"But what should we do?"
"I almost got her the last time, but my stupid son ruined it. Just thinking of it makes me so angry."
"Oh? What happened?"
Richie Lind told Abigail Tanner about what had happened that night. After listening for a while, Abigail fell into a deep thought, and an idea quietly brewed in her mind.
"Uncle Lind, don't be angry. It seems to me that you still have the upper hand in this."
Richie was stunned and he shook his head. "There's no other way. She fell for it last time so she won't fall for it again."
"I didn't ask you to use your old trick, but..."
Abigail leaned forward and gave him an idea.
"Is this a good idea?"
"Why not? Sebastian didn't look for you after that, did he?"
"No."
"That's right. It shows that she is worried that Sebastian would get upset, and so she didn't dare to tell other people about it. As long as you do as I say, you will definitely be successful."
Richie thought for a moment and said, "Okay, it's settled then. I'll ask her out later and call you tonight." After exchanging numbers, they left the cafe one after another.
Abigail didn't realise that Ethan Zordon had been sitting behind her when she and Richie were plotting. They were both so focused on talking and they didn't notice his presence.
Richie left the coffee shop and arrived at the gate of Mansion House. He handed the guard a letter and told the guard to hand it to Yasmine Taylor. Then, he left quickly.
When Yasmine opened the letter, there were only a few words on it. "Your uncle is in trouble. Let's meet at Starville Cafe on Odish Street if you wish to know the details."
She felt confused and couldn't figure out who the sender of the letter was. However, it had been two months since she last contacted her uncle. As such, she couldn't help but worry. She immediately hurried to the location.
Richie sat in the cafe confidently, waiting for Yasmine to take the bait. He took out a recording pen from under his arms, smiled sinisterly, and inserted the pen into his pocket.
At this moment, there was a person staring at him from the opposite side of the cafe, but Richie did not notice that person.
That person was Ethan. After coming out of the cafe, he followed Richie to this place.
When Yasmine arrived at the cafe, Ethan, who was sitting on the first floor, saw her. However, he did not stop her from entering.
Standing in the center of the cafe, Yasmine looked around quickly. When she saw Richie, who was smiling at her, she turned around and was about to leave. Richie stood up and said. "Yasmine, don't you want to know where your uncle is now?"
She suddenly stopped. Although she didn't want to see this person at all, she turned back for her uncle's sake.
As soon as she sat down, she heard the ping of a text message from her cell phone. She took it out and looked at it. There were only eight words: "This person is lying. Please be very careful."
Yasmine looked out of the window in shock and met Ethan's eyes. She quickly put the phone back into her pocket.
"Where is my uncle?"
Richie smiled and said, "I will tell you about your uncle's situation in detail, but before we talk about your uncle, let's talk about what happened that night."
"What happened that night?"
Yasmine knew that he had plans to deceive her, so she pretended to be confused.
"The night when you slept with my son."
Yasmine slapped the table and said, "Uncle Lind, please watch your words. When did I sleep with your son?"
Richie was stunned. Obviously, he didn't think that Yasmine would refuse to admit to it.
"Your memory is already so bad at such a young age. Didn't you have physical relations with my son the night you sent him back?" around quickly. When she saw Richie, who was smiling at her, she turned around and was about to leave. Richie stood up and said. "Yasmine, don't you want to know where your uncle is now?"
She suddenly stopped. Although she didn't want to see this person at all, she turned back for her uncle's sake.
As soon as she sat down, she heard the ping of a text message from her cell phone. She took it out and looked at it. There were only eight words: "This person is lying. Please be very careful."
Yasmine looked out of the window in shock and met Ethan's eyes. She quickly put the phone back into her pocket.
"Where is my uncle?"
Richie smiled and said, "I will tell you about your uncle's situation in detail, but before we talk about your uncle, let's talk about what happened that night."
"What happened that night?"
Yasmine knew that he had plans to deceive her, so she pretended to be confused.
"The night when you slept with my son."
Yasmine slapped the table and said, "Uncle Lind, please watch your words. When did I sleep with your son?"
Richie was stunned. Obviously, he didn't think that Yasmine would refuse to admit to it.
"Your memory is already so bad at such a young age. Didn't you have physical relations with my son the night you sent him back?" "If you continue to insult me, I will sue you for slandering me."
"Humph, don't pretend. I have the evidence."
"That's good. Show me the evidence."
Richie's face fell. "My silly son has destroyed the evidence on your command, but this is the indisputable truth. Even if there is no evidence, you can't pretend that whatever that had happened that night were untrue."
He tried to aggravate Yasmine so that he could trick her into admitting that she had slept with his son that night. No matter what the truth was, as long as she admitted that they were on the same bed, it was enough. People's imagination will do the rest.
"Your trickeries."
Yasmine stared at him coldly. All of a sudden, she smiled mockingly.
"What are you laughing at?"
Richie's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling.
"I'm laughing at your stupidity."
Yasmine stretched out her hand and pulled the recording pen from his chest. "This is such a common tool. Did you think that I would be stupid enough to fall into your trap?"
Even if Ethan did not send her that text message, she saw through Richie's plan the moment she sat down.
She could practically see through what Richie was thinking. He stood up angrily. Just as he was about to leave, Yasmine said again, "Richie Lind, this is your last warning. If you stop here, I will pretend that none of these had happened for Leighton's sake. But if you insist on behaving in this way, then I will not hold back anymore."
This was the first time Yasmine had referred to Richie as 'Uncle Lind'. She even used his full name. Richie was so angry that he gnashed his teeth and said, "Don't forget that I was there for you during your difficult moments."
"Yes, you did help me. If my mother didn't die, I would be grateful to you. Unfortunately, my mother died, and your kindness to me ended there. I'm not the softhearted person you think I am. I even dared to send even my biological father to prison, let alone you, a person who is unrelated to me."
Richie left awkwardly. Yasmine stared at the clear tea in her hands and agreed with what Sebastian had said. There was no need to consider the feelings of those who didn't consider your own feelings.
She pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised her head and looked at the other end of the cafe, only to find that Ethan had already left.
For three whole days, Ethan did not look for Abigail. On the fourth day, he arrived at the door of Abigail's apartment. Abigail was very happy to see him. She took his hand and asked, "Ethan, where have you been? Why haven't I seen you over the past few days?"
"Now that you have your full attention on Sebastian, it doesn't matter if you see me or not." Ethan shook her hand off coldly.
Abigail was stunned. She was very surprised by his indifference. "What's wrong with you?"
"I should be the one asking you that question."
What Ethan said confused Abigail. She was even more puzzled. "What do you mean by that?"
"What's wrong with you? Why does it feel like you're slowly turning into another person? Can't you just give your ex your blessings instead of trying to win him back?"
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