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The Lost Heiress and the Secret Billionaire Chapter 38: Rightful Place
Abigail stood outside her father's office door. He was always in here, she realized. She had never once gone to him in his bedroom, not that she wanted to, given that she had heard even Charlotte was forbidden from coming to his personal bedroom. There was no reason to anger the woman very capable of poisoning her any further.But Abigail wondered how he survived like this. How his entire life was only in the confines of two offices or a car. It was, more than likely possible, what made him the way that he was. Cold, shut off. It was how he lived his life, after all.Gathering her strength, she knocked on the door. And after a moment, she heard an invitation to come.Abigail turned the door and walked into the office."Abigail," her father greeted her as she entered his office. "I was beginning to worry, I all but sent my team out again after you.""I appreciate the privacy," Abigail told her father sincerely."I trust that since you're back," Adam began hopefully. "You have some
The Lost Heiress and the Secret Billionaire Chapter 39: Compassion
The next day though, as soon as Abigail came home from an eventful but tiring day at work, she found Lyall sitting in their living room. She started to make a beeline towards her room, but Charlotte stopped her."Abigail!" Charlotte screamed at her retreating back, and Abigail closed her eyes and sighed.Slowly, she turned around, "Yes, Charlotte.""You must come in and say hi to Mark, and relieve Olivia here so she can go elsewhere," Charlotte said pointedly, looking at her daughter. "She's been keeping Lyall company all afternoon."Abigail stared at Olivia and Lyall sitting quite comfortably on the sofa together.Why weren't they at work? Did they not work for the same company she worked for? Was there a holiday today that she was unaware of?Olivia and Lyall looked far too happy in each other's company to bother with looking up at Charlotte.So, her father passing on the news of the rejected proposal hadn't seemed to phase Lyall in the least, then. Abigail was both grateful a
The Lost Heiress and the Secret Billionaire Chapter 40: Stealing Away
Abigail found Mark standing by some rocks, not bending over anything, not studying the ground, simply standing there."Abigail," Mark breathed a sigh of relief, as he came towards her and engulfed her in a hug. "Thank god. I tried calling and messaging for two days and nothing worked. I didn't know what else to do so I just came here, hoping you would come."Abigail's heart softened as she realized Mark had been trying to get hold of her, and she almost melted when he said he'd just been outside, waiting and hoping she would come out and meet him.Abigail frowned, she hadn't felt her phone so much as vibrate in her pocket, and she normally checked it whenever it did."Oh!" Abigail exclaimed into the hug, remembering. "I went to my mom's house, but I didn't take a charger with me and she doesn't have one that would fit my phone. I mean, she would now, but she didn't when I was there. My phone must have died as soon as I left your place.""Look," Mark said, pulling back from their h
The Lost Heiress and the Secret Billionaire Chapter 41: Complication
Soon, everything was on a good flow for Abigail.She was living with her father, visiting her mother often, and spending time with Mark. She almost had a routine down, she almost had an adjustment to normal.So she woke up this morning like she had every morning so far, and expected everything to go the same.Abigail showered and dressed and arrived for breakfast as she normally did.She should have known, as soon as she went to breakfast, that things were not going to be going as smoothly today as she had hoped.Sitting at the breakfast table was her father at the head, as usual. Olivia was still at the table which wasn't too unusual. Sometimes her sister went to work earlier than either Abigail and their father, and sometimes she lagged a little and went to work when they did. This morning probably just happened to be one of her lazy mornings.But what was unusual at the table, was Charlotte. Sitting dressed in a near identical suit to her and Olivia.Oh. So today was a workin
The Lost Heiress and the Secret Billionaire Chapter 42: Worthy
After the whole debacle with Mark outside, her day only got worse.Olivia came storming into her office, banging the door open so hard it nearly fell off its hinges. She then banged the door closed again.Olivia marched over to her sister's desk, crossing her arms in front of her."I am trying very hard to remain calm," Olivia answered, her teeth gritted together. "And please bear in mind that I wholly believe this is not your doing, but I just need to be sure before I take my next steps."Abigail listened to her sister intently, and nodded."Did you really tell father that you're not marrying Lyall?" Olivia asked her sister."I did," Abigail affirmed. "I'm not marrying him, Olivia."Olivia nodded, "Dad told me the same thing, so that checks out. Next," Olivia drew a deep breath. "Did you call the head secretary to change any schedule around today at lunch time?"Abigail bit her bottom lip. She had. She'd been scheduled for a meeting with Louis from accounting, but she'd promis
The Lost Heiress and the Secret Billionaire Chapter 43: Decisions
There was a lull of peace in their household now. Abigail wasn't sure exactly how it had happened, or how long it was going to last, but she was grateful for it while it was here.Charlotte hadn't gone with them in to work again, not since she'd caused the disruption to Olivia's schedule that cost the company ten million, and Adam had banned her from setting foot on the company grounds.It hadn't really affected the company that much, financially, since Abigail's unintended information had garnered the company ten times that amount in the same time. But it had been embarrassing to Adam, and that had been where the blow had been felt the worst.Charlotte liked company and the attention it brought, and she very quickly learnt that Abigail, Adam and Olivia had just started leaving the room she was in whenever she made drama. So she had taken to passing small comments, and leaving the major things alone.Olivia had warned her that her mother was only ever still for a short period of ti
The Lost Heiress and the Secret Billionaire Chapter 44: Lies and Truths
"Mr. Woodtriche," Mark greeted stiffly, but went towards the man and held out a hand for him to shake. "And please call me Mark."Adam took the offered hand, and returned the gesture."Please, do sit down," Adam offered Mark a seat, and called for some fresh tea and cake to be brought."Thank you," Mark answered, sitting down.Abigail seated herself in the chair next to Mark, and he immediately took a hold of her hand. Abigail bit on the inside of her cheek to hide her smile. She actually found it quite enduring how nervous Mark was around her parents.True, he had relaxed a quite a bit with her mother, and she didn't really see that happening with her father, but it was still adorable to watch."I wasn't aware that you knew my daughter," Adam began, sitting back in his chair as new cups of tea were poured for them. "But, my daughter has shown to be rather remarkable and gifted at making connections and uncovering information, so I'm not entirely surprised."Abigail groaned inte
The Lost Heiress and the Secret Billionaire Chapter 45: Family
Abigail hadn't seen or heard from Mark for over a month. And that was entirely by her own choice.She had asked her father to see to it that he was never able to set foot on their grounds ever again, and her father had kept true to his word.Still, Abigail wandered the grounds, unsure herself what she was searching for. But she walked the parts of the garden that she had used to ignore, she wandered through the maze, through the labyrinth and often among the rose bushed.Lyall found her often now. Sometimes she found him. Lyall liked the other parts of the ground more, the more cultivated parts, which explained why Abigail had never seen him there before.He often walked alone. Olivia, Lyall had explained to her once, had sensitive skin, and couldn't withstand the sun much. She also had terrible allergies, often keeping her indoors.Lyall himself quite liked the labyrinth, he had explained to her on another chance meeting, since it gave him clarity of thought. Abigail had tried it
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