Not One, But Two!
Chapter 163

Chapter 163

Chapter 163

Abigail was never someone who would be determined to get to the bottom of something, especiallywhen Greg seemed to refuse to talk about it. Although she was curious, she suppressed her curiosityand said with a smile, "I have been so busy these days that I have no time to visit the kids. Are you freenow? If you are, let's go and see them."

Greg was stunned at first. He darted a complex look at Abigail but inwardly sighed in relief.

There were certain things that he really didn't want to mention—for no special reason, but because hewas worried that Abigail might misunderstand him. Now that she had switched the topic, he naturallyfelt relieved.

"Sure." Greg parked the car at the entrance of the villa. It was very quiet there.

"What's the time now? Do the kids usually go to bed this early?" Abigail was puzzled.

"Let's go inside and check them out."

As it had been an impromptu trip, they hadn't notified Mrs. Nova about their visit. It was pitch black inthe house, which was rather worrying.

As a mother, Abigail naturally felt more anxious. Before the car had been parked properly, she alightedfrom the car even and jogged toward the door.

"Abigail, slow down. We have an excellent security system here, so they will be fine."

Despite the fact, Abigail couldn't help but feel worried.

She quickly let herself into the house. When she switched on the lights, she was astonished by whatshe saw. The next instant, anger welled up inside her.

"Alissa Kain!" Abigail growled through gritted teeth. Greg, who was following her from behind, felt as ifhis heart had skipped a beat. Feeling worried that Abigail might do something to his beloved daughter,he immediately grabbed her arm. "Stay calm. They are kids; it's only natural for them to bemischievous."

"Mischievous? You consider this as an act of mischief?"

Abigail stepped to one side, allowing Greg to see the living room. Sure enough, he was stunned by thesight as well, and his mouth was agape.

Mrs. Nova was seen being tied up on the floor with a rag stuffed in her mouth. Upon seeing Abigail andGreg, she whimpered, her eyes helpless and depressed.

The living room and other areas looked as though it had been ransacked by a burglar. Everything waseverywhere, giving them no space to even place their feet. The first thing that came to Greg's mind wasthat there had been a burglar in the house.

He quickly pushed Abigail to the side and stepped forward to remove the rag in Mrs. Nova's mouth."Was there a burglar in the house? Where are the kids? Did they say anything? How much do theydemand? Did they leave any clues? Speak up!" he asked in a fluster. He was so anxious that sweatappeared on his forehead.

Abigail, however, took a deep breath and tried her best to suppress her anger. Then she took out herphone to call Alissa.

Mrs. Nova helplessly replied, "Young Master Buckley, it was Miss Allie who tied me up. She took somemoney from home and ran out. I don't know where she went, but Miss Aria was worried about her, so

she went after Miss Allie. I thought to give you guys a call, but I wasn't able to."

Greg was stunned. "What happened to the living room?"

"Miss Allie made a mess when she was searching for money." Mrs. Nova felt speechless about thesituation as well.

When they used to live in Allie's Garden where Valerie and Greg had been with them, Mrs. Nova didn'treplace it difficult to take care of the two kids; she even found the two girls rather adorable. However, eversince they had moved over here, Alissa seemed to have changed into a different person. Sheresembled a wild horse without a rein, galloping freely into the field. Nobody was able to stop her.

One day, she would hit their neighbor's boy and the next day, she would kick the dog from the houseopposite them. There would be someone complaining about the girl at their door every day. Mrs. Novawas completely exhausted, but she was threatened by the girls not to tell Greg and Abigail about allthat. Otherwise, Alissa would put mice and snakes in her bed.

Nova was baffled. I wonder why a beautiful little girl like Alissa isn't afraid of mice and snakes; she evendared to put them in my bed. Abigail doesn't seem like a wild or crazy lady, but how did she give birth tosuch a troublemaker? Also, Miss Allie is giving me a headache more than a boy ever could. On top ofthat, although Miss Aria is quieter, she always helps to clean up the mess that Miss Allie makes.Sometimes, Miss Allie even drags Miss Aria out to do mischievous acts together.

Mrs. Nova felt that taking care of the two monstrous kids was too much for her weak heart.

"Young Master Buckley, maybe you should get someone to replace me. I'm old, and I can't keep upwith Miss Allie both physically and mentally. I don't think I can do the job properly." Mrs. Nova was neartears.

Greg rubbed his nose, feeling a little dismal. "Allie isn't that mischievous, is she? My daughter is a goodgirl. She behaves well."

His serious remark nearly made Mrs. Nova choke on air. Young Master Buckley may have a differentdefinition for the term 'good' and 'well-behaved'!

At that moment, when Abigail, who had made the call, overheard how Greg unconditionally protectedtheir daughter, she chuckled coldly. "If your daughter is a good and well-behaved child, everyone elsein the world can be considered 'good' and 'well-behaved'."

"Abbie!" Her words put a deep frown between his brows and he grumbled to himself, How could shedescribe our daughter this way? Alissa is a little mischievous, but it's said that mischievous kids arebright kids. Greg sincerely thought that Alissa was a nice child.

