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Abigail ended up shutting Helena\'s mouth. It seemed like Helena had been slapped on the face when Abigail said those words to her. She didn\'t know how she would retaliate.

The smile on Helena\'s face disappeared. Though she tried to maintain her composure, Abigail could see the anxiousness in her eyes.

She was worried that Abigail might mention something to Nathan, badmouthing her and informing him about Vincent. Their plan would be ruined if Abigail would intervene. She had to find a valid alibi.

"Abi..." Helena held her elbow, glancing at her with a saddened look in her eyes.

"It was my Dad\'s idea. He wanted to marry me off to Nathan Sparks. He is against my relationship with Vincent. So I have no choice but to obey him. Otherwise, he will disown me." Helena put on a pitiful face, trying to get Abigail\'s sympathy.

However, Abigail was not the Abigail she used to know. She was not gullible. She could see through her lies. Her reason was very shallow. If she truly loved Vincent, even if her father would intervene, she would never allow him to marry her off to another guy.

"I broke up with Vincent," Helena declared. "My father is sick... and I don\'t want to disobey him," she added.

Abigail fell silent for a moment. It seemed that Helena chose Nathan over Vincent. But she felt like something was off with Helena. She wondered if she had another reason for approaching Nathan.

\'She is suspicious. I should ask Dave about Vincent and Helena. Her words are not trustworthy.\' Abigail thought to herself.

Abigail removed the hand that was holding her elbow. She smiled at her meaningfully and said, "No need to justify yourself in front of me, Helena. You can do whatever you want. Just don\'t meddle with my business."

Helena\'s eyebrows were drawn together. \'Is this her way of telling me not to say anything to Dave?\'

She wanted to know why Abigail was claiming that Nathan was her boyfriend even though Dave already returned to her side. Did something happen between Abigail and Nathan while Dave was not around?

Helena was trying to assess the situation. She couldn\'t imagine that Abigail would get close to Nathan in just one month. As far as she knew, Nathan didn\'t give a damn for other women except for Monica. He would never show interest in other women!

"What is your current status with Dave? Are you really in a relationship with Nathan?"

Abigail didn\'t hesitate when she bobbed her head. "Yes. I\'m in a relationship with Nate. You can ask him if you want. And for Dave and I... we are just friends."

Helena was dumbfounded for a moment. Abigail was confident with her answer.

"I lost my memory so I couldn\'t remember Dave. After that, I fell for Nathan. So as of now, Dave and I are just friends... but once I regain my memory... this might change." Abigail said matter-of-factly.

She already explained things to Dave. They had an agreement so she hoped whatever things he would hear from Helena, Dave would turn a blind eye and just feign ignorance.

"Okay. Let\'s call Nathan. I want to hear it from him." Helena demanded. She still thought that Abigail was just bluffing.

Abigail just nodded her head in agreement. She picked up her phone and dialed Nathan\'s number. Helena was all eyes on her, anticipating what would happen next.

\'Will Nathan pick up this call immediately?\' Helena mused to herself. She kept thinking that Nathan wouldn\'t care about Abigail.

Meanwhile, Nathan already arrived at his office. He was in a grumpy mood because of Abigail and Dave. He was upset since Abigail sent him away while choosing to be with Dave.

He was sulking in his office when his phone rang. Someone was calling him. When he saw the caller ID, Nathan glared at his phone. He stared at his phone screen, contemplating whether to answer it or not.

"After kicking me out of the hospital, now she is calling me. The audacity of this woman!" Nathan lamented.

Though he was upset, Nathan couldn\'t bring himself to ignore Abigail\'s phone call. His finger reflexively pressed the answer button. Deep inside, he wanted to talk to her and find out her whereabouts.

\'Did she arrive home... together with Dave?\'

Nathan was clueless that Abigail called her because she wanted to prove to Helena that she was not lying. Abigail could only hope that Nathan would cooperate with her.

She had no time to warn him. Helena pressured her to call Nathan. Abigail recklessly took the bait and called Nathan.

"What?" Nathan asked Abigail coldly. Helena suppressed the urge to laugh when she heard Nathan\'s annoyed and grumpy voice.

