Chapter 224 Her Heart Aches For Him

Day Twenty Four...

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[ Sparks Mansion: 7:00 pm ]

Cherry was still undecided. She was just staring at her laptop. Abigail tried so hard just to convince her. Now, she was having conflicting thoughts.

Abigail requested her to stop communicating with the Red Dragon Mafia. She promised her that she would make Nathan Sparks help them.

Now, Cherry was conducting a very thorough research and background check on her current Boss, Nathan Sparks. Was Abigail telling the truth? Was he capable of helping them while fighting the two Mafia Organizations– The Syphiruz Mafia and the Red Dragon Mafia?

[ "The Red Dragon Mafia will just use you. Do you want that to happen?" ]

Abigail didn't hesitate to tell Cherry what was on her mind the last time they talked. Abigail was like a real sister who was looking out for her. She could feel sincerity.

"Sigh!" Cherry took a deep breath. She was done doing her research and she found out that Abigail was right. Nathan Sparks was a very powerful and influential businessman.

However, she was not certain if he could be helpful in saving Phantomflake. Well, little did she know, Nathan was truly playing a big role in Phantomflake's survival.

Cherry was still thinking when Spade finally contacted her. He sent her a photo of Phantomflake and along with his message, he wrote something like this:

[ Spade: Black Rose! We succeeded! Phantomflake is now in our custody. Now, you can see her and work with us to bring down the Syphiruz! Cheers! ]

[ Spade: PS- We transferred her to a place where the Syphiruz Mafia would not be able to find her. ]

Cherry didn't know what to feel after seeing Phantomflake. She had mixed emotions. She was glad that she was alive but she was sad since it looked like she was not in good health. She had an oxygen mask, lying unconscious on the sick bed.

"Go to your room now, Ethan. Let me talk to your father about the hacking incident. Just leave it to me. Okay?"

​ Ethan just bobbed his head with his innocent eyes.

"Don't worry about your father. He is just fine. If not, I will take care of him," Abigail softly said. She leaned over, stroking Ethan's hair.

Ethan smiled joyfully. He was glad to hear that Miss Abi was willing to take good care of his Dad.

"Okay, Miss Abi. I will leave him to you now. Good night!" Ethan tiptoed and gave a peck on Abigail's right cheek.

When Little Ethan left, Abigail borrowed the master keys from Butler Li to open Nathan's study.

"Miss Abi, are you sure about this? Do you want to taste Master Nathan's wrath? You can still back down now," Butler Li asked Abigail one last time. He was still holding the key and the doorknob.

"Butler Li, you can leave. I can manage. You don't have to worry about me."

Butler Li thought Abigail would ask him to accompany him inside, that's why he was reluctant to open the door. But now, he felt relieved because Abigail didn't want him to stay.

"Okay. Miss Abi! I have to go! I still have a lot of things to do. Bye! Bye!" Butler Li fled in an instant.

Abigail could only shake her head helplessly as she watched Butler Li's departing back. "He is obviously scared of Nathan."

Abigail turned around to face the door. She took a deep breath before twisting the doorknob and slowly pushing the door.

A great mess welcomed her view. Nathan's study room was in a chaotic state as if a typhoon visited the place. The sofa and table were flipped around. Broken pieces of glass and base were scattered on the floor. His laptop, speakers, printer, books, documents, and papers were also thrown on the floor. And the room smelled a mixture of whiskey and blood!

Abigail gasped as soon as she saw Nathan. He was sitting on the floor, in the corner side of the room, leaning his back on the cold wall. His eyes were closed. His hair and clothes were in a messy state as well. But what caught her attention the most was his bleeding hands. Several pieces of shards were buried in his fists as if he punched those broken glasses.

'Damn it! Nathan really lost it. He broke down.' Her heart constricted at this sight. She knew that Nathan was her enemy but why was her heart aching seeing him like this?

She had the urge to run in his direction and embrace him just like how he engulfed her in his arms when they were riding the Ferris Wheel.

Pursing her lips and clenching her fists, Abigail stepped forward to close their gaps. She could feel the heaviness in her heart.