Chapter 269 Willing to Wait for My Wife No Matter How Long
Not long after Leo left, Gregory's phone rang.
Seeing the caller ID, Gregory raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Quinn? What's up?"
Quinn rarely called him proactively.
Quinn's slightly husky voice came through, "I heard Abigail's company is having some issues. Need any help?"
Gregory asked, "What do you think?"
With him around, what problems could Abigail possibly have?
Quinn fell silent.
He knew this call was unnecessary, but he couldn't help it when he saw the news.
Seeing that Quinn hadn't spoken for a while, Gregory frowned slightly. "Anything else?"
Quinn hesitated for a moment before speaking, "I'm going back to Aerilon."
"What?" Gregory sat up straight, his usually calm eyes finally showing some emotion. "When are you leaving? What's going on in Aerilon?"
Although Quinn had always lived in Aramore, he was actually from the Worthington family in Aerilon.
As far as Gregory knew, the Worthington family was very chaotic internally, and other relatives were always eyeing the inheritance.
Quinn couldn't be bothered to get involved, so he rarely contacted them.
This sudden decision to go back made Gregory think a lot.
Quinn's tone remained indifferent. "Nothing much, just that Mr. Worthington is seriously ill and wants to see the younger generation who are living away, worried he might pass away with regrets."
Gregory detected a hint of mockery in his tone.
He said, "If you need any help, just call. If anyone gives you a hard time, don't worry, Henry and I are always here."
Hearing this, Quinn felt a warmth in his heart.
His usually tightly pressed thin lips curved slightly, forming a barely noticeable smile.
But the smile vanished almost instantly, too quick to catch.
"Thanks, Gregory."
Gregory chuckled. "Being polite with me? By the way, when are you leaving? If you have time, let's have dinner tonight. I'll invite Abigail too."
Quinn swallowed his refusal and said, "Tomorrow morning's flight."
"Alright, it's settled then," Gregory said.
After hanging up, Quinn stared at his phone in a daze.
After a long while, he opened an app, canceled the ticket he had already bought, and booked a new one for the next morning.
After doing all this, he tossed his phone aside, collapsed onto the sofa behind him, and stared at the ceiling in a daze.
He didn't know if his current choice was the right one.
The only thing he was sure of was that it wasn't the right time yet.
He was supposed to leave today, but he stayed.
In the evening, Gregory arrived on time in front of the DM building.
He parked the car and took out his phone to call Abigail. "Mrs. White, still at work?"
Hearing Gregory's voice, Abigail finally snapped out of her thoughts. "Almost done, give me ten more minutes!"
Since DM clarified the rumors online, they had received a large number of new orders.
So, she had been extremely busy these past few days, sometimes even losing track of time.
She quickly finished the documents she was working on, grabbed her bag, and rushed out.
Gregory was leaning against the car door, one hand casually resting on the car, the other holding a cigarette.
When Abigail came out, she saw him taking a drag from the cigarette, the thick white smoke blurring his face and expression.
Her heart raced, and she quickly walked over. "Mr. White, sorry to keep you waiting!"
Seeing Abigail, Gregory quickly extinguished the cigarette and reached out to take her bag. "No worries, I'd wait forever for my wife."
Abigail blushed and gave him a shy glare before quickly getting into the car.
By the time they arrived at the restaurant, everyone else was already there.
Henry teased, "Gregory, you're getting more and more grand. We've all been waiting for you!"
Gregory shot him a glance and said, "If you like joking so much, do you still want that limited edition sports car?"
"Yes! I was wrong! Pretend I didn't say anything!" Henry said.
For the love of his dreaming car, Henry immediately apologized and even poured water for Gregory and Abigail, asking, "Gregory, when will you give me the car?"
Gregory took a sip of tea and said indifferently, "Depends on my mood."
Henry said, "Gregory, please, I really love that car. Just give it to me."
A grown man acting cute was indeed very effective.
Gregory tossed a set of keys to him with a look of disdain. "Here you go."
Henry, finally getting his dream car, almost jumped up in excitement.
He smiled brightly at Gregory and said loudly, "Thanks, Gregory!"
Tricia, not understanding, asked, "Isn't it just a car? Aren't you quite wealthy yourself? Why do you need someone else to give it to you?"
Henry, in a good mood, didn't argue with Tricia for once and explained, "The car I want is a global limited edition. Gregory is the only one in Aramore who has it."
Tricia's eyes widened in shock.
Indeed, wealthy people valued cars more. For ordinary people like her, a car was just a means of transportation.
But for those in high society, cars also represented status.
She shook her head, once again deeply feeling the gap between the rich and the poor.
Abigail smiled and said, "Once you spend more time with them, you'll get used to these things."
Everyone was chatting and laughing when Abigail turned her head and suddenly met a pair of deep eyes.
She was slightly stunned, then smiled at Quinn, who was staring at her.
Quinn quickly looked away, lowered his head, and remained silent.
"I wonder what the Worthington family is thinking, suddenly calling Quinn back! Quinn, don't worry, once I'm done with my work, I'll come to Aerilon to see you." Henry, drinking, put his arm around Quinn's neck.
Quinn, who had a severe cleanliness obsession, frowned, shrugged, and tried to shake off the hand on his shoulder.
Henry teased, "I really wonder, with your personality, which girl would be willing to tolerate you in the future."
Quinn's expression remained cold. "I'm fine on my own."
He didn't need a partner and enjoyed solitude.
This was just fine.
Thinking of Quinn's past, Henry fell silent.
He patted Quinn's shoulder hard, clinked glasses with him, and then downed the remaining drink in his glass.
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