Abelin walked toward Holly and studied her. Her small, elegant face was unusually red, and her gaze looked empty. She was clearly drunk. He asked the bodyguards, "Why did you let her drink so much?"The bodyguard didn't know much about Apricot Blossoms. "Mrs. Gabelman just ordered one glass of Apricot Blossom. We didn't expect her to get this drunk." Abelin frowned when he heard that. Of course he knew how much alcohol an Apricot Blossom would have.He helped Holly to a tree next to the road and gently patted her on the back. "Feel free to vomit. You'll feel better after that." She pressed her chest and dry-heaved a few times. However, she didn't manage to vomit anything.Then, Abelin held her slim waist and said, "I'll send you back first." Holly's head and ears were buzzing. She was so disoriented that she could feel the world spinning around her. She didn't even know who was speaking to her. She felt uncomfortable, and her stomach felt worse.Abelin helped her into his car
Abelin didn't move and stood still like a tower by the bed, looking at Holly for a long while. He couldn't bear to leave at all. Although it was already 3:00 am, he didn't feel tired. He just silently looked at her, and it was enough for him.Suddenly, his phone rang. Worried that he might wake Holly, Abelin quickly answered the call. Then, he left the bedroom with his phone and gently closed the door. He went to the balcony and spoke on the phone, "Hello."A woman's crisp voice came through the phone. It was his sister, Heidi Gabelman. "You brat, it's rare for me to return to the country. Forget about not picking me up. How could you not welcome me?" Abelin said with a deep voice, "I'm outside and have something to attend to."Heidi was slightly angry. "Are you out on a business trip? That's even worse. You knew I was coming, but you still went out on a trip! You don't think I'm important at all.""It's not that. There are some private matters."She smiled cunningly and asked
"Alright. I'm going to sleep now." Heidi turned around and headed to the guest room. Abelin entered the bathroom and closed the door. After he cleaned their clothes, he brought them to the balcony to dry them in a dryer. Then, he hung them up.His upper body was naked, and his muscles looked strong. His abs were well-defined and beautiful. He got them after years of harsh training in the special task force. However, they didn't look exaggerated. He would look slim if he had clothes on and muscular when he was naked.As Abelin hung Holly's clothes up neatly, he suddenly sensed something. He thought he saw a lens pointed at him from the shrubs in the distance. Since it was dark, he couldn't see it clearly. So, he pulled his T-shirt off the hanger, put it on, and dashed out the door.Unfortunately, the person was already long gone by the time he reached there. He looked down and observed the leaves that had been stepped on previously. Judging by the shoeprint, it seemed to be a siz
It could be cultural differences, but Holly was really surprised by Heidi's straightforwardness. She swallowed the milk and faintly smiled. "Mr. Gabelman is just a friend.""Oh? A friend, huh?" Heidi smiled meaningfully and grabbed some jam before spreading it on a slice of bread. She had received a foreign-style education when she was young. So, she couldn't understand why the locals would be so conservative.She just couldn't figure out why Abelin would quietly care for Holly. It was frustrating for her. She would rather give it a go if she liked someone. If she didn't, she would change her target. After all, life would still go on if she moved on from someone.Heidi left after breakfast. Holly sat on the couch in the living room and called Bryce. An unfamiliar woman's voice answered the call. However, she could tell who it was. It was Penelope.Holly felt extremely uncomfortable. It was as if something was prickling her. After a moment of silence, she said with a clear voice
Ricardo nodded. "He's awake. He woke up around 6:00 pm just now." Holly thought about it and realized she had gone out for dinner during that time. Then, she pointed at her head and asked, "He didn't lose his memories, right?"Ricardo chuckled. "You've watched too much television. You can't lose your memories that easily. He just got hit in the head with a stick. Even if he did lose his memories, he would only forget what had happened in the past few days, like when he was drunk. "He'll be fine after a few days. So, don't worry."Holly let out a deep breath of relief, thinking it was great that Bryce didn't lose his memories. Ricardo and the nurse left soon after that. Holly carried the flask of soup and walked to the entrance, saying to the bodyguards, "Please tell Mr. Gabelman that I would like to see him."They couldn't bear to say no, considering she had been sitting there for a long time. "Please hold on." One of the bodyguards entered the room.Bryce was resting his
Penelope was stunned. "Mr. Gabelman, did I do something wrong?" Bryce didn't look at her. Instead, he continued to look ahead and said without any emotion, "We're nothing more than business partners. If you intend on crossing the line, I'll pull out of the partnership."She let out a relieved sigh and placed her flask on the bedside table.She shrugged and said with a smile, "I see. You're overthinking it. I see you as a business partner only. Even though Uncle Arthur wishes to match us, you're like a brother to me. "Wouldn't it be nice to make money together? I don't need troublesome relationships. I'm more of a realist."Bryce kept quiet for a moment. "I'm tired. I want to rest." Seeing how tired he looked, Penelope glanced at his bandaged arm and gently asked, "Does it still hurt?""It doesn't."She chuckled. "We're all made of flesh, so how could it possibly not hurt?" Bryce closed his eyes and didn't wish to answer her. Penelope could read the room. "In that case, h
Tobin called the number. However, the number wasn't in service. Bryce frowned slightly and said, "Send someone to their home. We must find them." Tobin immediately made a call and arranged for someone to go to Easton and Weston's home.An hour later, Bryce's man called, saying, "Easton and Weston only have a father, and he passed away last year. The door is locked. I've asked their neighbors, and they're saying they haven't seen them coming home for a while."Bryce pinched his eyebrows and said, "Get the surveillance footage from Winds Residence." Two hours later, Tobin handed the footage to him. He stared at the phone and saw Abelin carrying Holly. He slowly clenched his fists. The veins on the back of his hand slowly swelled up, and his knuckles turned white.Although it was dark at night, he could still see Holly smiling at Abelin clearly because of the infrared. She looked extremely flirty, and her gaze was in a daze. Abelin entered the apartment with Holly and only left
"Yes, sir."Tobin was about to do as he said when Bryce added, "Easton and Weston are missing. Get a couple more bodyguards to keep watch over Holly. Get some reliable ones.""On it, sir."After he left, Bryce rubbed his aching temples.The anger was making his head ache.The concussion was also making him feel nauseous. He wanted to puke.He held his chest, suppressing the disgust.There was a sharp pain in his heart.The pain in his arm didn't compare to the pain he was feeling in his chest.Never in his dreams would he imagine that Holly would fall into Abelin's embrace while Bryce was unconscious.On top of that, Abelin was walking around casually in her apartment, half-naked.Bryce felt betrayed and humiliated.His rationale had jumped out of the window.Tobin walked out of the room and got two bodyguards to protect Holly.After that, he called Abelin and said politely, "Are you available to talk, Mr. Gabelman?"Abelin stood straight in the night, watching the woman