Novel Full 112 A Secret Lover?
Day Nine…
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“No one believed me because they thought I was just trying to stir a conflict between Nathan and Monica. I admitted I was under the influence of alcohol at that time, but I was sober and saw her clearly.”
“That pretentious woman denied it, making me look like a liar! I was just concerned about Nathan so I told him what I saw. But I didn’t know that Monica already poisoned Nathan’s mind, telling him that I was jealous of her and I was very rude to her.” Kathleen spoke spontaneously, complaining to Abigail.
Abigail still couldn’t believe what she was hearing from Kathleen. Her eyes fixed on her, assessing her facial expression. She was trying to figure out if Kathleen was telling the truth or not.
“Do you like Nathan as a man?” Abigail asked Kathleen out of the blue, making her stop talking. Abigail was testing her using this question to confirm something.
After a while, Kathleen pouted her lips, putting on a pitiful look. “Don’t tell me you don’t believe my words as well. Are you thinking that I like Nathan, that’s why I tried to make up a story about Monica’s unfaithfulness?”
Abigail didn’t say a word. Kathleen was a little bit hurt by Abigail’s silence. Her silence means yes.
“Sigh!” Kathleen took a deep sigh. “I will tell you a secret. But promise me that you will not tell anyone about this, including my cousin, Aiden.”
Abigail just blinked her eyes. She didn’t think that Kathleen would tell her a secret since they were not that close yet. This was only their second time meeting each other.
“Believe it or not, I don’t like Nathan! I like someone else… and that someone is… his best friend, Stephen! Stephen is the guy I like!” Kathleen confessed to Abigail with her dreamy eyes. Her face brightened up at the mention of Stephen’s name. There was also a subtle blush on her cheeks.
“You like Stephen Zhao?” Abigail didn’t expect to hear that sudden revelation from her.
Kathleen just bobbed her head frantically before grabbing Abigail’s both hands. “Please don’t tell him and my cousin, Aiden!”
“Okay. I won’t tell anyone…” Abigail reassured her.
Kathleen exhaled, feeling relieved. She believed in Abigail’s words. She wanted to trust her.
“Nathan might be the most handsome man in this city, but Stephen… he is the most gentle, thoughtful, and cool person I have ever known.” Kathleen shared her real feelings with her.
At this moment, Abigail was convinced that Kathleen was not lying. If she didn’t like Nathan to be her man, there was no reason for her to lie about Monica just to create conflict between Nathan and his girlfriend.
“Are you sure that it was Monica whom you saw, not her sister, Veronica? You might have mistook her before.” Abigail was still doubtful whether Monica had become unfaithful to Nathan or not. What if Kathleen had just misunderstood her relationship with that handsome guy?
“The two sisters have similarities,” Abigail added.
“Hmm. Monica is taller than Veronica and she is much more slender than her sister. I couldn’t be wrong.” Kathleen insisted.
The two were surprisingly talking about Nathan’s beloved deceased woman.
“Do you know who the guy is… the person she met in the hotel?” Abigail asked her inquisitively as if she was conducting an investigation and was interviewing a witness.
Kathleen shook her head. “No. That was the first time I saw him. Though he was good-looking and oozing with sex appeal, I don’t think he was famous, unlike Nathan, Aiden, and Stephen. Maybe he came from another country.” Kathleen shrugged her shoulders.
“But that guy has the same powerful aura as Nathan.” She made another comment.
Abigail fell silent for a moment as she recalled something. She wondered if the guy she saw before was the same guy whom Kathleen was talking about.
There was a time when Abigail followed Monica secretly as she was trying to gather more information about her target. The person who called the hit told her that Monica was Nathan’s Achilles heel.
She saw Monica entering a cozy restaurant which was located in another city. She met a guy there but it was not Nathan. However, Abigail didn’t see his face as he was wearing sunglasses and a mask.
‘Wait? Could it be… Monica has a secret lover, aside from Nathan?’ Abigail didn’t think of this before. But because of Kathleen’s story, she started to have suspicions.
“Hey, why are you silent? Are you still in doubt? Do you think I’m still lying?” Kathleen’s voice snapped Abigail out of her deep thoughts.
“No. I’m sorry. I just recalled something.” Abigail apologized.
Kathleen just gave her a friendly smile and nudged her shoulder. “Don’t worry. Rest assured that I don’t have romantic feelings towards Nathan. In fact, I am rooting for you. If you can make him your boyfriend and help him move on, I will give you a lifetime membership of my Salon and Spa and let you avail our services for free!”
Abigail: “…”
Abigail was at a loss for words. She couldn’t understand why Kathleen was very fond of her. They only met twice.
“Why me? I’m just a mere actress. I’m not yet that famous. Do you think I deserve to be with Nathan Sparks? He is like a Mighty King in the business world….”
‘And a mighty devil in the underground world,’ Abigail added to her thoughts.
“Eh? Why not? Monica doesn’t have an excellent background as well. If only she’s not Nathan’s virtual friend, I think Nathan would never fall for someone like her.”
Abigail’s brows were drawn together when she heard that. “Virtual friend? What do you mean by that?”
“Well, I heard that Nathan and Monica had an interesting history. They were chatmates when they were still young. She was the first woman whom he got close to… his first female best friend…. and eventually, they became an official couple after meeting up.”
‘Eh? I didn’t know about that. So their love story had already begun during their teen years? She might be his first love. What the hell, Nathan Sparks fell in love with his chatmate?’