Lahat ng Kabanata ng Abigail's Absent Husband Is A CEO: Kabanata 491 - Kabanata 500

"Sure, Abigail and I are good friends. We hang out when we can." Mallory let out a breath of relief. 'Just as I thought, as soon as Abigail comes into the conversation, Xander gets a bit chattier.'Xander adjusted the silver-rimmed glasses perched on his nose, his gaze still fixed on Mallory's eyes. At first glance, they bore some resemblance to Abigail's, but upon closer inspection, they were completely different. Abigail's eyes were more than just attractive; their clarity and brightness, like a brilliant galaxy contained within, made them utterly captivating.Mallory, misinterpreting Xander's gaze as disbelief in her claim, flustered, then pulled out her phone. "If you don't believe that Abigail and I are friends, I can call her right now so you can talk to her."Xander averted his eyes. "At this hour, she'd be asleep. Don't bother her."Mallory exhaled in relief and obediently responded, "Okay, I'll heed your advice. I won't disturb Abigail." Xander opened the car door, prepari

Abigail lived in an area where the buildings were weathered and old, remnants of the bygone days, but it was undeniably smack-dab in the city center. From this area to the Guzman residence, the distance was quite manageable. With fewer cars in the late hours, one could make the trip in less than half an hour.Once the car came to a smooth stop in front of the Guzman residence, Mallory hesitated to exit. Liam waited for a moment before saying, "Ms. Guzman, we've arrived."Mallory turned her doe-like eyes to him. "Liam, could you please make a U-turn up ahead before I step out?""Sure." Liam drove a few yards further, made the turn at the intersection, and brought the car back to the Guzman residence. "Ms. Guzman, I need to go pick up Xander," he said, his tone gentle, not overtly asking her to hurry up and leave, but the message was clear.Mallory bit her lip and took a deep breath of the crisp air. "Liam, could you please roll down the rear window and wait for a minute after I get

Mallory was acutely aware that if Max discovered her deceit, her life would be forfeit. But she had no intention of dying, not just yet. Even if every day was a torment, she wanted to keep living, for where there was life, there was hope. She knew life was a one-time offering, and once snuffed out, there were no second chances. Death would leave her with nothing.Drawing in a shaky breath, Mallory hauled herself up from the floor, her body weak and trembling. She needed to win over Xander, and she needed to do it before Max found out the truth. The only person who could help her now was Abigail. With the thought of Abigail in mind, Mallory immediately fished out her phone and sent a message via WhatsApp.Mallory: [I heard you have some time off. I'd love to take you out for lunch, maybe do some shopping in the afternoon. What do you say?] Given the late hour, Mallory did not expect a response. But as soon as she set her phone down, it pinged with a new message.Abigail: [Sorry, I ha

Mallory nodded. "You're Mr. Hagrid?"Many people knew about the name Ron Hagrid. But he almost never appeared in front of the media, just like Xander. So, outsiders did not know what he looked like.Ron did not answer her question. He stared at her for a while before saying, "Your eye shape does look similar to hers. But your overall look is completely different."Mallory asked, "Mr. Hagrid, what are you talking about?"Ron just ignored her. He then waved his hand. Two ladies carrying makeup tools came in from outside. "Mr. Hagrid."Ron pointed at Mallory. "Can you two put makeup on her to look like the woman in the picture?"The two makeup artists carefully sized Mallory up before saying, "Mr. Hagrid, don't worry. After we put makeup on her, she'll look at least ninety percent like her, if not a hundred percent."The two ladies were experts in applying makeup to make someone resemble another person. Moreover, Mallory's eyes looked very similar to the girl in the picture. So, th

Xander's tone was very light. But his words were still very intimidating."Xander, don't worry. I won't hurt a defenseless girl." Ron smiled. He then filled Xander's glass with wine again. "I've told you, what I want to do is to take Abigail away from you. I want you to experience the feelings of having your wife taken away."Ron had a nickname in this circle that terrified people which was Lunatic Hagrid!The way he did things was so crazy that no one could predict it.Back then, to defeat his opponent, he closed two of his subsidiaries. He absolutely did not want his opponent to take any advantage even though it resulted in a lose-lose situation.Xander raised his glass again to down the wine. Although his stomach was already in extreme pain, he still looked like he was fine.He knew very clearly that Ron would definitely do something major today. And this would surely happen only after he lost consciousness.So, in order to find out what Ron was planning to do as soon as poss