Day Twenty One...

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'Is Nathan mad?' Aiden asked himself since Nathan was looking daggers at him. Then he finally let go of Abigail's shoulder.

"I'm here to visit Abigail," Aiden responded to Nathan with an awkward smile. He could tell that Nathan was not in a good mood.n(0)vel(b)(j)(n) was the first platform to present this chapter.

Nathan's brows were drawn together further. Aiden was not supposed to be there. He also heard that he also visited the mansion yesterday. And now, he came back once again! For what purpose? Was he trying to pursue Abigail?

Nathan scowled at Aiden and said, "Don't you have work in your office? We don't need an engineer here." His gaze seemed to tell Aiden to leave and just go away.

But Aiden was so slow to understand Nathan's meaningful look. He just shrugged his shoulders and said, "Nothing to do in the office. I just felt bored there, so I decided to go here." Aiden was being frank and honest.

Abigail just darted her gaze back and forth between the two men. Why did she feel like her presence had been forgotten? Nathan was only talking to Aiden. He didn't even greet her.

Abigail had the urge to wave her hands in front of Nathan and told him, "Hello, I'm here. Why didn't you greet me?"

Nathan just gave her a side glance before focusing his attention back on Aiden.

"Why are you here?" Abigail butted in, letting them know about her presence.

Aiden and Nathan both glanced at her. They didn't know if she was asking Nathan or Aiden.

Nathan looked at her with a complicated expression on his face. "This is my house. So why do I need a reason to be here?" Nathan asked her sarcastically.

Abigail pouted her lips. Nathan was grumpy, taking out his frustration on her.

"I am just asking because I thought you were in the office." Abigail reasoned out.

Nathan lifted his eyebrow. 'So you don't want me to see you with him. Are you pursuing two men at the same time?' Nathan thought to himself as he glanced at Abigail intently. However, he didn't dare to voice it out loud.

"I came back to get some documents.." Nathan said as an excuse. But in truth, he came back because he learned from Chantha that his best friend, Aiden, dropped by to see Abigail.

Chantha, who was assigned as Abigail's temporary bodyguard, was closely monitoring Abigail's movement even inside the mansion. Her task was to find out whom Abigail was contacting.. to whom she was talking inside and outside the mansion.. either over the phone or face to face.

Though Chantha's primary task was to protect Abigail and helped her catch the real mastermind of her assassination, she also needed to monitor her movement and find out if she was a spy of their enemies.

With Chantha's report, Nathan had to rush home and see for himself why his best friend came to the mansion without even informing him. What did he want from Abigail?

When he reached home, he immediately searched for the two. He met Chantha in the living room and she told him that Abigail dragged Aiden to the garden.

"Hmm, why did you proceed here in the garden instead of heading to your study room to get your documents?" Aiden suddenly asked Nathan out of the blue, catching him off guard.

Abigail nodded her head in agreement with Aiden's question. Two pairs of eyes were fixed on Nathan, anticipating his response. Nathan fell silent for a moment. He was still thinking of a proper alibi to use in response to Aiden's question.

"I'm looking for Butler Li. I thought he was here," Nathan lied. In fact, Butler Li was the first one who greeted him as soon as his car entered the gate of the mansion. Butler Li was talking to their security guards a while ago.

At that certain moment, Butler Li showed up, calling his master.

"Master Nathan! This is your office key. The chauffeur asked me to hand this over to you as he parked the car in the garage."

Nathan froze in his spot as soon as Butler Li showed up and said those words. Busted! Butler Li's simple words had proven that Nathan lied. They already met each other at the entrance gate, even before Nathan entered the house. But Nathan told Abigail and Aiden that he came there to look for Butler Li.

Abigail just blinked her eyes in amusement while Aiden glanced at Nathan suspiciously. They wondered why Nathan lied to them.

On the other hand, Nathan felt embarrassed as he got busted right away after lying to them. He wanted to dig a hole for him to hide. Fortunately, he was able to control his facial expression and pretended as if he didn't lie.

