Not One, But Two!
Chapter 117

Chapter 117

Chapter 117

"That's not what I meant. I'm just worried that you'll feel bored when I play games." Greg had no choicebut to reveal what he really thought.

However, Abigail replied with a smile, "I won't feel bored. After all, you can teach me how to play. I'm afast learner."

When Greg thought about how he could teach Abigail to play a game, he became elated. "Alright, let'sgo."

As he drove the car toward the arena, he realized that it had been a long time since he last visited theplace. This place had been purchased by him and turned into a workshop, and there was also a hostelfor the team members behind the building.

When the team members saw Greg stepping into the place with an alluring lady, they were startled.

The deputy team leader, Alec Hersey, asked, "What's going on, Greg?"

A jovial Greg replied, "This is my girlfriend, Abigail Kain. You guys can just call her Abigail. I'm heretoday to visit you all. Just continue doing what you're supposed to do."

"Hey, Abigail."

Following Alec's initiative, all of them called Abigail by her name. Abigail nodded with a smile andrealized that the game they were playing seemed interesting.

"What game is this?"

"Are you interested? Why don't you ask Greg to teach you? After you become familiar with it, we canplay it together." Upon finishing his words, Alec realized that Greg was hinting at him with his gaze, buthe couldn't understand what it meant.

Greg reckoned that Alec was usually a smart person, but why was he such a dummy on this day?

With a smile, Abigail said to Greg, "Don't you want to teach me?"

"That's not true. I'd love to teach you."

Greg hurriedly flashed a smile at her and downloaded the game for Abigail before teaching her how toplay it. In just a while, Abigail got the hang of it. After playing a few practice rounds, she asked Greg tolet her join the team.

Alec and the others were all professional gamers. Not only were they swift and experienced, they werealso well coordinated with one another. Greg initially wanted to walk Abigail through the game, so hewasn't serious when playing it. However, after just one round, he was surprised to see that Abigail wasresponsive and coordinative with the other members. This was a pleasant surprise for him.

Alec was also delighted. "Greg, you've found a girlfriend who is also a pro gamer. It just so happensthat Gordon can't join us for the competition that's just one week away. Why don't you let Abigailreplace him instead?"

Previously, Alec had been worried about this. Now that Abigail seemed to be adept at playing games,he decided to propose this suggestion. However, his words startled Abigail.

"Are you all going to take part in a competition?"

"That's right. It's going to take place in just one week. However, Gordon injured his hand yesterday, andthe doctor has advised him against joining the competition. So, we haven't had enough time to look for

someone to replace him. We're all worried about this. If we still can't replace anyone when the competitionstarts, we'll just ask Greg to join us. Now, we can see that you're swift and stable when playing games,so I'd like to invite you to lend us a helping hand."

Upon hearing that, the other team members were thrilled as well. Greg was startled, but he still decidedto let Abigail make the decision on her own.

"You should make the decision. You can say no if you don't want to. Don't force yourself."

Greg knew that it was Abigail's first time gaming, and she usually wasn't interested in playing mobilegames. Since he did not want to trouble her, he decided to let her have the final say.

A nonchalant Abigail replied, "If you're not worried that I'll drag you down, I'm fine with it. After all, I'mcurrently on leave."

Upon hearing that, Alec and the others were joyous. In order to work closely with them, Abigail decidedto practice playing the game with them again. However, she was so immersed in the game that sheseemed to have forgotten about Greg.

This made Greg feel dejected, but when he saw that Abigail was enjoying herself, he cheered up again.He habitually wanted to smoke, but when he thought of Abigail's presence, he stepped onto thebalcony and lit up a cigarette.

Seeing that, Alec followed him to the balcony. "A cigarette please, Greg."

He extended his hand toward Greg.

After tossing a cigarette at him, Greg uttered in a small voice, "You guys don't have to fight for firstplace in the competition. Just make sure that she'll be fine."

"Are you looking down on her?" Alec jokingly tried to sow discord between them.

Greg took a deep breath and explained, "She's injured, and she has never played a game before."

"No way! How is she so responsive if she's never played a game before?" Certainly, Alec didn't believehim.

A proud Greg uttered, "She's the best surgeon in the world, Abigail Kain. Hence, it's expected thatshe's swift and responsive. You've never seen her play knife throwing before—she's quicker with that. Ifthe opportunity ever arises, you can watch her play that."

Upon hearing this, Alec became startled as he touched his own neck and felt a cold sensation. "Abigailis really something."

"Of course, she's my girlfriend." Greg was ecstatic.

However, Alec asked doubtfully, "What about Miss Leynthall?"

"We broke up. In fact, we've never really been together since she never loved me. Remember, Abigailis my girlfriend now. Whatever happens in the future, all of you have to take care of her."

