Chapter 406 A Portrait of Love
On the other side.
of the grand estate, Abella had just finished washing up and was aboutpreparing to go downstairsdescend the staircase when Phillipe picked her up swept her into his arms and kissedpressed a kiss to her, forehead. "Morning, baby."
my love," he murmured.Abella didn’t respond immediately, her lips had been kissed by him all still tingling from his kisses that had lasted throughout the night and although. Though her last line of defense had remained intact, it washad been a sleepless evening.
, filled with passion and desire."Put me down."
," she finally managed to say, her voice soft and husky.Phillipe held her tight and said: "tighter, his voice a teasing whisper in her ear, "Hug andor kiss, darling, you must choose."
WithAbella remained silent, her cheeks flushing a soft pink. Taking her silence as consent, Phillipe wentcarried her downstairs and kissed her again, pressing another tender kiss against her lips as they stood by the window.
If she won'tdidn't choose, that meanshe reasoned, then she must want them both both...
Phillipe kept kissing her...He continued to shower her with kisses until somethe sound of shattering glass broke the intimate moment. A servant had accidentally brokedropped a glass.
, her face pale with fear."Oh, I am so sorry, sir and ma'am. I didn’t mean to..." The servant lookedstammered, on the verge of tears, regretting her timing.
ill-timed clumsiness."It's alright." Abella glanced atreassured her, her gaze soft. "Just be careful not to cut yourself cleaning it up."
The servant was touched and surprised by Abella's kindness. It was her first day transferred to in this part of the house, and she was comforted despite her mistake.
When eating, she felt comforted.During breakfast, the servant saw the young master was eitherwatched in awe as Phillipe doted on Abella, peeling eggs orand feeding her milk to the madam.. He alsoeven took a paper towelstowel to gently wipe the corners of theher mouth of the lady with the , a spoiled look.
on his face. The housekeeper seemed so used to it, so was sheaccustomed to this display of affection, leaving the servant to wonder if she was the only one astounded?
by it."This morning, there's trouble with Archer Real Estate. Seems there are issues with some luxury houses, and their stock has dropped quite a bit."
As," Phillipe mentioned casually as he fed Abella a piece of bread, she responded casually, ."Archer's PR has always been excellent. No matter how big the problem is, they manage to turn things around. Are you suggesting we buy up stocks now during the sell-off?"
Abella responded, her mind quick to catch on.Phillipe was impressed by her quick wit. He had only saidmentioned the beginning, and she couldhad already knewdiscerned his meaning.
He wanted the two of them to buy at a low price, sell at a high price, and make a small profit.
"Yeah, let's buy some later." Abella didn't expectagreed, pleasantly surprised that Phillipe towould share such a lucrative opportunity with her.
"Oh, and sell off some shares of Serenity Sleep."
," he added casually."How'd you know I owned the stock in Serenity Sleep?" Abella wasasked, a little surprised.
taken aback.Serenity Sleep was a well-known bedding conglomerate.
"Bad publicity's coming out this afternoon, their stock's going to p fall."plummet," Phillipe continuedexplained, continuing to feed her and tenderly wipedwiping her lips with his thumb, gazing at her affectionately.
his gaze filled with affection.The servant couldn't believe how watched, utterly charmed by their sweet and loving their interactions were, she was utterly charmed.
.Meanwhile...
When Abigail wakeswoke up, she findsfound herself in a strangean unfamiliar bed. The fragmentsFragments of the previous night flashingflashed through her mind.
She remembered the The welcome party, the fireworks, and someone staining the stain on the hem of her dress.... She had wanted to freshen up in the restroom, but shortly after arriving there, shehad felt weak. Suddenly upon entering. Then, someone brokehad broken in, tooktaken her to a guest room, and Mr. Thomas had verbally abused her and yanked down her dress...
After that, her memory was a blank. Could this be Mr. Thomas's house? WasHad she been brought here last night?
With aA surge of anger welled up in her heart, as she heard the sound of footsteps outside. Without a second thought, Abigail grabssnatched the glass onfrom the bedside table and rushes tobolted towards the door without thin twice.
