Day Two…
[ Mission Strategy Number 2: Serve Him Like A King! ]
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Abigail looked out of the car window and surveyed the surroundings carefully. The car was approaching the main gate. She strained her eyes into the distance to where the big facility was located. It looked familiar to her.
'Wait. I think I've been there,' Abigail thought to herself. She could feel a sense of familiarity with the surrounding environment.
When the car entered the gate, Abigail had remembered it. She confirmed her assumption! This was not the main HQ of Syphiruz but this was one of their hideouts.
Furthermore, this hideout was a medical facility owned by Syphiruz, one of the headquarters of the organization.
'Damn!' She cursed inwardly. 'I remember now! This is the place where my original body is being held captive by the devil.'
She wondered why she was brought there by Nathan's bodyguard. Were they trying to expose Nathan to her as the Supreme Leader of Syphiruz?
Nathan Sparks was hiding his other identity as a leader of a mafia organization. He was only known as Supreme Leader or 'The Devil'. Only a few people in the underground world knew about his identity as Nathan Sparks. One of them was Lady Phantomflake.
When she received her mission, Phantomflake did a thorough research and background check on Nathan so she found out his real identity as Nathan Sparks– the CEO of SYP Starlight Corporation.
Abigail snapped out of her deep thoughts when the car stopped in front of the building and the bodyguard opened the car door.
"Get out," one bodyguard ordered her sternly. He tried to grab her elbow to pull her out but Abigail hit his hand, not allowing him to touch her.
"I can get out on my own," Abigail responded, voluntarily stepping out of the car.
The bodyguard shot her a cold sharp glare. Abigail's behavior could annoy him. She was so calm and not affected by this dire situation she was in. She looked like she didn't care as if she didn't do anything wrong against their Big Boss, Nathan.
'Are they planning to detain me in this facility? My original body is already trapped here, and now Nathan plans to confine even my soul and this new body here.' Abigail scowled at that thought. She roamed her eyes around the surroundings.
She could see that the facility was heavily guarded by armed men. At first, she thought this facility was more like a prison cell than a medical facility because of the ambiance of the surroundings.
The main guard let them in after seeing Abigail and Nathan's three family bodyguards. She was being escorted to the third floor where someone was waiting for her for the interrogation.
As they took the lift, Abigail was already thinking of how she would deal with Nathan. Should she apologize for what happened or should she insist on her innocence? She had no ill-motive for cooking Nathan's food. Bam-Bam already warned her not to kill Nathan while using Abigail's body.
Ding!
The door of the elevator slid open. Abigail clenched her fists, still undecided what she should do in facing Nathan. She might be calm outside, but deep inside, she was struggling with how she would explain this to Nathan. She had no proof. She wondered if Nathan would listen or believe her words.
The three bodyguards continued guiding her until they reached the room. Abigail frowned as soon as she saw the three people inside– Butler Li, Chef Min, and Chef Min's assistant cook.
'Why are they here?' Abigail asked herself. Then her eyes reflexively scanned the room, looking for Nathan. She wanted to see him, wondering about his current condition. She heard that Nathan suddenly collapsed a few minutes after eating the lunchbox she made for him.
'Is the Devil okay? Where is he?'
Her eyes lit up when the other door was pushed open, anticipating Nathan's arrival. Axel entered first, followed by someone. However, the gleam in Abigail's eyes disappeared as soon as she saw Axel's companion.
It was not Nathan, but a beautiful woman wearing a white coat. She might be a doctor in that facility. Her eyes and Abigail's eyes met for a moment. The doctor sized Abigail up, giving her a ridiculing look. She didn't hide the displeasure on her face.
"Is she the one who poisoned Nathan?" The doctor asked them.
"Yes, Doc. Veronica. She was the one who cooked the food for Master Nathan." Chef Min answered, pointing his finger at Abigail. The assistant cook also nodded her head to support Chef Min's claim.
'This woman… She looks similar to someone…' Abigail tried to recall it. Then Monica's beautiful face flashed in her mind.
'I remember her. She's Veronica, Monica's elder sister!' Her eyes widened for a moment.
But she was able to hide her emotions right away.
"You are accusing the wrong person. Miss Abigail didn't have any intention to poison our Master. She just wanted to cook food for him as a sign of her apology for entering his room without his consent," Butler Li explained spontaneously, defending Abigail.
However, his statement made Veronica's expression darken. How could this woman do that? Veronica became more irritated just thinking about that. Even she herself was not allowed to enter his room whenever she would visit Nathan, Monica, and Ethan before.
'Is she trying to seduce Nathan? No way! I can't let her do that. Nathan should be mine!' Veronica clenched her jaw while looking daggers at Abigail.
Meanwhile, Axel was also shocked when he heard that. 'Eh? She went inside his room. Nathan didn't want outsiders to enter his room other than Ethan and me.'
"We don't believe you! Master collapsed right after eating lunch. She might have an ulterior motive for approaching our Master. Butler Li! Why are you defending her? Don't tell us you connive with this woman? Did you betray our Master?! How dare you?" Chef Min also involved Butler Li as he was pissed off by him. Butler Li kept siding with Abigail and defending her.
"Oh right! Butler Li was the one who bought the ingredients!" Assistant Cook also spoke up, pointing a finger at Butler Li.