Abigail wasn't bothered to argue with him about that. Greg had no limit when it came to somethingabout his child. She was worried that Greg would clap and praise Alissa even if she were to make ahole in the sky one day.

Hence, Abigail coldly uttered, "Either you stay and help Mrs. Nova to clean the mess, or you leave withme."

"I'll leave with you." Upon seeing the mess in the house, Greg wisely chose to leave with Abigail.

Mrs. Nova, whose arms and legs had been untied, was in tears upon seeing the mess in the house. Ireally want to quit. What should I do? she thought to herself.

Greg, who was unable to hear Nova's thoughts, followed behind Abigail as he whispered, "Sweetheart,Allie is just a little mischievous. Don't be mad. I'll teach her a lesson when we arrive at where she is.Just leave it to me."

"Leave it to you? You'll teach her a lesson? Are you serious, Greg?" Abigail naturally knew what hewas planning—he was going to use that as an excuse to help Alissa to escape her punishment.

Abigail rolled her eyes at him, and the anger inside her burnt even stronger. What is this brat doingoutside when it's so late at night? And Aria too! Why is she outside with her sister? It seems like I can'tcontinue to let the kids do anything they like. Otherwise, they may even flip the city upside down.

After exiting the house, Abigail massaged her temples as she calmly instructed, "Get in."

"What? Aren't they in the house?"

"Will I ask you to get into the car if they are?" She rolled her eyes at him; it was apparent that the kidshad angered her to the point that she was in no mood to speak.

Knowing that Abigail was at the verge of blowing up, Greg got into the car with a grin and asked,"Where are we going? Give me a location."

"Here!" Abigail tossed her phone at him, and on the screen was the location that Arianna sent to her.

The two kids are getting out of control. Now that they have Greg, a father who dotes on them withoutany limits, I can feel a headache coming on. Abigail sighed inwardly.

Greg was stunned to see the location. "Aria sent this to you? They are here now?"

"Yes." Abigail nodded.

He smiled and responded, "We don't need to rush over there, then."

"What do you mean?" Abigail looked at him with a frown.

He smiled and said, "That's my mom's place. The two kids must miss their grandmother, so they wentto visit her."

"What? Madam Valerie lives here?" Abigail was surprised.

"Yes, this place is called Mansfield. It's an old building, but my mom loves the layout since she haslived there for many years."

Upon listening to his explanation, although Abigail was curious why the two kids suddenly paid Valeriea visit, she didn't make any comments. Instead, she remembered that it was almost time for Valerie todo a checkup, so she said, "Let's go back to Allie's Garden to get my stethoscope and otherequipment. I'll give Madam Valerie a checkup since we are going there."

"Sure. We planned to go for a checkup tomorrow morning. Since we are heading over, why don't wespend a night there?"

Greg was trying his best to make Abigail happy. Since Valerie was fond of Abigail, Abigail would behappy if she spent some time with Valerie. Many things had happened these few days, especially inregards to Philip. Although Abigail seemed to have moved on from that incident, she had been scarredinside. Instead of idling around at Allie's Garden, she might feel better spending some time with Valerie.

Having said that, Greg had a second reason. He thought that Abigail wouldn't punish Alissa openly withValerie around. This mischievous girl, he thought to himself.

As Abigail was no fool, she was able to guess what was the reason behind his words and actions. Sheglanced at him without saying anything, but her gaze that showed that she was aware of everythingtold Greg that she had seen through him.

Feeling a little dismal, he uttered, "Sweetheart, please don't expose it even if you know about it so thatwe can maintain a harmonious husband-wife relationship."

"Did I say anything? Besides, since when are we husband and wife?" Her two consecutive questionsresembled sharp knives that stabbed his heart.

"Sweetheart, you don't love me anymore."

His reaction rendered her speechless. "Stop messing around and start driving. We'll need some time togo to Allie's Garden, so we'll be a little late when we arrive at Madam Valerie's place. I wonder if shewill be asleep by then."

When Greg was in his wild and unrestrained mode, he would emanate an aura that showed that hebowed to no one. However, when he started acting cute to seek Abigail's attention, he could act soshamelessly that she couldn't even bring herself to look at him.

All this while, Abigail had been baffled by Greg's two different sides that form a stark contrast. Shewondered how he had developed the two different personalities and even used both of them skillfully.

Upon seeing her reaction, Greg knew that she had conceded. This is one of my sweetheart'sweaknesses—she has a sharp tongue and a soft heart, but I really like this side of her. What can I do?

The affection in his eyes nearly melted her heart. Abigail, who was unable to withstand it any longer,muttered at him, "Are you going to drive? I'm driving if you aren't."

In response, Greg started the car with a foolish smile on his face and even started whistling, whichsuggested that he was in a great mood.

She turned her head to the side, pretending to be looking at the scenery outside the window, but therewas a slight curve by the corner of her lips and a hint of a smile in her eyes.

The car was soon driven out of the villa area. Suddenly, a furtive figure flashed across her eyes, whichmade her involuntarily frown. "Stop the car!" she shouted.