He just looked away and feigned ignorance as he accepted the office key from Butler Li. Then Butler Li left without realizing he was the cause that his Master got busted with his lie today.

"Nate, did you just lied to us?" Aiden pointed it out while smirking at Nathan. He had a teasing smile on his face.

Nathan glared at him, squinting his eyes to warn Aiden. He wanted him to shut up.

"My wound hurts. Abi, can you check it?" Nathan said, changing the topic. His words were effective to divert Aiden's attention.

"What? You are hurt! Come.. Let me see it!" Aiden got worried about him. He moved forward, reaching for the hem of his long sleeves shirt. When he was about to check Nathan's body, Nathan raised his palm, signaling Aiden to stop. And so he stopped!

"I'm talking to Abigail, not you," Nathan sternly said.

Aiden: "..."

Aiden was rendered speechless once again. He found Nathan behaving oddly today. He was surprised that Nathan asked Abigail to check his wound, instead of his best friend.

'What's so different on him today?' Aiden mused to himself, tilting his head as he rubbed his chin. He was still eyeing Nathan suspiciously.

Meanwhile, Abigail pushed Aiden to the side as he was blocking her good view of Nathan. She faced him with a concerned look in her eyes.

"Aiden, go and get the first aid kit!" Abigail commanded Aiden as she pulled Nathan to the bench. She pushed him down, letting him seat. "What are you standing for? Get the first aid kit now!" she repeated her command. She thought Nathan's stitches opened up once more.

Hearing her authoritative voice, Aiden dashed inside the house to get the first aid kit. Nathan could only hide his smile while his eyes gleamed. His mood swing disappeared when Abigail showed her concern for him.

'So she is indeed worried about me,' Nathan thought to himself, his lips twitched fighting a smile.

"What did you do to make your wound bleed this time?" Abigail sounded mad and annoyed. She was scolding Nathan. She couldn't explain why but she suddenly felt worried when she heard about Nathan's wound. It had only been a week. She wasn't sure if his wound already healed or not.

"Don't move!" Abigail ordered Nathan as she held his shoulders, turning him to her side.

She removed the coat of his black suit and began unbuttoning his shirt. She wanted to see his wound. She had just finished unbuttoning the top two buttons when Nathan grabbed both her hands to stop her.

Abigail raised her head and the two met each other's gaze for a long moment. Abigail didn't realize that their faces were already close to each other. Subconsciously, she clenched her fists as she held her breath.

The devil looked very handsome up-close and she was tempted to kiss his lips. With that, she subconsciously bit her lower lip and used her tongue to lick the surface of her lower lip.

Nathan's eyes automatically fell on her wet kissable lips. He tightened his grip on her two hands as he stared at her with a penetrating gaze.

,m Badum! Badum! Badum!

'Damn.. my heart is racing!' Abigail's heartbeat sped up once more inside her chest. It was the effect of Nathan's gaze.

She was mesmerized by the devil's beauty. She couldn't help but admire his gorgeous looks. Nathan was the epitome of Masculine Beauty! The Adonis of their modern era!

"L-Let go.." Abigail stuttered a little. But she cleared her throat before saying her next words. "You want me to check your wound, right? I'm just gonna have a quick look."

Abigail became more conscious and her heart raced even faster when Nathan leaned closer to her and said, "Do you want to check my wound.. or are you just planning to take a look at my great body?"

Nathan said it because he realized that Abigail unbuttoned his shirt from the top, instead of the bottom where his wound was located.

Abigail's cheeks reddened in embarrassment for her actions. 'Damn! I don't know what I am doing.. my hands just reflexively moved on their own.'

And before she could process his question, a word came out of her mouth naturally and she answered him, "Both!"

Nathan: "..."

'So Bold! So Shameless! She didn't even deny it!'

While Nathan was in a trance, Abigail was the one who leaned closer to him. "Now, Nate.. can I have a look of your.. BODY?" she whispered seductively in his ear.