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Day Two…
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"Stop arguing! We summoned you here to find out the truth. We will listen to all of you. Everyone has the chance to speak up and defend themselves." Axel stepped into the middle, mediating the two parties.
Nathan was not around to make a decision on this. So as his right-hand man, he had to find out the truth before Nathan woke up. Furthermore, Veronica was pressuring him to take action.
"Among the people here, she's the only person who is very suspicious. We don't know her." Veronica was targeting Abigail. She wanted her to be punished severely.
She just learned from Chef Min that this stranger suddenly came into the mansion. She was also surprised when he mentioned that Nathan allowed this woman to stay there with them! Because of that, she felt threatened by her presence. Abigail was also a charming lady. And she looked younger than her.
"I've been serving Master Nathan for two decades now. How dare you accuse me of poisoning him?" Butler Li said through his gritted teeth.
"I've been serving him for twenty five years now!" Chef Min spat back at Butler Li.
Axel could only shake his head helplessly while watching the two. He glanced at Abigail who remained quiet. She looked calm as if she was the one watching a good show.
'She doesn't look affected at all. If Others were in her position, they would be cowering in fear already. How would she defend herself? She's the one who prepared the lunchbox. And based on the examination result, the food she made was the real cause why Nathan collapsed.'
"Miss Abigail, can you tell us the truth?" Axel asked her again.
Abigail gazed at him straight into his eyes. "I didn't poison Nathan. If you really think there is poison in the lunchbox, bring the leftover food to me. I'll eat it in front of you." Abigail said nonchalantly, glaring at Chef Min.
Axel scratched the back of his head and said, "Actually, it's not because of a poison. It's because of the peanuts." Axel informed them. "Boss is allergic to peanuts."
Veronica, Abigail, and Butler Li blinked their eyes upon hearing that. Among the people there, they were the only ones who were not aware of Nathan's allergy.
His health-related matters were very confidential. The cooks, Axel, and Nathan's family members knew about his allergy because they didn't want others to find out, especially their enemies. They were very cautious against the spies.
Abigail squinted her eyes at Chef Min while clenching her fists. She had the urge to punch him. Now, she understood it.
"Chef Min didn't tell me about Nathan's allergy. He was the one who suggested the menu to me." Abigail pointed her finger at Chef Min.
"How dare you blame me?! You asked me about my Master's favorite so I told you. Of course, I'm not allowed to inform outsiders about my Master's allergy. We signed an NDA (Non-disclosure Agreement) for that. Have you forgotten that I told you not to include peanuts in the ingredients? My assistants were there. They were my witnesses!" Chef Min defended himself with another lie.
"Y-Yes, Chef Min mentioned to her not to include peanuts," the assistant cook said anxiously, supporting Chef Min's claim.
Chef Min already told them to support anything he would say. He was confident that Nathan would believe his words and not Abigail's words. Abigail didn't have any witnesses. Butler Li was not there when they were talking about the menu.
Axel darted his gaze back and forth between Abigail and Chef Min. He didn't know who was telling the truth. Chef Min had been serving Nathan and his family for a long time so he would not try to harm their master.
"Miss Abi? Have you forgotten about it?" Axel wanted to hear the truth from her. He hoped Abigail would admit to her mistakes. Besides, he could lessen her punishment if this was just a minor mistake on Abigail's side.
It was safe to claim she forgot about it, instead of claiming Chef Min didn't say a word. Of course, it only meant one of them was lying. And Nathan and others most probably believed the one who had been serving him for a long time. Besides, Abigail had no witnesses to support her claim.
"No! I didn't forget anything. Chef Min never told me anything." She insisted.
Butler Li facepalmed. He knew that Abigail was in trouble. Meanwhile, Axel also felt disappointed by her answer. He thought he could lessen her punishment if ever Abigail would admit to her mistake.
"See! You are still lying! Do you think someone will believe your lies? Axel! You must punish her severely!" Veronica urged him.
"Where is Nathan? You don't have the right to punish me. Only Nathan." Abigail stubbornly said.
"How dare you look for him? It was you who made him sick!" Veronica was enraged by Abigail's bold behavior.
Abigail just raised her eyebrow. "I'm not asking you. I'm talking to Axel."
"Master is still unconscious," Axel responded to Abigail with amusement. She could still maintain her cool despite everything.
Butler Li tried to hold his laughter as Chef Min and Veronica were both fuming in rage as if they were thinking of skinning Abigail alive.
"You can't touch Abigail, otherwise you want to anger Young Master Ethan. It's better to wait for Master Nathan to wake up before deciding about her punishment," Butler Li suggested to them. Of course, he brought up Ethan's name to protect Abigail.
"What?!" Veronica reacted exasperatedly. She had never thought that this woman was getting along well with her nephew.
On the other hand, Axel could only smile sheepishly. He would never dare offend Little Ethan. He knew how the little young master was very fond of Abigail.
"Okay. Let's wait for Master to wake up," Axel said.
"But Abigail is still an outsider. She should not stay here. She can't roam around the facility. Lock her up in the guest room," Veronica suggested.
"It's fine with me." Abigail shrugged her shoulders. "Just call me once Nathan wakes up." Then she glanced at Butler Li, giving him a grateful look.
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