Not One, But Two!

Chapter 32

Greg had been observing Abigail, and he chimed in when he noticed the slight change in her gaze, "Let me know if you need anything, and I'll do my best to help you out."

Abigail was slightly stunned. Did he wake up on the wrong side of the bed today?

Still, she didn't comment on anything before she said to Alissa, "Darling, I'll be heading out for a bit."

"Alright. Drive safe, Mommy."

Alissa didn't bother asking Abigail where she was going and had only asked her to drive safe, but Abigail's expression surprisingly lifted. Yet, Greg frowned slightly.

"Where are you going so late at night? Aren't you worried about leaving your child alone at the hospital?"

"Well, you can keep her company if you're free, and I can just get a nurse if you aren't, right?"

Although Abigail's attitude really pissed him off, he tried his best to suppress his anger.

"You probably don't have any surgery appointments at night, do you? Where are you really going?"

Abigail couldn't help but feel annoyed by Greg.

"First things first, Mr. Buckley—I am not your wife, and I'm not obliged to report where I'm going. Secondly, I've already informed my daughter that I'm going out." With that, she left the ward.

Greg's gaze darkened whereas Alissa sighed and said, "Daddy, you don't even know how to protect Mommy."

"Huh?" Greg was confused. Did my daughter just look down on me?

"I'll go out and take a look."

"Daddy, you must protect Mommy, alright? Don't worry about me. I'll be fine."

Alissa is so considerate that she's even trying to create opportunities for the two of us. Greg sighed in his heart.

When he left the ward, he saw Abigail heading toward Valerie's room. Thank goodness this woman still has some conscience to check on her patients, Greg thought to himself before following her footsteps.

Meanwhile, Valerie was already awake when Abigail entered her ward, and her eyes immediately brightened at the sight of the beautiful doctor.

When the nurse saw Abigail, she greeted her before updating the woman about Valerie's condition. "You're finally here, Dr. Kain. Old Madam Buckley's has been stable. I initially wanted to get you to check up on her, but the hospital director sent someone else to follow up on Old Madam Buckley and said that everything was alright already."

When Valerie noticed that the beautiful doctor was Abigail, she quickly held the woman's hand before asking excitedly, "Are you Dr. Kain, the best surgeon in the world?"

Although Abigail was unable to handle Valerie's friendliness, she still smiled before replying, "Yes, that's me."

"What a beautiful and nice woman you are. I bet that little brat in our family bullied you and made you feel wronged."

However, Valerie's words confused her. Suddenly, Abigail turned around abruptly and saw a depressed-looking Greg standing by the entrance of the ward.

"What did I do again, Mom? Come on, that's enough. You can't keep holding onto her hands—she needs to check up on you," Greg said begrudgingly.

However, Valerie glared at him before she snapped, "Get out of here! The sight of you here just pisses me off. How can a man like you refuse to apologize to a woman after you assaulted her? Do you think it's easy for a woman to take care of a child on her own? How dare you come here to show your attitude?"

"Come on, Mom. Am I really your biological son?"

Greg suddenly felt like Valerie had lost her mind, whereas Abigail finally came to the realization that Greg had told Valerie about what happened five years ago. Right then, she couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

"Old Madam Buckley, the past is already in the past. Besides, I think my life is pretty good right now."

Yet, Valerie felt her heart aching when she heard Abigail's words.

"Look at this. Poor Dr. Kain was forced to be a superwoman just because of you. Dr. Kain, I know that Greg was at fault for what happened, but you shouldn't hold any grudges against him or feel stressed out. You can do whatever you want, and none of us will force you to do anything that you don't want to do. However, do you mind bringing the child over to visit me when you're free? In fact, I'd be even happier if you could forgive Greg and get together with him."

Abigail felt the corner of her lips twitching. Getting together with Greg and meeting him frequently? Although she thought the possibility of that happening was zero, she was rather fond of Valerie.

"Sure, I'll bring her here to visit you often."

"What about you?"

Valerie stared at Abigail expectantly while the latter cleared her throat before answering, "Old Madam Buckley, I'm doing pretty well on my own now, and I don't think that there's any need to let a man enter my life to save myself from getting upset. What do you think?"

Immediately, Greg was offended.

"Abigail Kain, don't you think that you're being a little too narcissistic? Do you really think that I like running into you? If not for the child, the sight of you would have made me feel disgusted. Besides, don't forget how you treated me five years ago. Ouch!"

Before he could finish what he wanted to say, Valerie had thrown a pillow right at him. "Shut your mouth and get out of here!"

At this moment, Abigail had to admit that the scene unfolding in front of her cheered her up immensely.

"Old Madam Buckey, since your body is in stable condition now, you have to rest well on your own. I'll have to leave now to deal with something else, but you can contact me if you need anything since Greg has my contact number."

Then, she got up and wanted to leave. However, Greg grabbed her arm when she walked past him. "It's already late at night. Don't you think that you should inform Alissa about where you're going?"

"Alissa is not as fussy as you are," Abigail replied before she shrugged off her arm and left.

