Novel Full 168 Grounded!
Day Eighteen…
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Nathan headed straight to his room after telling Abigail to meet him in his Study room in five minutes. On the other hand, Abigail and Little Ethan proceeded to the kitchen.
Abigail wanted to take a look at Cherry. She wondered how she was after staying and working in the Sparks Mansion. She hoped she was able to adapt here easily.
“Miss Abi,” Cherry murmured as soon as she saw her. But she concealed her excitement and joy as other people were present. Cherry was pretending not to know Abigail as requested by Abi, herself.
Abigail just glanced at Cherry, greeting her with a faint smile. The two looked at each other meaningfully, not letting other people notice their secret interactions. With just one glance, they already understood each other.
“Miss Abi, welcome back!” Butler Li also approached them, greeting Abigail enthusiastically. Unlike Cherry, Butler Li could act naturally in front of everyone as he talked to Abigail.
He didn’t care if other people in the mansion hated Abigail as long as Little Ethan was so fond of her. His young master’s opinion matters the most.
“Butler Li, I’m glad to be back as well,” Abigail responded gleefully.
The staff in the kitchen snorted upon hearing Abigail’s response. She was acting like the Lady of the house. They hated her guts and confidence!
“Are you hungry, Miss Abi? Chef Pei here cooked something delicious.” Butler Li offered her some food.
Abigail just nodded her head before politely refusing his offer. “I’ll taste them later. I’m still full. Besides, I have to go upstairs and talk to your master. He summoned me to his Study Room.”
Butler Li bobbed his head as he understood. Then Abigail turned to Little Ethan.
“Ethan, wait for me. I will just talk to your father and then we will play outside. Thanks for the flowers and this stuffed toy. I will take good care of them.” Abigail stroked his head with a gentle smile on her face.
“Okay, Miss Abi. I will wait for you in the waiting room.” Little Ethan politely said.
“Okay, young one… I’ll see you there… later.”
Abigail prepared herself to meet the devil. She assumed that Nathan would confront her about what happened at the airport. She just dropped by her room, leaving the gifts she received from Ethan.
After putting down all her things, Abigail came out of her room and she proceeded to Nathan’s study room. She took a deep breath before knocking on the door.
“Come in,” Nathan’s authoritative voice was heard from the other side of the door.
Abigail twisted the doorknob and pushed the door gently before stepping in. Then she saw Nathan standing by the window, looking outside. He looked like his mind was wandering off somewhere.
Abigail slowly traced her steps towards him, her eyes fixed on him. She wondered what Nathan was thinking. His eyes looked gloomy. But when he turned to face her, his eyes went back to their usual– cold and indifferent.
“What do you want to talk about?” Abigail asked him cautiously.
Nathan left his spot as he moved closer to her. Abigail gazed up, trying to maintain her calm expression. She didn’t know why Nathan’s overbearing presence was making her uneasy.
“Why did you chase after a suspicious man? Were you not afraid that you might get hurt?” Nathan asked her with a grim expression on his face.
Abigail was taken aback for a moment. She had never expected to hear those questions from him. Was he upset because he worried about her safety?
The bodyguard did inform Nathan why Abigail ran away in the airport instead of going to the comfort room. Unfortunately, they failed to catch the man.
“I chased after him for you. I want to impress you.” Abigail promptly responded.
Nathan’s brows knitted further in a frown. “I didn’t ask you to do that. Ethan will get mad at me if anything bad happens to you. So refrain from doing reckless things!” Nathan was scolding Abigail.
Abigail could only hold her tongue from talking back at him. She didn’t want to argue with him. Justifying her action would be pointless since Nathan wouldn’t listen to her.
“As punishment for that, you are grounded for two weeks! You are not allowed to leave this house without my permission. Is that clear?!” Nathan used this punishment so that Abigail wouldn’t go back to Richard’s place. He would use this as an excuse to prevent her from meeting other people, especially men!
“Okay, Sir. I will accept your punishment. So don’t get mad at me anymore. And about the incident when I left you in the airport… I met my CEO so I decided to go with him.” Abigail felt the need to explain her side related to Richard Cheng. She didn’t want Nathan to misunderstand her relationship with him.
Little did she know, Nathan already knew that the man whom she met at the airport was the CEO of her company.
“I don’t care whether you go with him or not.” Nathan plainly said, turning around as he proceeded to his desk. He hid his expression from Abigail. Of course, he was upset because of what she did, so in the end, he decided to ground her for two weeks!
Abigail just stayed quiet, observing Nathan. “Alright. Is there something more you wanna talk about?”
Nathan sat down on his swivel chair and raised his head to meet her eyes.
“Do you want to see Jun Shen and interrogate him by yourself?” Nathan changed the topic. By now, Jun Shen was now in custody of the Syphiruz Mafia. Chantha and Violet were holding him captive in the branch. “Do you wanna know if he was the one who tried to kill you at Centerville Hotel and Ramenx Crowne Hotel?”
Abigail frowned deeply. Was he trying to test her? Why did he ask this all of a sudden? Was he planning to bring her to the Syphiruz Mafia?
These were some of the questions running inside her mind right now. If Nathan was dealing with Jun Shen, she presumed that he used the resources and manpower of the Syphiruz Mafia.
“Yes! I want to ask him myself. Will you bring him to me?” Abigail asked him expectantly.
She needed to meet Jun Shen because she had another culprit in mind. She would try to find out if the attack in Country F had nothing to do with Jun Shen.
“Okay. I’ll accompany you tomorrow.”