Abigail wanted to beat Nathan in her mind. He was so rude upon answering the call. She just smiled at Helena awkwardly, hiding her embarrassment. Nathan didn\'t know that two ladies were listening on the other line. Abigail put her phone into loudspeaker mode.

"Sweetheart! It\'s me, Abi!" Abigail sweetly called Nathan using endearment.

Nathan: "..."

Nathan distanced the phone from his ear and checked his monitor. He double-checked if the caller ID was indeed Abigail. He didn\'t expect that Abigail would call him \'Sweetheart\' in a very flirtatious way!

\'What is she up to?\' Nathan asked himself as he looked at his phone. For some unknown reason, his unhappiness was slowly disappearing because Abigail called him \'Sweetheart\'.

"Are you with Dave?" Nathan asked her when he recovered from his shock. His voice toned down a little bit. He no longer sounded annoyed.

"No, Sweety. Dave went out to buy something. I\'m at my friend\'s place. How about you? Have you arrived home?" Abigail continued to act sweetly and intimately with Nathan.

"No. I\'m currently at the office." Nathan promptly responded.

Helena could hear these exchanges between Nathan and Abigail. She couldn\'t believe it. Nathan was allowing Abigail to call him \'Sweetheart\' and \'Sweety\'. Although he was not calling her with endearment, the way he responded to her every question seemed like they were indeed a couple.

\'No way! Is this true? Nathan and Abigail...\' Helena blinked her eyes in disbelief. She darted her gaze back and forth between Abigail and the phone.

"Sweety! I\'m sorry for calling you at this hour. Did I disturb you?" Abigail was so immersed in her acting since Nathan was playing along with her. She smiled triumphantly, rejoicing inside.

"No. You didn\'t. I am waiting for your call." Nathan said those words in a neutral tone but to Helena, it could be already considered \'sweet\'.

\'Damn it!\' Helena cursed inwardly, clenching her fists. \'This is too good to be true.\'

Meanwhile, Abigail let out a soft giggle. She didn\'t know why Nathan was cooperating with her. Did he know what she was up to?

"Sweety... Did you miss me?" Abigail asked Nathan with eyes gleaming with anticipation. She wondered how Nathan would respond.

There was a moment of silence from the other line. Nathan didn\'t answer her right away. Both  Abigail and Helena were looking at the phone, waiting for Nathan\'s response.

Little did they know, Nathan was currently having an internal battle. He remembered what Abigail said to him. If he would say he missed her, Abigail would come back to him. He had just to say those three magic words and Abigail would go to him.

Nathan was so annoyed and upset when he left the hospital a while ago. He didn\'t want to admit it but he got jealous of Dave. Abigail and Dave were together again. And Dave was bringing Abigail to his place. He wasn\'t at ease knowing that the two would be alone in one house.

"Abi... I-I... miss you," Nathan blurted out of the blue. His voice was almost a whisper.

Abigail: "..."

Helena: "..."

Both ladies were surprised when Nathan suddenly uttered those three words. Abigail almost dropped the phone in her hand, her heart went wild.

"What did he say?" Abigail mumbled absentmindedly, asking Helena.

Helena lost the ability to speak because of utter shock. Nathan Sparks said he missed Abigail over the phone! Helena couldn\'t believe it.

"Nate... what did you say? Can you repeat it?" Abigail asked him again.

"Cough..." Nathan cleared his throat. "I already said it. I won\'t repeat it," he stubbornly said. "Now... do your part..."

"I wanna see you."

Without further ado, Abigail switched off the loudspeaker mode and dashed out of Helena\'s hotel room. Helena stayed rooted in her spot. She could only watch Abigail\'s back as she headed out.

When Abigail disappeared from her sight, Helena slumped her body into the chair. Her eyes were still fixed in the direction where Abigail rushed out.

Helena shook her head frantically, still in disbelief. "Nathan... and Abigail? How could that be? This is impossible! No!"

It took her several minutes before she recovered from her stupor. Helena immediately called someone. The turn of events was so unexpected. This situation would be a hindrance to their plan!