Abigail’s Second Life (Abigail Quinn)

Chapter 856 Homecoming

Mike looked at him coldly. "Doesn't this sc*mbag have a wife and kids?"

Jonell couldn't find the words to respond. He lay on the bed, feeble and powerless.

"Of course he does," Sean said indifferently.

In his youth, Jonell was a prominent figure in Eswadia's Capitalis. He attended the finest university, but his love for a girl from a lower social class brought about opposition from his family. NôvelDrama.Org holds text © rights.

That girl was outstanding in both academics and appearance and was voted the campus beauty despite her troubled past.

"Yeah... I had someone..." Jonell's voice was hoarse.

"Seleni... Her name also bore the meaning 'moon'. She looked so much like Luna..."

He spoke slowly with a faint smile. Then tears welled up as he reminisced about the past.

Poor Seleni endured objectification by men in the village from childhood because of her beauty. Her own father was driven by greed, so he sold her virginity, which opened the door to further exploitation by others in the community.

Seleni always took half of the money from her father without fail and stashed away every penny.

Upon graduating from high school, she enrolled in the top university in Eswadia.

"I started digging into all of this when I first set my sights on her. Initially, I was furious, but Seleni couldn't have cared less," Jonell revealed and paused briefly. "Because of that, I saw her as someone beyond ordinary."

Of course, his reckless pursuit of Seleni was eventually revealed to his family, and Seleni's entire life became public knowledge.

"She claimed she didn't care... but still, she chose to walk into the river. That day, I held her body, which felt as cold as iron." Jonell's body shivered. "I was twenty-two then. Now I'm fifty-two, and not a day goes by without her crossing my mind."

Mike was left speechless, his mouth slightly agape.

Sean also knew that Luna had too many similarities with Seleni, Jonell's first love, which made him have evil thoughts.

"I severed ties with my family and left Eswadia. They claimed they didn't give a d*mn about me, but now that I've made it big, they're suddenly all interested in me!" Jonell's face twisted with bitterness. "The Davidson Family deserves to rot! Those ignorant fools should all rot! They tormented Seleni, tore her clothes, ambushed her on campus, and demanded to know her price for a night!"

"I want them all dead! They deserve to be hoodwinked by me! They all should pay with their lives for what happened to Seleni! Seleni was the best. She only resorted to selling herself because she was trapped and wanted to escape the mess at home. What did she do wrong?"

Jonell spat out his curses. "I've never regretted any of it. If you hadn't caught me, I'd still be at it!"

Sean knew there was no turning back for him. Not even a lifetime in prison would make him repent.

"Blame it on me. Your little kindness made me waver, or else you wouldn't have caught me!" Jonell sneered at Sean. "Stupid people deserve what's coming to them! Some people just can't be duped because they're too dumb!"

Sean felt deep sympathy for Seleni's ordeal.

But Jonell didn't deserve a shred of forgiveness.

Sean spent a week in Monfort, extracting every bit of information from Jonell through various means until he spilled all his assets.

On the day Jonell bid farewell to Mike, he peeled off the layers of special effects makeup stuck to his face.

After wearing it for almost a month, his face was all wrinkled up.

Xavien stood beside him with a worried expression as he remarked, "Your face is all sweaty and blistered from the heat. Shouldn't you take some time off before heading back?"

"If I wait until I'm fully recovered to return, how will I manage to make Abigail even more concerned about me?" Sean gently touched his face and winced slightly.

Xavien was momentarily at a loss for words.

...

Amidst her hectic workload at the company, Abigail's phone rang with Josh's excited voice on the other end.

"Luna is back! She's at the Sixth People's Hospital. Do you want to go see her?" His voice was tinged with excitement and relief.

He had just found out this morning, too.

The pen slipped from Abigail's hand and landed on the desk with a soft thud. "Why didn't I hear anything until now?"

"They said she was brought back secretly," his voice choked up as he spoke.

Abigail stood up and hastily organized her desk. She reassured him, "It's a good thing she's back. I'll go to the hospital later. You should also get ready and bring Larry over."

It had been almost two years since she had seen Luna, and now her heart was filled with a strong longing.

She slipped on her coat and hurried out, her eyes reddened with emotion.

As she dashed past, Garrett approached with some documents in hand and was about to speak, but she passed by him like a gust of wind.

"Always in such a rush..." he murmured under his breath.

Abigail drove straight to the hospital. She burst into the nurse's station and urgently asked, "Where's Luna Smith? I'm looking for her. Which ward is she in?!"

The nurse, catching sight of her, was momentarily taken aback by her beauty before quickly checking. "She's in room 508 on the third floor, VIP suite."

Abigail turned and headed toward the direction of the elevator.

"It's Alana, huh..." The nurse's colleague whispered, her eyes wide with admiration.

"Yeah," came the reply.

Their hushed conversation faded into the background.

In Abigail's mind, there was only Luna.

Upon reaching ward 508, there were no barriers in her path.

She pushed open the door while her eyes glistened with unshed tears.

Luna was sitting on the bed and attentively listening to the nurse's words. Upon catching sight of Abigail, her eyes immediately filled with tears.

Without a moment's hesitation, Abigail hurried forward and enveloped Luna in a tight embrace.

"Luna! You're finally back!" she exclaimed, the relief and joy evident in her voice.