“I’m not acting strange. Medusa is too arrogant. I can’t stand her having a rtionship with Uncle dwin, especially when she openly insults you. Who does she think she is?”
“But it didn’t have to be so confrontational, right?”
Abigail just shrugged. They were now in the living room where a long bench filled with plenty of food was served, and dinner began after a few words from the party organizers.
via was still at dwin’s residence, helping the household assistants clean up the leftovers of the guests while some men continued the drinking session in the backyard.
“Are you staying overnight?” Abigail asked, carrying a dirty te in her hands.
“No, I’ll be heading home,” via replied, cing the te on the bar table, which wouldter be washed by the assistants.
“Why? I was nning to stay here and not go back to the apartment.”
“There’s still work I need to finish,” via said casually.
“Work or…” Abigail paused her statement.
“Abby, stop teasing me.”
Abigail chuckled. “It’s your fault for always avoiding when ‘he’ is around.” Abigail said, winking in the direction of dwin, who was walking in front of them.
“You clearly know the reason.”
“Where is the old via? Didn’t you say you wanted to fight?”
“That via is gone since five years ago,” via replied with a mncholic tone.
“Oh,e on, Via. What’s wrong with fighting again?” Abigail whined. She couldn’t just let two people she loved be like this.
“Abby…” via stopped her activity. She looked at Abigail, who also looked at via with her sharp gaze. “You know that everything has changed since five years ago. I’m not the old via anymore. There’s nothing left for me to be proud of in front of him. I don’t deserve to chase after him. He’s more deserving for someone else.” via smiled sadly again.
“Via…”
“Abby, let it go,” she pleaded. Abigail raised both her hands parallel to her head, a sign that she surrendered. via and her stubbornness were not something Abigail could argue with.
A few momentster, via packed her belongings and prepared to leave.
“How are you getting home?” Abigail, who was ying with her phone, now focused on via.
“I don’t know. Do you want to take me home?” via coaxed with a yful tone.
“I don’t want to. I’m tired. So, it’s better for you to stay here.” Abigail continued to persuade her, causing via to pout yfully. She knew that her parents had left some time ago, leaving her behind, thinking that via would stay at dwin’s residence.
“Abby…” she whined again.
“Just ask Uncle to take you. He’ll surely do it.” Abigail still didn’t want to give in. The girl eveny down, turning her back to via.
“Well, if that’s the case,” via answered resignedly. Abigail smiled and turned around, thinking that she had won and via chose to stay. However, her assumption was wrong. The girl continued to walk away from the room.
“Hey, Via. Where are you going?” Abigail shouted.
“Home, taking a taxi,” she replied without turning around, making Abigail fume. Quickly, Abigail grabbed her jacket from the wardrobe and car keys from her bag. She chased after her, intending to take via home, but her steps halted at the bottom of the stairs.
“dwin, please take Phoebe home,” Mrs. Julie’s voice was heard calling dwin. “Honey, where are you going?” The question now shifted to via.
“Home, Grandma.”
“Why are you going home? I thought you were staying here.”
“No, Grandma. I have work that I need to finish. I left the files at home, so I want to go back.” via exined again.Copyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.
“How are you getting home? Your parents have already left, thinking you’d stay here.” Mrs. Julie informed.
“I’ll go home using an online taxi, Grandma,” she replied again and kissed her grandmother’s cheek.
“Are you going home with someone?” dwin, who was now holding Phoebe, asked.
“I don’t know. Do you want to take me home?” via cajoled yfully.
“No need. I’m tired. So it’s better if you just stay here.” Abigail persisted, making via pout. She knew that her parents had left some time ago, leaving her behind because they thought via would stay at dwin’s residence.
“Abby…” she whined again.
“Just ask Uncle to take you. He’ll surely do it.” Abigail still didn’t want to give in. The girl eveny down, turning her back to via.
“Well, if that’s the case,” via answered resignedly. Abigail smiled and turned around, thinking that she had won and via chose to stay. However, her assumption was wrong. The girl continued to walk away from the room.
