How could she bear to let Abigail go through that?
Abigail tried to suppress the heat creeping into her eyes as she smiled and got up. “He’s still busy. Don’t worry, I’ll give him a call right now.”
She got up and walked into the bedroom. She rubbed her eyes and hesitated for a long while, then dialed Sean’s number.
She made up her mind that even if she had to beg and plead, she would get Sean to come over.
It would be enough if he could just eat a meal and drink some tea.
Unexpectedly, it didn’t take long for the call to go through. Sean said in a cold voice, “What is it?”
Abigail was stunned for a moment, then said hesitantly, “Um, are you busy right now? Can you come over for a meal?”
On the other end of the line, Sean frowned.
He didn’t expect her to act so quickly.
“I still have some matters to attend to.”
Seeing that Sean didn’t decline, Abigail was over the moon. She didn’t care about why; she just feared he would escape again. “I-It’s okay. Are you in the office? I’ll go pick you up.”
Sean was speechless.
Kevin was right. Abigail was just playing hard to get.
After hanging up, Abigail changed her clothes, then told Analise not to go anywhere while she went to get Sean.
Sean was in his office, and Abigail had no problems getting there.
When she opened the door and went in, Sean was working on the computer. There was a slight change in the look in his eyes when he saw her coming in, but those emotions were quickly hidden from sight.
“Have a seat.”
Abigail sat down and tried to explain the situation. When she saw that Sean wasn’t occupied anymore, she rubbed the fabric of her clothes between her fingers.
To be honest, she was the one who suggested the divorce, so it was a little embarrassing for her to say the following words. Her face turned bright red, and she closed her eyes and steeled herself before saying, “Can we not get a divorce for the time being?”
Before Sean could say anything, she hastily explained, “Wait, don’t protest yet. I know you don’t like me, but don’t worry. I don’t like you that much either. However, there’s a bit of an emergency on my side. My grandma is here, and she’s under the impression that we’ve been on good terms all this while. Also, she’s ill, so I don’t want to affect her with news of the divorce.”
“Sean, our relationship is between us. I don’t want to involve other people.” She paused momentarily, then continued, “Please just compromise for the time being. At the very least, let’s pretend to be good to each other in front of Grandma. When this is over, I’ll send her home, then you can do whatever you want. Is that okay?”
Sean didn’t expect Lina to be waiting for him, and he couldn’t help but frown. “Is Grandma truly here?”
Abigail nodded. “Yes, she came this morning. I know that this – “
“Are you sure? That I can do whatever I want?” Sean raised an eyebrow as he posed the question.
Abigail didn’t expect him to agree. She wished she could worship Sean right now as she hastily nodded.
Sean pointed at the door. “I want you to get out right now.”
Abigail fell silent.
She was annoyed, but she could only turn around and leave. After all, she was asking him for a favor.
However, before she arrived at the door, she heard his cold voice sounding behind her. “To be clear, if either of us angers the other, the person must be responsible for appeasing the other.”
Abigail’s eyes lit up. This was her first time feeling that Sean was human. However, before she could praise him, her phone rang.
It turned out to be a call from Analise. Instinctively, Abigail looked carefully at Sean. When their gazes met, her troubled yet expectant look was visible to the man.
Abigail wanted to urge him, but after parting her lips, she didn’t say anything in the end.
“Grandma…” Turning around and leaving, Abigail answered the call and closed the door to the office.
“Abby, have you picked Sean up?” Analise inquired.
The sky was getting dark. When the lights in the house turned on, Analise’s eyesight would get even worse. She didn’t want Abigail to know about her eyes in case Abigail got worried as well.
Now, her only wish was to see Abigail getting along well with Sean, but she didn’t know if she could have a chance to meet Abigail’s and Sean’s child in person.
Her thoughts were wandering, and Analise finally came to her senses after Abigail called her a few times.
“Huh? What did you say?”
“I said, Sean is in a meeting, so I’ll have to wait a little. Grandma, if you’re hungry, go ahead and eat first. You don’t have to wait for us.” Abigail glanced at the time.
She didn’t know when Sean would be done with work, or to be exact when he would be done with giving her trouble.
No matter what, even if she had to knock Sean unconscious, she would drag him home to meet Analise.
“It’s okay. I’m not hungry. I’ll wait for you two so that we can eat together. Take care on your way back,” Analise reminded Abigail.
“Got it, Grandma.” Abigail nodded. She thought of something, then hastily said, “Grandma, if the food gets cold, don’t heat it up in the kitchen by yourself. I’ll do it when I come back, okay?”
She feared that Analise wouldn’t know how to use the gas stove.
“All right, got it. Don’t worry. I won’t touch those things.”
It was only then that Abigail sighed in relief. After ending the call, she stood in front of the entrance and waited patiently.
Cameron came over to report some work. He dared not say too much as he greeted Abigail with a quick, ‘Hello, Mrs. Graham,’ and then walked into the office. He let Sean sign the documents he brought, then said, “Mr. Graham, about the meeting in 10 minutes – “
“Cancel it and change it to an online video conference at night.” Sean signed the documents with firm strokes.
Cameron was a little startled.
In all his years working with Sean, Sean had always finished work on the day itself since he was, after all, a very strict person.
This meeting was important because it was their first official meeting with the partners, and they even scheduled a drinking session after the meeting where Sean would be serving the guests personally. Its importance was as clear as day.
However, Cameron didn’t dare inquire too much into it. He simply asked, “When will you be free tonight?”
Sean’s pen paused slightly. “I’m not sure.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.