The Abandoned Wife Dumped Him First (Victoria and Elias) novel Chapter 378

Seeing Victoria, a flicker of surprise crossed Abbey’s eyes. Her lips parted as if to call her name.

But then she remembered the guard was still behind her. She swallowed the words and walked in silently, taking a seat opposite Victoria.

The guard confirmed that the paper and pen on the table were normal, then turned and left.

The door creaked shut.

Abbey’s lips curved into a weak smile, and she called out in a hoarse, soft voice, “Miss Sanger…”

On the way here, Victoria's mind had been a whirlwind of thoughts. She had imagined what Abbey would look like now, what she would say to start the conversation, how Abbey would react to seeing her, and what emotion she herself should display.

Anger?

Hatred?

Or perhaps heartbreak and confusion?

Even now, with Abbey right in front of her, Victoria still hadn't found an answer.

Abbey had changed.

No, to be precise, her features were the same, but she gave off a completely different feeling than the person Victoria remembered.

She wore a dark blue jumpsuit with an orange vest over it. The stark colors made her pretty face seem even paler, and an unshakable gloom hung in her eyes.

Time was short. Victoria quickly reined in her turbulent emotions and got straight to the point.

“Abbey, I came to see you today to ask about my brother. I want to know what he said to you before the accident, or what happened.”

Abbey pressed her lips together, her fingers twisting under the table. She answered in a muted voice, “I’ve already told the police everything I know. There’s nothing to hide.”

She paused, as if wrestling with her thoughts, before asking after a few seconds of silence, “Grady… how is he now?”

“He hasn’t woken up. The doctors say it’s unlikely,” Victoria said, her gaze darkening.

Abbey’s throat tightened, and tears streamed down her face. “I’m sorry,” she whispered. “It’s my fault…”

Victoria watched her but said nothing, simply pulling a tissue from her bag and handing it over.

She couldn’t bring herself to say it was okay, and she certainly couldn't forgive Abbey on Grady's behalf.

“Abbey, the police have suspended their investigation of Genevieve, citing insufficient evidence and a psychiatric evaluation that found her to be severely mentally incompetent.”

“He didn’t say anything to me.”

Victoria fell into deep thought, then spoke again after a moment. “Yesterday, I received a scheduled email from my brother that was sent on the day of the crash. There’s a password-protected attachment inside.”

Abbey looked confused. “A password?”

Victoria stared intently at Abbey, not missing the slightest change in her expression. “Yes. And the email only contained a single sentence.”

With that, Victoria took a printout of the email’s contents from the cover of her notebook and handed it to Abbey.

“Abbey, the attachment is probably the evidence Grady backed up when he sensed danger. The password… is something only you and he would know.”

“So if you truly feel guilty, think hard about what that password might be.”

—“Go find Abbey.”

The three words slammed into Abbey’s vision. It felt like a hammer blow to her heart, and the pain was intense.

She looked up at Victoria in shock, her eyes wide and her lips slightly parted, momentarily speechless.