“Hey, Via. Where are you going?” Abigail shouted.
“Home, taking a taxi,” she replied without turning around, making Abigail fume. Quickly, Abigail grabbed her jacket from the wardrobe and car keys from her bag. She chased after her, intending to take via home, but her steps halted at the bottom of the stairs.
“dwin, please take Phoebe home,” Mrs. Julie’s voice was heard calling dwin. “Honey, where are you going?” The question now shifted to via.
“Home, Grandma.”
“Why are you going home? I thought you were staying here.”
“No, Grandma. I have work that I need to finish. I left the files at home, so I want to go back.” via exined again.
“How are you getting home? Your parents have already left, thinking you’d stay here.” Mrs. Julie informed.
“I’ll go home using an online taxi, Grandma,” she replied again and kissed her grandmother’s cheek.
“Are you going home with someone?” dwin, who was now holding Phoebe, asked.
“I don’t know. Do you want to take me home?” via cajoled yfully.
“I don’t want to. I’m tired. So, it’s better for you to stay here.” Abigail tried to persuade her, making via pout yfully. She knew that both of her parents had left some time ago, assuming via would stay at dwin’s residence.
“Abby…” she whined again.
“Just ask Uncle to take you. He’ll surely agree.” Abigail was determined not to give in. The girl eveny down, turning her back to via.
“Fine then,” via surrendered. Abigail smiled, thinking she had won, and via chose to stay. But her assumption was wrong. via continued to stride out of the room.
“Hey, Via. Where are you going?” Abigail shouted.
“Home, taking a taxi,” she replied without turning, leaving Abigail fuming. Quickly, Abigail grabbed her jacket from the closet and car keys from her bag. She chased after via, intending to take her home, but her steps halted at the staircase.
“dwin, please take Phoebe home,” Mrs. Julie’s voice called dwin. “Oh, dear. Where are you going?” The question now shifted to via.
“Home, Grandma.”
“Why go home? I thought you were staying here.”
“No, Grandma. There’s work I have to do. I left the files at home. So, I’ll just go home.” via exined again.
“How are you going home? Your mom and dad have already gone. They thought you were staying here,” Mrs. Julie informed.
“I’m going home using an online taxi, Grandma,” she replied and kissed her grandma’s cheek.
“Come home with me,” dwin answered from the other side of the room.
“No need, Uncle. Besides, I’ve already ordered a taxi through the app.” She politely declined. She then walked towards the door, but dwin stopped her.
“I’ll take you.” It was amand, not an offer. “Besides, it’s not safe to take a taxi at night.” dwin continued, holding via’s arm and leading her to the front door.
Phoebe, who was waiting for dwin, suddenly lost her smile when she saw dwin leading via. “via?” she asked, looking at dwin and via alternately. via, feeling uneasy, immediately released her uncle’s hand.
“Uncle, just take Aunt Phoebe. I’ll take a taxi.”
“No, you can’t. Besides, your things are still in my car. And I also need to talk to your dad. So now, get into the car. Just cancel your order.” He ordered again.
via hesitated. She nced at Phoebe, who looked at her disapprovingly. But to avoid causing more trouble, via finally opened the back door of the car and sat there, intentionally giving dwin and Phoebe a chance to get closer.
For a moment, via felt the sharp gaze dwin cast her way, but she ignored it, and in return, she got a smile from Phoebe.
Throughout the journey, via chose to y with her phone, letting Phoebe monopolize the conversation. via didn’t pay attention to dwin’s expression, but he sounded like he was responding minimally.
“After the contract with the current hospital is over, I’ll also move to the hospital where you work. Then we’ll see each other more often,” the woman said enthusiastically, touching dwin’s arm affectionately. Instantly, via shifted her gaze to avoid feeling jealous.
When Phoebe decided to move to the hospital where dwin was working, via decided to change the hospital where she usually went for routine check-ups to avoid that man.