Chapter 16: Abigail, Where Are You?
"Brother Ryland, where are you going?"
Ryland stopped as he saw her approaching him.
"Vanes, I will return to my apartment tonight. You can go home alone, right?"
"Why are you going back there?" Vanessa’s expression turned gloomy. "Do you want to meet with my sister?" she asked softly, but disappointment flashed through her eyes.
Ryland took her hand and pulled her close. His anger about the company matter slowly faded when he saw Vanessa’s teary eyes.
"I need to see Abigail. It’s about company matters. Please understand. Stay at your apartment tonight. I promise we will return together tomorrow, okay?" he gently said, smiling at her.
The thought of Abigail and Ryland in the same apartment was enough to make Vanessa worried.
"Can I go with you? I’ll wait outside. I won’t appear before her and make her angry, Brother Ryland...please." She pleaded, placing her head on his chest and wrapping her hand around him. She couldn’t let him go alone.
She was afraid Abigail would seduce Ryland, and he would change his mind again. She couldn’t allow that to happen after her efforts yesterday to separate them.
Ryland closed his eyes, almost canceling his plan to return to his apartment. But the company matter, the one-million-dollar project, has now hit him hard. If they lose this project, substantial financial damage will result. He can’t risk his company over anything, especially women.
He released her embrace and stepped back to create a distance between them. When he saw her about to cry, he gritted his teeth.