"Got it, Greg." Upon gathering some accurate information, Alec stepped out of the balcony.

After playing over ten rounds with them, Abigail became increasingly well coordinated with all themembers. All of them were surprised as she didn't look like a newbie when it came to playing games,but above all, they were jubilant.

Upon seeing that all of them were in a jovial mood, Greg said with a smile, "Let's go. We'll have abarbecue for lunch. It's on me."

Then, he suddenly realized that something was off as he looked at Abigail and asked, "I've forgotten toask you about it. Are you fine with barbecue? We can go to a restaurant with a private room and eatsomething else if you want."

He recalled that whenever he came here with Genevieve and suggested going to a barbecue placewith his friends, she would say that it was unhygienic and low-class. Greg subconsciously made such asuggestion just now, and as soon as he thought of Abigail's presence, he quickly proposed a change oflocation.

Abigail could see that he respected and cared about her, so she replied with a smile, "I'm fine withanything. Barbecue is great, and I haven't had it for a long time."

Upon hearing that, all of them were elated. "Greg, Abigail is so down-to-earth."

Certainly, he was pleased at the fact that all of them were praising his girlfriend. He took her hands andasked in a hushed voice, "Are you really fine with it? They're all men, so they're not picky about food. Imade such a suggestion because I'd forgotten about it. If you don't like it, I can go somewhere else withyou—it'll just be the two of us."

"Don't worry, I'm really fine with that. It's not like I'm a delicate young lady."

She seemed totally nonchalant, but when Greg recalled what she had gone through, he feltheartbroken for her.

"You're not a delicate young lady, but you're my princess. I'll always love you and treasure you."

"I'll take that seriously."

Abigail flashed a smile at the man in front of her, and the seriousness behind his eyes moved her.

"I'm serious." Greg gripped her hands tighter, then they all went to a nearby barbecue place.

All of them were seated at a round table. These guys were talkative, and it was apparent that they wereclose to Greg. The man took care of Abigail by grilling the food for her and letting her have it first. When

she was done with the food on her plate, he would take a few bites before preparing more food for her.All of them could see that Greg treated her truly well.

On the other hand, Abigail's eyes were slightly moist. It felt awesome to have someone treasure her,and she did not want to let this man go. As she lowered her head to have her food, she tried to keepher emotions to herself.

She wasn't someone who would say sweet words, nor could she act coquettishly in front of a man.Once she acknowledged someone to be the right man, she would treat him well forever. She wouldn'tsay it out loud, but she would just do it. At this moment, she decided that Greg was her man.

As they drank beer and had barbecued food, some of the men also told some dirty jokes. Theatmosphere in the place was harmonious. Abigail kept quiet most of the time, but she wouldsubconsciously pick out the food that was either too spicy or hard to digest. Greg knew that she wassuffering from stomach problems, so he pulled the food toward himself and said, "I'll have it. I'll tellthem to get you food that's not spicy."

Then, he ordered some mild-tasting food. However, when the food was ready, she told Greg to have it.

"Your injuries haven't recovered, so you'd better not have spicy food as well. Let's share this plate ofmilder food together. Otherwise, I'll feel lonely."

"My goodness, this is a public display of affection. I can't!" Alec started teasing her.

Greg became startled. Throughout his relationship with Genevieve, he knew what food she liked anddisliked, but the same couldn't be said for Genevieve. This was one way to tell whether a personactually cared about another person. It hadn't been long since he and Abigail got together, but she wasalready concerned about his health. Needless to say, he felt moved and warmth in his heart.

"Alright, I'll have the same food as you. With me around, you'll never be lonely." Greg immediatelypicked up the food that wasn't spicy.

"Are you being serious, Greg?" Alec and the others were speechless.

A joyous Greg replied, "My girlfriend is a doctor, and she's always right, so I have to listen to her."

"Boo!" Alec and the others broke into a commotion.

Abigail just put on a faint smile and filled a cup with warm water for the man. Greg became startled,and as he looked at the cup of water in front of him, he realized that she had prepared it for him. Notwanting to drink beer anymore, he obediently picked up the cup and took a sip. The warm waterstreamed through his throat and warmed his heart. At that moment, he felt moved and completely atease.

Alec and the others were unable to take it anymore. "How are we supposed to eat or drink anythingnow? Abigail, you're making us jealous."

Nevertheless, Abigail replied with a smile, "What are you jealous of? Was it because I prepared a cupof warm water for him? He still has some injuries on him, so it's not good for him to drink beer. Whenhe recovers, I won't stop him from drinking."

"We heard that, and we'll always remember it." All of them started teasing her.

All of a sudden, Abigail found that this kind of life was pretty interesting. Ever since she was a youngkid, she had never gotten along well with a group of people with such ease—it was her first timeexperiencing something like this.