Not One, But Two!

Chapter 209

"Alright, drop me the location, and I'm coming over now, but I may be bringing my daughters with me, and I hope you can prepare a room for me."

"Not a problem," Teal said and sent her a location.

Abigail glanced at it and saw it was in the suburbs. That's good, she thought. I planned on leaving the city for the time being, so I won't bump into Greg. Right now, she had no idea how she should face him.

It would be a lie to say that everything Valerie didn't affect her, and she knew she couldn't bear to let go of her relationship with Greg. So, she might as well just cool down for the time being.

To make him choose between her and his mother was something she couldn't do, and she didn't want to think about this, either.

Thus, she brought her unconscious daughters to the location Teal sent her, where she was already waiting for her at the door.

After a few days of not seeing Teal, she looked much healthier, and she quickly went to greet Abigail when she saw her.

"That was fast of you."

"Yeah, I happened to be on the way already."

As for the details in between, Abigail didn't want to tell it to outsiders.

"The room is already prepared for you. Are the children asleep already? Let's place them in the room, lest they catch a cold."

After years of marriage with Quinn, Teal had always been weak, so she never had a child. In the past, she felt terrible and guilty toward Quinn for not being able to bear him a child. Now that she found out that it was all because he was poisoning her, Teal was furious, but at the same time, she was envious of Abigail for having two adorable daughters.

Obviously, Abigail noticed the longing in Teal's eyes, so she offered with a smile, "I can't carry both of them by myself. Can you help me carry one?"

"Sure!" she readily agreed.

She carefully held Arianna as though she was afraid that she would hurt her, and when Abigail saw her this way, she unwittingly quirked her lips into a smile and went in with Alissa.

Teal's villa was massive, and it was a building with classical architecture. Upon entering, there was a huge fountain and artificial hills, and a cobblestone walkway was included, while the living room had arches like old buildings.

In fact, Abigail felt that it was rather relaxing to live here, especially since both sides of the paved path were planted with sycamore trees.

At the sight of these trees, she thought of a classic romance. It looks like Teal is also a romantic, but too bad she pinned her hopes on the wrong man.

When Teal saw her looking at the sycamore trees, she chuckled bitterly and said, "Back then, I was kinda touched when Quinn had the sycamore trees planted here, and I felt that I was loved and cared for like the heroine of the story. Looking at the sycamore trees, I thought our relationship was the purest and the most romantic, but I didn't imagine that everything was just a plot and a plan."

"Don't doubt the world just because of a man. There are still more good people in this world."

Of course, Abigail knew how Teal was feeling and gave her a nod.

In the beginning, she was genuinely depressed, and she couldn't snap out of it for a few days. Nevertheless, she knew that she couldn't drown herself in sadness after being betrayed because her family was responsible for many people, and all these people relied on her to put bread on the table.

When Teal brought the child into the room, Abigail also followed in.

The room was huge and cozy, and the house furniture was made of rosewood. Anyone could see that the Reeve Family had a rich background; no wonder Quinn started to have crooked ideas.

After they placed the children in bed, Abigail gave them another quick checkup and saw that they were fine, but it would take a while for them to wake up, so she set her mind at ease.

Then, she tucked them in and turned the air-conditioning to a suitable temperature before going out.

In the living room, Teal was already waiting for her with freshly brewed tea, and the rich aroma calmed her mood.

She took a seat across from Teal and poured her a cup of tea.

"Give it a try. It's Earl Gray tea."

Abigail took a sip of the tea but couldn't taste what was so special about it because she didn't know much about it. All she felt was that it was fresh at first taste with an earthy flavor.

"It's a waste of your tea to let me try it because I don't know much about tea."

"It's fine as long as you think it's nice," Teal said nonchalantly.

Abigail noticed the stiff expression on her face, so she started the conversation without further ado, "Earlier, you said that there's a matter that concerns me and needs me to solve it. So, can you please

tell me now what it is about?"

Teal's hand, which was dredging the teabag, paused for a second before she poured herself a cup. Then, she took a sip and glanced at Abigail.

"I would like to ask if Philip Kain from Kain Corporation is your father?"

Her sudden question got Abigail a little taken aback.

She didn't return to the country for five years, and Philip had never told others about his daughter. The whole time, people thought that his only daughter was Emma. Even though that was true, her registry was still with the Kain Family.

"Yes, he is," Abigail answered with a nod.

Teal then slid her phone away, opened a voice recording, and she immediately heard Quinn's wailing.

"Teal, please let me off. I realize my mistakes now, and I'll treat you well from now on. I promise I won't have any more crooked ideas, Teal."

It seemed like Quinn was under torture, and he was breathing irregularly. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Instead of asking anything, Abigail continued to listen. In the recording, Teal didn't say a thing, but the sound of a leash whipped in the background, striking Quinn, and he howled in pain.

