恶霸鲁尼 奖学金

[ At Sparks Mansion… ]

Nathan heard a knock outside his door. He had just finished sorting some files on his laptop when he spoke up.

"Come in," he simply stated, not looking at his door.

Abigail\'s bodyguard anxiously entered the room. "Master Nathan, it\'s me…"

Nathan raised his head, shifting his gaze from his laptop to the person who spoke up. He frowned as soon as he recognized him. He was Abigail\'s bodyguard.

"What are you doing here?" His eyes searched for Abigail. Since the bodyguard was here, he presumed that Abigail was at home. She\'s been out the whole day.

"Master, I have something to report… regarding Miss Abigail," the bodyguard tried his best to act calm in front of Nathan.

Nathan arched his eyebrow and focused his attention on the bodyguard. "Go on."

"Miss Abigail won\'t be going home tonight. She decided to stay with her friend." The bodyguard was careful with his words.

Nathan just nodded his head. He didn\'t see any problem with that since he thought the friend the bodyguard was referring to was either Ana or Santra. He received an update this morning that Abigail went to see her manager and her personal assistant.

"Okay," Nathan nonchalantly replied. "Do you have anything else to report?"

"None… Master," the bodyguard replied meekly.

Nathan stared at him for a long moment. He could sense that the bodyguard was hiding something from him. "Are you sure? I think… you still have something to say to me. Spill the beans now while I\'m being patient." Nathan threatened the bodyguard.

The bodyguard bowed his head almost immediately and revealed the rest of the things he witnessed in Abigail\'s apartment.

"I saw a young police officer hugging Miss Abi in their apartment. He thanked Miss Abi\'s manager and assistant for taking care of her. He also declared that starting today Miss Abi would stay in his place. He would do his job as her man."

Nathan stopped what he was doing and tossed a scrutinizing gaze at the bodyguard. His expression darkened with his bloodshot eyes. He bared his teeth while clenching his fists tightly. He could feel the sudden surge of rage inside his heart when he heard those remarks from the bodyguard.

The bodyguard zipped his mouth as he could feel the frightening aura emanating from Nathan. Nathan\'s sharp gaze sent chills down his spine. His body began to sweat profusely from too much tension and anxiousness. Nathan\'s face could no longer be painted as if he was a hungry predator ready to pounce on his prey.

\'Shit! Master looks furious. What should I do? Am I getting fired?\' The bodyguard began to pray inwardly, hoping that Nathan wouldn\'t fire him. He couldn\'t afford to lose this job.

The bodyguard was waiting for the devil\'s verdict when suddenly the door of his study room flew open and Little Ethan came running inside. The young boy was still carrying his backpack. He just arrived from school.

"Dad! Is it true that Miss Abi will no longer stay in our house? Did you fight with her? I heard that you and Miss Abi argued with each other this morning. What did you do that made her upset?" Little Ethan bombarded Nathan with so many questions, his nose flaring and his small fists clamping in a tight grip. Little Ethan\'s eyes were also red as he was about to cry.

Butler Li was the one who shared the bad news with Little Ethan. He also mentioned that Abigail and Nathan fought about something, making her leave the mansion. Butler Li did it so that Ethan would be the one to interrogate Nathan and blame him for Abigail\'s decision to leave the mansion.

This was also his one way of helping the bodyguard to survive this ordeal. He could already tell that the bodyguard already felt like dying from too much nervousness because of Nathan. Butler Li simply motioned for the bodyguard to leave the room secretly and fled. This was a confrontation between the father and son.

"Young Master, I think Miss Abi got jealous and upset when she read the news article about your father\'s engagement with another woman," Butler Li butted in, adding fuel to the fire.

Nathan narrowed his eyes at Butler Li, making him shut his mouth. He shouldn\'t have brought that up.

"I already blocked and removed all the articles," Nathan stated coldly, defending himself. But Little Ethan continued looking daggers at him.

"Dad! Fix this! We have to find Miss Abi and bring her back here!" Little Ethan demanded, stomping his feet.

Nathan stood up and massaged his temples. Just like Little Ethan, Nathan was pissed off when he learned that Abigail chose to be with another guy. It was her choice. But why was he being blamed for this? He was also furious because he felt betrayed as Abigail lied to him.

That man claimed that he was Abigail\'s man. It only meant that Abigail was in a relationship with someone.

"I don\'t have to fix anything. She is the one who chose to leave us. I didn\'t kick her out of the mansion. Just let her be. It was her choice," Nathan spat back at his son. Contrary to his words, Nathan was dying to drag Abigail back to the mansion and confront her.

Butler Li and the bodyguard silently exited the study room. They just let the father and son duo deal with each other. They just stood outside the study room. They placed their ears on the closed door, secretly eavesdropping on them.

"Dad! Don\'t you like Miss Abi even just a little? Don\'t you like to see her around? I am already used to her presence. I\'m gonna miss her. I want to know why Miss Abi decided to leave us! Her life is in danger, am I right? You promised to protect her. We can keep her safe here." Little Ethan spoke spontaneously, expressing what was on his mind. He closed their gaps and tugged the hem of his father\'s shirt. He put on a pitiful face, protruding his lips as he was about to cry.

"Alright. Don\'t cry. Let\'s go and fetch her but… you will be the one to convince her," Nathan said, coaxing his son and at the same time, using him for his hidden agenda. He wanted Abigail back but he was too prideful to beg her to return to them.