Chapter 286 To Settle A Score

Day Thirty-Two...

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"Are you really Monica's friend?" Nathan asked Abigail exasperatedly. "You are telling me a different thing."

Abigail rolled her eyes skyward. "Is your Monica the real Shining Star? I thought you knew Shining Star's character. Shining Star would certainly punch you on your first meeting, not throw herself into your arms! That's the Shining Star I know."

Abigail was hinting to Nathan that Monica might be an impostor. Though she didn't say it directly, she just hoped Nathan would doubt Monica's identity even just a little.

Nathan fell silent for a moment, trying to analyze the situation. Knowing the behavior and attitude of his playing buddy, Shining Star, Abigail had a point. Punching him to be her first reaction during their first meeting was feasible and reasonable.

But Monica surprisingly didn't act like that. She looked so happy and hugged Nathan immediately. Their first meeting was very awkward at first.

"Maybe after all those years, she had forgiven me already." Nathan reasoned out, justifying Monica's reaction.

"Hah!" Abigail laughed at him sarcastically. "As if your action could be easily forgiven. If I were her, I would ignore you for a whole month just to get even at you... for ghosting me!" Abigail spat back at Nathan, arching her eyebrow.

"I explained everything to her. I think she understood me and she didn't bear a grudge against me." Nathan said nonchalantly, shrugging his shoulders. He didn't want to argue further. He was respecting Abigail's opinion. Shining Star might have shared her real feelings with her friend, Abigail.

"BTW, when did you and Shining Star become friends? You are younger than her." Nathan realized the age gap between them. He wondered when Shining Star confided her feelings with Abigail.

Abigail had to pause for a moment to calculate their ages. She had to consider the real Abigail's age to coincide with her story, making it more believable. She was aware that they had six years gap.

"I was 14 when I met her. She became my mentor and taught me some skills. Shining Star is like a big sister to me."

Nathan stared at Abigail intently. He was still puzzled since Monica didn't mention any friends to him before. He had never heard of Cliste. And Monica had stopped playing computer games. She focused on dating Nathan. When she came back after she disappeared for three years, she already introduced Ethan to him as his son.

'Yeah... Both of us had no time to talk about other people... We focused on Ethan and ourselves...' Nathan thought to himself. This was the only explanation he had in mind.Folloow current novÊls on nov/3lb((in).(co/m)

"What kind of mentor she was?" Nathan continued asking Abigail. He would like to hear more information about Monica aka Shining Star. Through this, he was trying to cope with his longing for her. It felt so good to have someone to whom he could talk about the woman he loved.

"It looks like the two of you are having a serious conversation here. Care to share?" Stephen spoke up from behind, catching Nathan's and Abigail's attention. Cherry, Aiden, and Stephen finally joined them in the living room.

Seeing the three, Nathan leaned closer to Abigail and whispered, "Let's continue to talk about her some other time."

Abigail also had this fear. She felt uneasy just thinking about Little Ethan meeting Phantomflake, her original body.

'Nate doesn't know that his son knows the truth about Monica's death. Sigh. I'm getting nervous. Does Ethan know who killed his mother? Is he aware of Phantomflake's existence... of my existence...?'

"Ahem. I think it's best for us to go home, Nate. What if Ethan is not used to sleeping over at another house?" Abigail just wanted to prevent Ethan from meeting her real body. What if he knew that she was the culprit behind his mother's death, would Ethan hate her?

'Definitely, Yes... Sigh...' Abigail was feeling dejected.

"Don't worry. Little Ethan can stay here. It will be more fun having a smart adorable child with us. We will not allow him to enter the patient's ward," Stephen suggested.

"That's a brilliant idea! Yes! Yes! I want my charming godson to be here as well! I want to play with him." Aiden supported Stephen's suggestion.

Abigail glanced at Nathan once more. She was anxious. She didn't know why but she had a nagging feeling about this. The more they would restrict Ethan from seeing the patient, the more he would become curious.

"What's your decision, Abi?" Nathan consulted her. Of course, it was a surprise for Stephen and Aiden. They were not used to seeing Nathan being considerate of another woman, aside from Monica.

"Ahem, Nate's social skills are improving," Aiden whispered to Stephen, smirking broadly.

"Stop that. They can still hear you," Stephen mumbled, hitting Aiden's shoulder. Aiden just let out a soft chuckle, still eyeing Nathan with his glowing eyes.

"Please Abi. Stay with us," Cherry begged. "I want to talk to you about my sis..." she added in a low voice.

Abigail couldn't refuse Cherry. With that, she finally agreed to spend the whole night at Stephen's place. And Little Ethan would be joining them.

They were still talking when Nathan's phone resounded. Someone was calling him. When he saw the caller ID, Nathan's eyebrows were drawn together in a deep frown. Abigail took a peek and saw Veronica's name on Nathan's phone screen.

'Sigh! Here comes the Witch. What does she want? Grrrr. I haven't avenged Black Rose yet for the slap she gave her. I swear... if I see Veronica, I will settle a score with her.' A sly smile appeared on Abigail's lips.

"Nathan, why don't you invite Dr. Veronica as well? The more the merrier!" Abigail blurted out, surprising everyone.

Cherry: "..."

Stephen: "..."

Aiden: "..."

Everyone was aware of the commotion Veronica made in the hospital yesterday. Even Nathan was wondering why Abigail wanted to invite Veronica to come over.