恶霸鲁尼 奖学金

Nathan and Dave were left alone in the living room. There was growing tension between the two men. Dave knew Nathan Sparks as one of the most influential men in Towerville City. But he didn\'t have a good impression of Nathan because of his sponsor. Dave was indebted to him and his sponsor was hostile toward Nathan Sparks and the entire Sparks Family.

\'What is he doing here? Who is the child? Does he know Abigail?\' Dave asked himself, sizing Nathan up from top to bottom.

On the other hand, Nathan remained silent with his dominating aura. He continued to assess Dave\'s condo unit. For him, it was too small for them. \'Is she going to live here together with him?\' Nathan\'s expression turned grim further.

"Cough!" Dave cleared his throat. He was the host of this house. He didn\'t want to be rude toward their uninvited visitor so he decided to talk to him. "Do you want coffee? I\'ll make one for you."

Dave didn\'t wait for Nathan\'s reply. He proceeded to the kitchen. Then he realized that their dinner was still untouched. He wondered when Abigail would be done talking with the child.

"Sigh. Our dinner was interrupted. Abi said she was hungry. She should eat on time," Dave murmured as he put a cover on their untouched food. He was concerned about Abigail.

Meanwhile, Nathan followed him behind. He wanted to confront the guy. "What is your relationship with Abigail?"

Dave turned around and glanced at Nathan with disbelief. "I should be the one asking you that, Mr. Sparks. What is a prominent man like you doing here in our simple home?"

\'Our Simple Home?!\' Nathan arched his eyebrow. \'Why do I feel like he is insinuating that the two of them are already cohabiting?\'

"I\'m..." Nathan paused. He didn\'t know what he would call his relationship with Abigail.

"You are?" Dave urged him to continue.

"I\'m her crush," Nathan declared, making Dave speechless.

After a while, Dave let out humorless laughter. \'No wonder he hates Nathan Sparks. I begin to hate him as well. What a conceited man he is?!\'

"I didn\'t expect that you are capable of joking, Mr. Sparks. It is so unlike you."

"I\'m notâ€"" Nathan was about to argue when Dave cut him off immediately.

"But I guess... you might be telling the truth. Lots of women have a crush on you. But Crush is different from Love so I don\'t have to feel jealous." Dave was confident with himself. He trusted Abigail more than anybody else. She might have forgotten him for now but she would still love him once she regained her memory back.

Dave flashed his smile just thinking about Abigail. Nathan became more annoyed because of Dave\'s reaction. He had the urge to rip the smile off his face. \'I wonder if he can still smile like this once he finds out that Abigail and I already kissed!\'

Nathan was about to disclose something to Dave when his phone rang. It was a call coming from Little Ethan. \'Why is he calling me? He is with Abigail.\' Nathan frowned, feeling puzzled.

Without further ado, Nathan walked out of the kitchen and answered the phone call. Little Ethan\'s voice was heard from the other line as soon as the call got connected.

"Dad, don\'t you dare say something to Uncle Dave, otherwise, you won\'t be able to set foot in this house again. We might not see Miss Abi again!"

Nathan was taken aback for a moment. \'Uncle Dave? Is he close with him? Just a while ago, this kid wants to eat that guy alive. Why is he trying to take sides with him, not me?!\'

"What did that woman say to you?" Nathan could no longer control his temper. He had been suppressing his anger ever since he set foot in this house and saw the scene between Abigail and Dave.

They looked like a couple a while ago. He even gave her a bouquet of white roses. He just confirmed his assumption. Abigail and Dave were definitely in a relationship. That fact was making him furious!

"Dad, calm down. Miss Abi said... she didn\'t remember Uncle Dave. She has amnesia, remember? As of now, Uncle Dave and Miss Abi are just friends." Little Ethan tried to coax his angry father.

"Then why did she come here with him?" Nathan scowled.

"Why do you think so? It\'s your fault, Dad. You don\'t have the right to be angry. You were the one who announced to the world that you were already engaged. Miss Abi wanted to avoid you for the moment."

"I\'m not the one who spread the news about my engagement! I took down all the news articles." Nathan defended himself.

"Tell that to miss Abi yourself. I have to go now. I\'ll talk to you later, Dad. I\'m still having an important discussion with Miss Abi." Not waiting for his Dad to say another word, Ethan hung up the phone.

Nathan could only sigh helplessly, tossing a glance at the closed door of Abigail\'s room where Abigail and Ethan were currently talking.

Meanwhile, inside the room, Abigail continued explaining things to Ethan.

"Thank you for doing this favor, Ethan." Abigail was referring to the conversation between Ethan and Nathan. Ethan warned his father not to say anything to Dave.

"Miss Abi, I really thought you didn\'t want to be with me anymore. I cried after knowing that you won\'t be coming home with us." Ethan put on a pitiful face. His eyes looked so sad.

But Abigail caressed his cheeks and said, "This is just temporary, Ethan. I\'ll come and visit you at the mansion. But for now, I have to stay with your Uncle Dave. Dave is a good man. I\'ll be safe here with him."

"But Dad won\'t like it. Aren\'t you trying to make my Dad fall in love with you? What are you going to do with him now?" Ethan asked Abigail expectantly.

Abigail took a deep sigh. "Ethan... my situation is a little bit complicated. I want to gain your dad\'s affection. But he is currently involved with another woman. I don\'t want to look like a desperate woman who is chasing after him. I have to secure my pride as a woman."

Ethan bobbed his head. "I understand, Miss Abi. Don\'t worry. I will ask my dad to fix this. I don\'t think he likes Helena. Believe me, Miss Abi. You don\'t have to worry about this engagement. My grandfather has a reason for doing this but I assure you that this will not end up in marriage. I won\'t allow that!"

Abigail let out a soft chuckle. Little Ethan had this kind of power, comforting her with just his words.

"Yeah. I always believe you, my cute little angel." Abigail couldn\'t help but give Ethan a peck on his cheek.

"You should trust me as well. I don\'t have feelings for Dave. I also have an important reason why I choose to stay here and live with him for a moment. Do you think your dad will get jealous?" Abigail asked Ethan curiously.

Little Ethan giggled giddily. "Of course, he is! Can\'t you see? He is fuming with rage right now because he is jealous. If he didn\'t care, then he wouldn\'t be here. But he is here with me! He wants you back, Miss Abi!"

Abigail: "..."