.In a swift motion, Abigail throws ahurled the glass at someone who pushestowards the figure pushing the door open...
TheIn the next momentinstant, Steven was holdinggripping her wrist and, his eyes were a little confused.filled with confusion. What happened to this girl?
Washad come over her?Could this erratic behavior be a side effect of whatever had affected her lasttranspired the previous night?
Just then, Dr. Collins came downstairs.descended the staircase. Steven thoughtdecided it would be the best for him to have him take a look.
examine her."Mr. Medici, it's you..." Abigail's hands were loose.
Ifgrip on the glass slackened.Had Steven hadn'tnot caught it in time, the glass would have shattered on the floor.
"I’m sorry, I thought you were..." Abigail was stunned and had no idea what was going on.
stammered, completely taken aback."Mr. Thomas?" Steven guessed her thoughts, speaking calmlyventured, maintaining his composure, "You won't be seeing him anymore."
"Huh?" Abigail takestook a moment to guessprocess, "Mr. Medici, did you save me last night?"
Steven said nothing, wondering ifremained silent, pondering whether she reallytruly had no memoryrecollection of the event.
"You have... something on your neck..." Abigail noticed numerousseveral marks on his neck.
Steven was a little gloomySteven's expression darkened, "You don't remember?"
"Should I remember something?" Abigail was confusedbewildered. She had been drugged last night, and Mr. Medici had rescued her from Mr. Thomas. She must have been out of her mind...
Could it be that those she was responsible for the marks on Mr. Medici's neck were?The thought left her doing?
Thinking about it, she's petrified.
Steven foundrealized that the girl had indeed forgotten, and his mood was gloomier.soured further. She had been quite the handful lastthe previous night and pushed, forcing him to take a fewseveral cold showers and disrupting his schedule.
And now, she remembered nothing.
"Mr. Medici...I didn't do anything to you last night, did I?" Abigail said gingerlyasked cautiously, "I can’t remember..."
"The doctor's here, let him check you out later." Steven handed her a change of clothes without answering, evading her question.
Abigail iswas still wearingclad in her dress from lastthe previous night. After got dressedp1 and headed downstairs, she hearschanging, she descended the stairs, only to hear Dr. Collins laughing mercilessly.
"Ha, so she doesn’t even remember what she did last night?”
Steven gaveshot him a frosty look.
an icy glare."Geez, dude, you got played by a little lady. You were kissed, cuddlescuddled, and shared a bed, and now she’s acting like nothing happened!
In response, Steven threwhurled a pillow at him, stifling the finally silencing his laughter at last.
.Last night, the littleyoung girl had clung to pull him intoin bed and cuddle him like an octopus, even though nothing had actually happened......
transpired...But had she taken advantage taken? Definitely.
of him? Absolutely.Abigail had no idea how she had managed to getmake it downstairs. Thus,So, not only had she didn’t just cozycozied up withto Mr. Medici uninvited, but she had also shared his bed...
She felt like the lowest of the low!
utterly mortified!The verymere thought of the hickey on Mr. Medici’s neck made her want to die.
wish the earth would swallow her up."It’s nothing...” After checking everythingensuring that Abigail was fine with Abigail, he, Dr. Collins said with a smilegrin, "When can we expect the wedding candy from you two?”
Abigail blushes instantly.blushed furiously. Steven sendsshot her a word:glance before commanding, "Get out."
"Oh, asking me to scram now, huh?” He grumbled as he packed his things. "Don’t know who it was calling me early in the morning, asking to pick up breakfast on my way... and after buying it, not even letting me have it, just kept it warm in the kitchen...”
Steven said nothing.
remained silent."Alright, alright, I’m off, brother. I won’t disturb your little love nest.” Before leaving, he patted Abigail on the shoulder. "No offense, sis, but you got to take responsibility for your actions...”
Steven's face deepenedhardened. "Get your hands off me."
"OKOK~” Dr. Collins sensed"O-Okay.” Sensing the brewing storm, heDr. Collins hastily grabbed his stuff and made a quickswift exit.
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