier, I trailed after them to take a look. That group of people dropped the bodies at the Leynthall Family's doorstep and left. I was discovered by them and couldn't continue to follow them."

Greg furrowed his brows when he heard this information. "Who are they?"

"I'm not sure, but judging from their attacks, they seem like some sort of organization. Some kind of assassination organization."

His words startled Greg a little as the legal and underworld of Harrion and its vicinity were within his control. Since when was there another power like this?

"Find out about this group of people carefully."

"Yes."

While it was a little shocking on Greg's side, Abigail's side seemed more composed.

"How did it go?"

"Miss Abigail, we've taken care of them and dropped them off at the Leynthall Family's doorstep. I reckon it's chaos over there now, and their higher-ups will definitely investigate because they lost so many men. Our men have already passed the criminal evidence of these people to the mailbox of the police station. Every one of them has quite a few records for murder, and we also submitted the evidence authorized by Simon to the military section."

Abigail's subordinate, Addison Hart, had called her personally, and she took the call with her back facing Greg because it was a call from him.

"Did you bump into Greg's man?"

"Yes, we did. He's an assistant, and his skills are not bad, but his tracking technique isn't perfect. After he witnessed everything we did, he wanted to follow us to know our whereabouts, but we managed to stop him."

As quickly as possible, Addison reported everything to Abigail. If it weren't because she had said not to touch Greg's man, they wouldn't have let Benjamin leave unscathed after he had seen everything.

"I got it. Everyone has worked hard, so dismiss them. I'll look for you again if something else crops up."

"Okay."

The call ended, and when Abigail returned to the room, she saw Greg sitting there with a gloomy face and the murderous intent he was exuding around him was unmistakable.

"What is it? What happened?" she asked calmly, casually tossing her phone on the table.

Greg glanced at her as he recalled her anger earlier at the hospital, and he couldn't help but ask, "Do you know that Troy is working with the Leynthall Family to harm you?"

"I know. Troy told me after he arrived. What's up?"

Abigail didn't hide the truth and felt that as long as he asked, she would tell him, even about the organization, Shadow, which Addison was in.

Meanwhile, Greg was a little upset after hearing that. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"What should I tell you? Should I tell you that your ex-assistant wants to kill me? Or should I tell you that he's working with the Leynthall Family to claim my life? Greg, Troy has worked for you for so many years, so you know well in your heart that the bond you share is incomparable to mine over this short period. Maybe you'll believe me if I tell you, but what if you don't? I will be throwing out my relationship with you then, won't I? Of course, if you find out about this by yourself, you'll make your own judgment about it. But if it came from me, you might not believe me."

Everything she said was true and from the heart.

Even though she knew that Greg might believe her, there was always an exception in every situation. Also, she could tell that he truly loved her, but it was also an undeniable fact that Troy and Greg had a close bond?

After all, the time spent between her and Greg was too short, and they didn't spend much time getting along with each other. So, there were some things that she couldn't bear to risk.

Greg suddenly felt unsettled and frustrated at her candid response.

She didn't trust him!

In fact, he would believe it as long as she told him, no matter who it was. Yet, Abigail clearly told him that between her and Troy, he might not believe her.

How should he explain or elaborate on this?

Would Abigail believe him if he told her that he would believe in her no matter what she said and who gave him the information?

No!

She wouldn't!

And because she wouldn't, that was why she acted like this. From another point of view, it showed how composed she was toward this relationship.

Was it still love if a person was too composed toward it?

Greg didn't know, but at the very least he could not remain calm.

Abigail stared directly into his eyes, which were filled with emotions that she couldn't name, and knew that her words had hurt him, but it was also to protect herself from getting hurt.

All these years, she had gotten used to dealing with things this way, even if it was Greg Buckley, to whom she was ready to open her heart. However, sometimes when something cropped up, she was

used to dealing with it this way.

"Greg, I—"

"I'm sorry that you have to go through this. I'll take care of the Leynthall Family, and won't let Troy get away with this. Because I didn't deal with the people around me well, it has brought you such harm. I'm the one who didn't handle things well." Greg broke her off mid-sentence, but his words made her feel a little upset because she never wanted an apology from him.

"This has nothing to do with you."

All of a sudden, silence fell between both of them with the air being oppressive and uncomfortable.

Just then, Greg's phone rang again, and it was his mother who was calling.

He knitted his brows slightly as he picked up the call in front of Abigail.

"Hi, Mom. What is it?"

"Are you with Abigail?"

Even though Valerie's voice wasn't very loud, Abigail knew that Troy had already told Valerie about her identity as an assassin. Was she calling now at this time to confirm this?

Suddenly, Abigail was inexplicably agitated by such a thought.

On the other hand, Greg, who was unaware, answered directly, "Yes, we're together. Why?"

"Make a trip back. I have something to ask both of you," she said and hung up.

The startled Greg lifted his head and peered at Abigail, muttering, "I don't know what's up with my mom, but she wants us to return together. Get some rest if you're tired. I'll take a look back home

myself."

"I'll go back with you. I probably know better than you why she wants to see me."

Then, she told him what Troy said to her, and the look on his face turned even grimmer.

What's Troy up to? It looks like it would be wise to silence him for good so that he wouldn't spout nonsense around like a housewife.

Greg knew his mother; although she was born in a wealthy family and wasn't as particular about family background as other elders from an influential family, she would wish for a person who had a clean background or a kind person.

She was able to accept Abigail right away because firstly, she had given birth to a pair of twins for the Buckley Family, which wasn't easy on her. Secondly, Abigail was the best surgeon in the world and her savior. In Valerie's eyes, a doctor was a sacred profession, and the person who could be the best amongst doctors must have an outstanding character.

Now, all of a sudden, someone told her that Abigail had come from Hitman Island and may already have her body tainted a long time ago; Abigail really had no idea how she would judge her now.