100 Days to Seduce the Devil

Day Thirty-Eight…

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Abigail intentionally provoked Helena. But to her surprise, she was able to suppress her negative emotions. She just maintained her smile, feigning ignorance.

"Thank you for your concern, Abi. You don't have to worry about me. I appreciate your kindness," Helena calmly said, bowing her head.

At that certain moment, Abigail knew that Helena was not an easy rival. She could differentiate her from Veronica. At least, Helena could keep her composure, unlike Veronica.

'She is a dangerous rival. It's hard to read her mind. Furthermore, she knows how to keep her emotions in check.' Abigail thought to herself. She based her assumption on her observation.

'She is better than Veronica… I guess,' she added to her thought.

The tension between them was growing by the minute. Then suddenly, Helena's phone rang. Someone was calling her. It was a call from Country R. It was a brief instruction coming from the man who sent her to Country M.

"Excuse me. I have to go now." Helena found the opportunity to leave Celeste's office and finished her conversation with Abigail.

After calming herself, Helena assumed that Abigail was just bluffing. She was about to leave the boutique when she stopped on her track, asking Celeste.

"Do you mind telling me Abi's complete name?" Helena asked her, covering the mouthpiece of her phone.

"Oh, my muse? She is Abigail Scarlett, a very versatile actress!" Celeste informed her proudly.

Helena's eyes widened in shock when she heard Abigail's name. 'She's Abigail Scarlett? I didn't recognize her.'

"Do you know her?" Celeste asked Helena with intrigue. She noticed the surprised expression on Helena's face. She wondered why she reacted that way. She was from Country R. There was no way she knew Abigail.

Helena concealed her emotion and came back to her usual self. She shook her head. "I don't know her. This is my first time meeting her." After saying that, Helena bade goodbye to Celeste.

"Let's sign the contract next week. I'll visit you again next week." Helena turned around and left.

When Helena came out of the boutique, she had an anxious look on her face. She was troubled by Abigail Scarlett.

'She is not supposed to be here. Did that woman approach Nathan? What if… she disclosed something to Nathan?'

Helena immediately picked up her phone to call someone. There was a hint of urgency in her eyes.

Meanwhile, Abigail was now being assisted by Celeste, Ana, and Santra. She tried on several dresses. The dresses perfectly fit her as they were made just for her.

"Oh my gosh! I feel so wonderful seeing you with my creations! The word 'Beautiful' is an understatement! You are truly my muse!" Celeste couldn't stop herself from admiring Abigail's appearance.

'Sigh… I prefer black and white… I'm not used to wearing fancy and colorful dresses every day. I only wear red, black, and white dresses during my missions…' Abigail just kept it to herself. As Phantomflake, she didn't usually wear dresses and gowns. Her usual clothes were assassin's uniforms, simple shirts, and pants.

"Thank you. I will wear all of them whenever I have a show," Abigail said. "I like them. You are indeed a good designer." She complimented Celeste.

Celeste laughed giddily. She felt flattered because of Abigail's compliment.

"You are always welcome, Miss Abi. It's my pleasure to make a dress, especially for you. I also made dresses for Ana and Santra. My gift to all of you. Wishing you good luck for your comeback." Celeste was cheering for Abigail.

Santra: "Oh my gosh! Is this for real?"

Ana: "Thank you so much!"

Both Ana and Santra expressed their gratitude towards Celeste.

"Thank you… We appreciate it. Don't worry… I will do my best to promote your wonderful creations," Abigail reassured Celeste.

After bonding with Celeste and others, Abigail decided to drop by Ethan's school to fetch him while Santra and Ana went back to Richard's villa.

After the thirty-minute travel, Abigail reached the school. Her car was parked outside the school. She had to wait for Ethan since it was not yet time for his class dismissal.

While waiting, Abigail asked the bodyguard about the task she gave him but her bodyguard failed to catch the man who seemed to be following them a while ago.

"Miss Abi, I think… the guy is no longer following us. He might have noticed that we were aware of his presence." The bodyguard reported. He was sitting in the front passenger seat along with the chauffeur.

Abigail just nodded her head. She glanced through the car window, watching the school. It did not take long before she saw children leaving their respective classrooms.

Her eyes sparkled in delight just thinking about Ethan. The young boy would be surprised once he saw her. This was her surprise to him. Butler Li was supposed to be the one fetching the young master from school.

"Ethan," Abigail mumbled his name softly. She saw Ethan going out of his classroom. Abigail alighted from the car to meet Ethan at the school gate.

She noticed that other children were being fetched by their parents. For some unknown reason, her heart ached for Ethan. His parents should be the ones fetching him from school, just like other children.

'Sigh! Nathan shouldn't neglect his duty as Ethan's father! Now, I understand why Ethan is jealous of other children.' Her guilt began to consume her heart once again.

"Today. I will act as Ethan's mother," Abigail murmured to herself as she crossed the street, walking toward the school gate.

Abigail was passing at the center of the road when a motorcycle was rushing in her direction. With the speed of the motorcycle, the driver looked like he had no intention of avoiding Abigail. It would hit her in no time.

Before Abigail could react, she just felt her body being pulled by someone.

Thud!

Abigail bumped into something hard. She gazed up only to see a handsome stranger looking straight into her eyes while holding her. Abigail just blinked in surprise, assessing the stranger's appearance.

"Are you okay, Miss?" A deep husky voice snapped Abigail out of her trance.

Abigail quickly pushed him away from her body. She turned in the direction of the reckless motorcycle driver. They saw him speeding off, leaving the area.

'That was intentional! He is targeting me!' Abigail thought to herself, her eyes set ablaze. She had forgotten about the man standing before her as her attention was diverted to the motorcycle driver.

Meanwhile, her bodyguard was now rushing in her direction. They saw the incident. He almost failed to protect Abigail and Nathan would surely punish him for not doing his job. Instead of him, another person protected Abigail.

"Miss Abi! I'm sorry. Are you okay?" The bodyguard immediately apologized to Abigail.

Abigail just waved her hand, telling him it was not his fault. She shifted her gaze back to her savior.

"Thank you for saving me…" Abigail thanked her handsome savior.

The man just gave her a faint smile. "Be careful… The world is filled with dangerous men."

Abigail smiled back at him and responded, "I know… are you one of them?" Her gaze fell on the dragon tattoo on the left side of his neck.

Abigail didn't notice his presence a while ago. Then he suddenly appeared on time, pulling her before she got hit by the motorcycle. Her first impression of him was 'He has a good reflex!'

The man just let out a husky laugh before shrugging his shoulders. That was his simple answer to her question. Without saying another word, the handsome man walked past her.

Abigail just watched his back. 'That guy… have I met him before?'