Abigail’s Second Life (Abigail and Sean)
Chapter 701 What Are You Hiding?

Alice vanished suddenly, and as Abigail gazed at the pitch-black sky, it felt like a surreal experience to her.

When she woke up from the dream, Alice would still be there...

Sean reached out and playfully pinched her cheek. "Alice told us not to be sad about her before she passed away. Don't let these things bring you down."

"Okay," Abigail nodded softly.

However, she wasn't as carefree as Sean made it seem. The situation with Larry indirectly harmed Granny, and she could never let it go. She might carry the burden of guilt for the rest of her life.

It was nearly midnight when they returned to Capitalis.

Abigail sent a message to Ronaldo.

'I apologize for not being able to talk to you lately due to Alice's affairs. I would like to speak with you now.'

This time, Ronaldo did not immediately respond to Abigail.

Abigail sat by the window, frequently glancing at her phone, feeling uneasy. Unfortunately, she did not receive a response from Ronaldo this time.

As she lay in bed, she kept tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

On the other side, Sean sat in front of the computer. After reading the document, he received an email from Xavien.

He stared at the email for a long time before finally opening it.

As he had suspected, Alice was poisoned, and the drugs had accumulated in her body to a dangerous level. She didn't seek medical help until it was too late to save her.

Sean called Xavien. "Who has she been in contact with this month?"

Xavien paused for a moment before whispering, "Mr. Graham, the only people Alice has been in contact with in the past month are Ms. Quinn and Ronaldo."

Sean's mind felt like it was being pricked by countless needles. In an instant, he recalled Abigail mentioning that she was going to discuss the Marimora pearls business with Ronaldo... which also happened to keep her occupied for nearly a month.

He had told himself countless times to trust Abigail, but Alice's situation made it impossible for him not to think, not to investigate.

"Did you investigate further?" Sean inquired.

"No, I was waiting for your instructions." As soon as Xavien discovered Abigail's connection to Ronaldo, he didn't dare to proceed with the investigation.

Sean fell silent. He knew very well that Xavien refrained from investigating because he understood that trust was crucial between him and Abigail at this stage.

If he truly investigated and Abigail found out, would they still be okay?

"For now, hold off on the investigation and wait for my call," Sean said, then hung up the phone.

With Alice's death and Ronaldo deliberately concealing the truth, both Abigail and he knew the reason.

Sean couldn't comprehend why he had to be kept in the dark. Was it Alice's wish?

The next morning, after Abigail finished breakfast, she set down her fork and knife and observed the weary Sean. "Did you not sleep well last night?"

"Yeah, what's the matter?" Sean looked at her and pondered his reluctance from the previous night.

Was he not allowed to know the cause of Alice's death? What were she and Ronaldo hiding?

"I'm going to be busy again these days. Can you help me take care of the company..." Abigail said, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Sean looked at her, his hand tightly gripping the soup spoon. "Is business really that important?"

Abigail noticed his action and didn't know how to respond. She felt guilty, but she couldn't postpone the matter with Larry.

"Sean, I promise-"

"Forget it. Just go," Sean interrupted her.

Abigail lowered her gaze, tears welling up in her eyes. "Sean, if you truly don't want me to be occupied with these things, you can tell me. I don't want you to keep it bottled up inside."

"If I say it, will you not go? You will definitely still go," Sean stated with certainty.

Abigail bit her lip and explained, "The matter is truly important."

"So, what's the point of me saying it?" Sean retorted.

"I apologize if you feel burdened by the company's affairs. You don't have to handle it," Abigail said. She knew that constantly asking Sean for help would exhaust him. She hadn't fully considered this before. "Do you think I replace the company's affairs troublesome? You've only been back for a few days. After dealing with Alice's matters, you'll be busy again. You mentioned purchasing Marimora pearls, but it's been a month and you've only acquired a few thousand... Does it really take a month to obtain that amount?"

Sean was angry with her. Now, when she faced problems, she didn't tell him the truth.

"Do you think I'm being dishonest with you?" Abigail looked at him, her eyes filled with sadness and conflict.

She was indeed lying to him, but she still had to question him.

Sean realized he was becoming emotional and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry... I didn't sleep well last night, and I'm a bit irritable. It's alright. You can go. I forgot, running a company is indeed busy." Abigail felt that Sean's words were insincere.

She hummed in response but didn't continue the conversation.

She had to replace Martin on her own as she couldn't delay it any longer.

She didn't understand medicine, and the prescription had to be shown to Martin. There might be areas that needed improvement. Perhaps curing Larry was just one step away.

After their silence, Josh, who had been leaning against the dining room door, finally entered. "Arguing, huh?"