恶霸鲁尼 奖学金

Sensing that Nathan was still in his grumpy mood, Abigail decided to flee by saying, "I\'m gonna check on Cherry. See you later, guys."

Without waiting for their response, Abigail went upstairs to find Cherry. She might be sleeping in one of the rooms.

The three men could only watch her back. When Abigail disappeared from their sight, Nathan and Stephen shifted their gaze back to Aiden, giving him a questioning look.

The two men were about to interrogate Aiden since Aiden and Abigail were both acting suspiciously. Was there something going on between the two?

"Hey! Hey! Don\'t give me such a look. I\'m not doing something bad. Besides, Nathan gave me a task to befriend Abigail before, remember?" Aiden used it as an alibi.

"Now you can forget about that task. You are not good at spying," Nathan promptly said in his cold tone. He already changed his mind. He didn\'t want Aiden to get closer to Abigail.

Aiden just blinked his eyes in confusion. It was very seldom for Nathan to take his orders back. What made him change his mind?

"By the way, what happened? You really surprised us both after seeing Abigail here. Why was she holding your chest? Did the two of you just kiss?" Stephen\'s question made the atmosphere become more chilly. Nathan was now looking daggers at Aiden.

\'I wanna zip this guy\'s mouth!\' Aiden lamented to himself.

"Of course not! She just pinched my chest! That\'s all."

Stephen gasped when he heard that while Nathan squinted his eyes on Aiden.

"Hey! She just told me that I needed to work out! No other meaning behind it!" Aiden insisted.

"So who is this Cherry? Why did you bring her to your private villa? We thought this is your sacred place. No woman is allowed to be here. Now, Cherry and Abigail have already set foot in here." Stephen continued to interrogate Aiden.

Aiden could only scratch the back of his head. "Those two do not act like a woman. They are more masculine than me! So they are exempt from the rule!"

Stephen: "..."

Nathan just remained quiet.

Fortunately, Stephen and Nathan were busy tracking down the culprits who took Phantomflake. They didn\'t have time to browse the internet. If they did, they would know what happened in the airport involving Cherry and Aiden.

"Now… It\'s my turn to ask you. Why did you drop by here without even telling me?" Aiden asked his two best friends.

"Nathan needs to unwind so I brought him here." It was Stephen\'s idea to go to Aiden\'s place. Nathan\'s emotional state was unstable because of Phantomflake\'s disappearance so he thought bonding with him would help Nathan to divert his attention.

"An enemy took Phantomflake," Stephen whispered to Aiden. Among the three, Aiden was the last one who heard the news.

"WHAT??!" Aiden gasped and immediately covered his mouth since Nathan was giving him a sharp glare.

\'No wonder Nate is in a grumpy mood!\' Aiden thought to himself.

But little did he know, Nathan had another reason why he was in a bad mood today– seeing Abigail and Aiden together in his private villa. If they didn\'t drop by, Nathan wouldn\'t know that Abigail was there in Aiden\'s private villa.

Nathan thought Abigail went shopping as Butler Li said so. That\'s the alibi Butler Li used when he asked Nathan\'s permission to let Abigail use the car. Nathan was upset knowing that Butler Li and Abigail lied to him.

Aiden asked his cooks to prepare snacks for everyone. He also picked several canned beers for them to drink. He already understood why Stephen brought Nathan there.

The three men began drinking, not mentioning Phantomflake at all. Nathan was silent. But he kept on glancing upstairs from time to time as if he was waiting for someone to descend from the stairs.

\'Is she trying to hide from me? How long is she going to stay upstairs? Don\'t tell me Aiden and Abigail lied about Cherry?\' Nathan suspected the two once more.

When Stephen went to the kitchen and Aiden answered a phone call, Nathan stood up and simply went upstairs to find Abigail. He was curious about what she was doing right now.

Meanwhile, in one of the guest rooms, Abigail was having a confrontation with Cherry. Cherry was now awake.

"Are you the one who knocked me down in the airport? Why did you do that, Miss Abi?"

Cherry sounded so upset. She was supposed to travel today with Spade. She was going to see Phantomflake. But Aiden and Abigail ruined everything.

"I did that… to protect you!" Abigail didn\'t know how long she could hide the truth from Cherry. The Black Rose she knew could be as stubborn as she was. Not giving her a proper explanation would only result in more suspicions.

"Who are you? I\'m not asking anyone to protect me. Who gives you the right to do that? We didn\'t even know each other!" Cherry pushed Abigail away. She was truly upset. She missed the chance to see Phantomflake, her beloved sister!

Cherry was about to leave the room but Abigail grabbed her shoulders, stopping her.

"Phantomflake! She gave me the right to protect you, Black Rose!" Abigail finally said it.

Cherry froze the moment she heard that. She turned to look at her, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"You know Phantomflake… and me, Black Rose?" Cherry asked her with a flabbergasted look in her eyes.

"Yes, I know Phantomflake and you. I am a member of Phantom\'s Assassin Guild." Abigail declared to Cherry.

Bam!

Just when those words escaped from Abigail\'s mouth, the door was pushed open and Nathan emerged from it.

Abigail felt like her heart jumped out of her chest and her entire body was splashed with cold water the moment she met Nathan\'s bloodshot eyes.

\'Did he hear everything?\' Abigail felt so anxious and her heart began to race rapidly inside her chest.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

With heavy footsteps, Nathan closed their gaps and grabbed Abigail\'s wrist. With eyes burning with fury, Nathan dragged Abigail out of the room, leaving Cherry behind.

"Nate…" Abigail tried to call him. She wanted to ask something but her words died down on her mouth as she noticed Nathan\'s deathly glare.

\'Damn it! He heard everything! He definitely heard everything!\' Abigail was panicking deep inside. She didn\'t know what she should do. What was Nathan going to do now? Was he going to kill her?

Nathan\'s grip on her wrist tightened further. He continued dragging her forcefully until they descended the stairs. Fortunately, Abigail was able to catch up with him so that she would not fall or stumble.

Aiden and Stephen were surprised and confused when they saw the angry Nathan dragging Abigail.

Stephen: "Nate?"

Aiden: "Abi?"

But Nathan and Abigail just walked past them. Nathan pulled her at the garage. Upon reaching his car, he opened the door and yelled through his gritted teeth, "GET INSIDE!" Abigail could only obey Nathan.

Stephen and Aiden were following them behind. But before they could catch up with them, Nathan started the car and sped off, leaving Aiden\'s garage.

"What is happening?" Aiden asked Stephen.

"Don\'t ask! Let\'s just follow them. Nathan\'s emotions are unstable. I\'m afraid that he might hurt Abigail!" Stephen motioned Aiden to give him his car key.