恶霸鲁尼 奖学金

Nathan brought Veronica to a secluded area of the hospital wherein the two of them could talk privately without worrying about other people overhearing their conversation. Nathan had a grim expression on his face as he stared at Veronica.

"Why are you here? You were not supposed to be here." Nathan finally let go of Veronica, slightly pushing her away. "The action you showed us a while ago is inappropriate. Have you forgotten that I forbid anyone from talking about Monica\'s death, especially in front of Ethan?" Nathan also slashed out at her.

Veronica clenched her fists. "I didn\'t mean to. It\'s just that I failed to control my emotions. You know me. I lost my sister. And I just found out that one of the members of the Phantom Assassin Guild survived, aside from Phantomflake. You should have told me this information. I deserve to know."

Nathan pursed his lips, trying to control his temper. "This is none of your business. Besides, I am the only one who can deal with this. What can you do? Your power also depends on me. Why? Are you going to make a move against Black Rose without my knowledge? Do you want to deal with her yourself?"

Nathan was trying to be patient with Veronica just because she was Monica\'s sister. But he didn\'t like the way she acted today. Without filtering her words, she opened up the wound in Ethan\'s heart. This was the reason why Nathan got mad at her. Aside from that, she even emphasized that Cherry and Abigail had something to do with Monica\'s death.

Nathan knew how close he was to Abigail. He was so fond of her. What would he feel if someone would tell him that the person he liked so much had something to do with his mother\'s death? Furthermore, nothing was certain yet. Abigail\'s connection with the Phantom Assassin Guild was still a mystery... a big question to Nathan.

"Yes! I want to punish her myself. Including Abigail! Those two are accomplices. They have ill motives. They want revenge against you, Nate. Are you blind? Can\'t you see it? Abigail is just using Ethan. She is very pretentious. I should protect my nephew from that strange woman! She is a bad influence on Ethan!" Veronica spat back at Nathan. She was using Ethan as an alibi, targeting Abigail. She was accusing her again... defaming her.

"Why are you letting Ethan get closer to that woman?! Have you not wondered? Maybe Abigail is also playing a mind game with you. She saved you so that you would feel indebted to her. Don\'t be fooled by her, Nathan! You are a smart guy." Veronica spoke spontaneously, venting out all her frustrations.

Nathan was so unfair. He was getting mad at her but not at Abigail. He even allowed Abigail to go home with Ethan.

"Nathan... tell me honestly. Do you like that woman already?" Veronica could no longer hold her curiosity. She was dying to know if Nathan already had feelings for Abigail.

Nathan\'s eyes were set ablaze when he heard that. He didn\'t like the way Veronica was questioning him. She sounded like a jealous girlfriend.

"Whether I like her or not, it\'s not your place to know. So stop asking me this. You should go back to the facility... NOW!" Nathan didn\'t want to waste his time arguing with Veronica. He still had something more important to do than this.

Veronica was at fault here. She just barged into the hospital and made a scene. She was not supposed to act scandalously in a public place. She failed to control her outrage. She even triggered Ethan\'s negative emotions.

However, Veronica didn\'t want to acknowledge her mistake. She would insist on what she thought was right for them.

"Nathan... this is my advice to you... Stay away from Abigail. You will just get hurt in the end. This is for your well-being. She couldn\'t be trusted. She is friends with Black Rose. And one more thing... please allow me to deal with Black Rose." Veronica begged him. She thought that targeting Black Rose would definitely affect Abigail. She wanted to provoke Abigail so that she would show her true colors to Nathan and Ethan.

"I\'m not a kid, Veronica. I know what I am doing. Don\'t dictate to me what I should do and what I should not do." Nathan raised his voice as he clenched his teeth. Veronica was becoming a nuisance to him.

"Black Rose and Abigail... are my business. MINE. So don\'t do anything. Don\'t ever touch them. I will deal with this myself. Do you understand?" Nathan wanted to end this argument as soon as possible. "Just focus on taking care of Axel right now and Phantomflake."

Without waiting for her response, Nathan turned around, leaving Veronica behind. He didn\'t bother giving her a ride to the facility. She came there alone so she could drive her own car.

When Nathan left, Veronica stomped her feet in rage. She clenched her fists tightly as she marched out. She halted on her step when she saw the trash bin and she began kicking it. She felt defeated today. Lately, she often argued with Nathan just because of Abigail. She became more threatened by Abigail\'s existence.

"I have to eliminate that woman from our lives! She is an obstruction to my plans. I want her to disappear for good! And next time... I will make sure that she will never survive. But before that, I have to make both Ethan and Nathan hate her so much. As long as she has the support of Ethan, Nathan will never take a move against Abigail." Veronica was now crafting another scheme in her mind. She wanted to defeat Abigail for good. She was a big hindrance to her goal.

While Veronica was occupied with her next moves on Abigail, the person she planned to target already arrived at the Sparks Mansion together with Little Ethan. Butler Li welcomed the two with a cheerful smile on his face.

"Welcome back, Miss Abi! We missed you here in the house. The house is boring without you. If you were here, you would always be the center of attention, especially by your haters," Butler Li mumbled, cracking some jokes. He noticed that the head maid and the other maids were glaring at Abigail. They were disappointed and unhappy seeing her back.

"You have nothing to worry about, Butler Li. I don\'t mind them at all. Besides, I don\'t care about what they are thinking about me. But I do appreciate that you missed my presence here at the mansion. Thank you so much. Well... I\'m back." Abigail smiled at him joyfully. In fact, she missed staying in the mansion. And she was glad that Butler Li was there to give her a warm welcome.

Butler Li just nodded his head with a broad smile. "Because of that, I prepared your favorite food in the kitchen. You should eat some. Some Hospital food tastes bland so I bet you will like it."

Then Butler Li glanced at Ethan, "Hmm. I guess the young master will become happier now since Miss Abi is back. You two can eat the food I served in the kitchen."

"Thanks. Butler Li. Though I don\'t have an appetite right now, I will accompany Miss Abi so she can enjoy the food. Since she can\'t use her right hand, I will feed her." Ethan declared, pulling Abigail\'s hand.

He wondered why Little Ethan mentioned that he didn\'t have an appetite at this moment. Puzzled by Ethan\'s words, Butler Li just guided them to the kitchen.

"By the way, where is Cherry? I thought she was with you?" Butler Li asked when he noticed that Cherry was not around. She was supposed to return together with Ethan and Abigail.

At the mention of Cherry\'s name, both Ethan and Abigail fell silent. Their worries and concerns for her resurfaced on their faces. Cherry was taken away by the police.

Butler Li just stared at them, anticipating their response. But no one between the two spoke up about what happened to Cherry. They didn\'t want other people to know that she was arrested by the police.

"She dropped by somewhere," Ethan simply replied.

"Okay. Now let\'s go and eat." Butler Li mumbled. He already read the atmosphere. Something went wrong but the two were unwilling to spill the beans. He was respecting them so he decided to ignore the glum expressions on their faces.

Both Abigail and Ethan had no appetite but they tried to eat what Butler Li prepared for them since he made an effort. They were still eating when another person joined them in the kitchen. Nathan finally arrived at the mansion.

"When you are done eating, proceed to my study room. We need to talk," Nathan\'s cold voice was heard at the entrance door of the kitchen. When Abigail turned around in his direction, she met Nathan\'s cold sharp gaze.

\'Damn it! What kind of alibi I will be using this time?\' Abigail cursed inwardly, biting her lower lip.