Suddenly, Greg felt an emptiness in his hand.

Upon noticing his expression, Valerie then reprimanded, "Go after her now! Why are you still in a daze? When will you ever get a wife if you keep acting like this?"

"Why should I go after her?"

After getting criticized by Valerie, Greg ended up deciding to not go after Abigail, and this made his mother even more furious. "Who else are you going to go after if it's not her when the two of you already have a kid together? What's the matter now? Are you planning to get Alissa a stepmother?"

Upon hearing that, Greg paused as if he was considering something while Valerie narrowed her eyes.

"I'm warning you—it was fine when I didn't know about this, but now that I've found out about my granddaughter as well as the existence of someone as kind as Dr. Kain, I won't acknowledge anyone else other than her. You'd better prepare to settle down from now on."

However, Greg hesitated before he said softly, "Mom, to be honest—" Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

"I can't hear you. Ouch! My head hurts! Kelly, get him out of my room now!"

Valerie cut him off before she instructed Kelly, the intensive care nurse, to kick him out of the room. Right then, Greg's lips twitched a little before he doubted his identity as Valerie's son again.

Meanwhile, Abigail went to the infirmary to prescribe some medicine before leaving. By the time Greg came out from Valerie's ward, she was already gone.

After that, Abigail took a cab to the airport. Since the sun had just set moments ago, traffic was slightly congested with people going off work and heading home.

Coincidentally, the flight that Abigail was waiting for landed right when she reached the airport. Then, she rushed to the arriving hall and waited anxiously.

A while later, she spotted the figures of an adult and a child coming out together.

"Arianna! Over here!" Abigail quickly waved at her daughter.

"Mommy!" Arianna quickly ran over, scaring Abigail in her process of doing so.

"Do not run! Take it slow!"

Abigail caught Arianna before she quickly checked her pulse, whereas the man holding several luggages behind Arianna came over as well.

"It's fine. She's alright now. I've gotten other doctors to check on her, and her symptoms have stopped for now. Her coughing is just an allergic reaction due to the difference in air composition in Marona. Don't worry."

The man was good looking and had a feminine twist to his facial features. His beautiful, amorous eyes attracted the attention of various girls. However, all of them knew that they had no chance when the little girl next to him addressed Abigail as her mom.

After sensing Arianna's stable pulse, Abigail sighed in relief before she gave the man a displeased look. "Why did you bring Arianna here when you know that she's not suitable to go overseas?"

"Please spare me this time! I really didn't want to bring her over, but what choice do I have? Abigail, I have something to settle at Rorea, and I can't not go. Besides, we are only changing flights here because there are no direct flights to Rorea. Why are you being so anxious? It's not as if I don't care about Arianna."

"Hugh, don't think that I don't know what you're going to do there. Do you really think that it's suitable to take Arianna to places like that? She's not Alissa!" Abigail couldn't be bothered to hide her anger.

Usually, Hugh would have snapped the necks of those who dared to speak to him in this manner, but this was none other than Abigail. Right then, he rubbed his nose before saying, "What should I do, then? Mary is on leave because her daughter-in-law gave birth, and I would be more worried to leave Arianna in Marona on her own."

Upon sensing that Hugh and Abigail were about to quarrel again, Arianna quickly chimed in, "I'm fine, Mommy. It's good that I am able to walk around now since I can't just stay in Marona for the rest of my life. Besides, we are just staying here for two hours, so please don't be mad. I brought my medicine along with me, and I'm sure that nothing will happen."

"I've already done my research, and Rorea's weather will be sunny for a while, so it wouldn't put any pressure on Arianna's illness. Moreover, I'm just going to go for a few days before coming back. You can wait here if you're worried so that you can do a check up on Arianna when I return. Abbie, no offense, but you're being too careful around Arianna. While you take care of Alissa as if she's a boy, you won't even allow Arianna to step out of the house. It ain't good like this."

Hugh could understand what Abigail was worried about, but Arianna was already four years old now, and her asthma symptoms were getting better. As long as she took care of herself, she could definitely be treated normally, but Abigail just couldn't stop worrying about her.

On the other hand, the woman sighed in relief after making sure that Arianna was really alright.

"Alright, let's head to the hotel. Don't we have two hours left? It's inconvenient to perform a surgery here."

Right then, she gave Hugh a look. The high-spirited look on his face doesn't look like an injured person's expression.

Immediately, Hugh chuckled. "Well, let's order something to eat as well since I haven't eaten yet."

"If you're hungry, let's have a meal outside. I won't allow the place where I sleep to smell like food."

Abigail's reply caused Hugh's lips to twitch a little. "Are all doctors clean freaks like you?"

Nevertheless, Abigail ignored him before she carried Arianna and left.

As Arianna had been born with asthma, she ate less than Alissa and wasn't as strong as her sister, so Abigail usually tried to walk in a stable manner whenever she was carrying Arianna.

Meanwhile, the corner of Hugh's lips lifted up when he watched their retreating figures as a sense of happiness coursed through his body.

Suddenly, a whooshing sound rang out, causing Abigail to tense up anxiously.