"I'll speak. I'll tell you everything! The poison was given to me by Philip Kain from Kain Corporation! He told me this poison is colorless and odorless, and nobody could find out with tests. As long as someone takes it continuously, they would die without knowing why. The other people will just assume that it was sickness, and the hospital can't find out anything, either. Everything I said is true. It's Philip Kain who gave it to me!" Quin cried, and Abigail's brows knitted tightly together.

How did Philip and Quinn get involved with each other? And the poison that harmed Teal was actually provided by Philip? How did this happen?

Never did Abigail imagine that she would hear something like this, and she was stunned by the turn of events.

But the recording had yet to end.

Clearly, Teal was startled by this information as well, and she asked, "Why is the Kain Corporation targeting me? Or, why would they help you? The Reeves and the Kains never have any problems with each other."

By now, Quinn was already gasping for breath, and he uttered, "That's because I know people from Seaferon, and he wants my help to look for someone. In return, he'll agree to one of my conditions. At that time, someone told me that Philip had a type of drug which could kill someone silently and avoid detection. So, I reached an agreement with him. I'll help him to look for a person, and he'll provide me with the poison."

"Who is he looking for?"

"A woman named Adeline Mortimer."

His reply sent a squeeze to Abigail's heart. That's Mom.

Abigail had actually given up on investigations and the search for her mother. After she found out her mother's true identity, she felt that since her mother had decided to leave back then, it meant that she didn't wish to see her, even if she didn't know the truth.

If she continued the search now, or if she appeared in front of her mother, it was hard to guarantee that it wouldn't evoke her mother's memories of the past.

For a woman, that part of her memory was probably the cruelest and the one her mother wanted to recall the least.

Meanwhile, Abigail felt she was already a grown-up who had passed the period where she needed her mother. Therefore, if her non-existence could let her mother live freely without any baggage, she would rather let her mother assume that she was already dead.

But she didn't imagine that Philip was still looking for her mother.

What does he want to do? she wondered. So many years have passed. Does he still miss her? Is he still trying to get her back? Or maybe do something to my birth father?

Although she had no idea, she knew she would never allow anyone to do anything terrible to her mom or dad, not even involve them in part of a plot.

The recording ended at this point, and Teal kept away her phone, saying in a low voice, "I don't know who's Adeline Mortimer, but after Quinn told me all of these, I went to investigate Philip Kain and found out that he's your father while Adeline Mortimer is your mother. However, they already divorced many years ago, and her whereabouts are unknown now. That's why I said you might prefer to deal with this matter personally.''

Surprised, Abigail thought, Mom and Philip Kain are divorced? Why didn't he mention this before? Furthermore, he still has the marriage certificate. If they're divorced, why didn't he marry Sasha after so many years?

Everyone thought that Sasha was Mrs. Kain and Emma was the young lady of the family, but only a handful of people knew that Sasha and Philip never registered their marriage and didn't even hold a wedding.

While her mind was whirling at the implications, she heard Teal continue saying, "You're my savior. Without a doubt, I'm very grateful to you and wish I'd had the chance to repay you, but the poison that harmed me came from your father. Dr. Kain, I don't know how I should deal with this matter."

Abigail knew that if she hadn't saved Teal, maybe Philip, or even the entire Kain Family, would be in trouble now.

Even though the Reeves were very often out of the public eye, they were definitely one of the oldest families in Harrion and one of the most famous. On the other hand, the Kains were just a small family. As long as Teal wanted, Philip could be chased out of the business circle in Harrion at any time without the chance to make a comeback.

Despite that, Teal didn't do that because she felt that Abigail should settle this matter since Philip was her father.

There were many things that puzzled Abigail as well, and she decided that it wouldn't be a bad idea to make a trip back to clear things up.

"I'll ask about this and give you an answer. But before that, I hope you'll take care of my daughters for me."

Teal smiled as she nodded amicably. "Don't worry. They're safe at my place."

It was an unfamiliar environment, after all, and Abigail was scared that the kids would worry and panic when they couldn't find her after waking up. So, she left them a note saying that she would be back soon and they should obediently wait for her return here. After that, she drove off in her car.

When Abigail was back in the city again, she noticed that the atmosphere in the city wasn't so pleasant —people were out on the streets, but they weren't ordinary people.

It was as though the men from the Buckley Family were looking for something, and she knew that Valerie must have woken up. Not only that, but she also discovered that the children were missing, so she was now looking all over town for Abigail and the children's whereabouts.

Abigail let out a cold chuckle at her deduction as she drove her car into a dark alley. At the same time, Benjamin approached Greg and whispered, "Mr. Buckley, I have news about that organization, Shadow, which you told me to investigate. This is all the information I currently have."