Blanca felt slightly reassured , thinking to herself , ' Yeah , no matter how much resentment Abigail holds against us , it doesn't change the her parents . ' Abigail always tries to bully Dani Dani grew up with us , so it's natural we feel closer to her . As long as Abigail comes to her senses and stops picking on Dani , I'll make it up to her . With these thoughts , Blanca managed to comfort herself and finally relaxed a bit . She said , " Dani and Stevie went to a gathering with Halph , A friend of theirs just got back from abroad ." " Gabriel nodded , his expression showing a hint of fatigue . Bianca stood up and suggested , " Let's go to sleep . Dani will be fine . Stevie is with her ." After speaking , they headed upstairs together . The next morning , Abigail received an unexpected call from Ralph during work hours . She hadn't expected him to reach out so soon . Puzzled , she answered the call . Ralph's voice came through the line . " Abigail , I'm downstairs at your company . Can we meet ? " Abigail frowned , her tone guarded . " I've made it clear . I'm not interested in joining Fletcher Group . " " I'm not here to talk about that ," Ralph cut in , sensing she was about to refuse . " Come on , I need to talk to you . If you won't come down , I'll just wait here . " Abigail took a deep breath and pressed her lips together . " Fine , I'm coming " She let Leon know and stepped into the elevator . It stopped on the sixth floor , where Claudia Harper , a department director , was about to enter - only to find herself face to face with Abigail . They immediately recognized each other . Claudia still remembered that it was Jeremiah himself who escorted Abigail into R & D . Rumor had it that Sebastian made the personal decision , and some people oven speculated Abigail was his mistress . After all , with her academic background , there was no way she'd land a spot at Halden Group , let alone in R & D . Whatever the truth , no one dared cross Abigail for now . Even though Claudia resented her deeply , she had no choice but to endure it . Faced with the decision to share an elevator with Abigail , Claudia chose to wait for the next one . Seeing Claudia didn't move to enter , Abigail calmly pressed the close - door button . The doors shut , and the elevator continued its descent . Just then , Daniella stepped out of her office and saw Claudia standing outside the elevator , looking visibly upset . She walked over and asked , " Ms. Harper , the elevator hasn't come yet ? " Daniella had just discussed the latest design draft with Claudia , so she knew that Claudia was heading downstairs . " it arrived just now , but I didn't get in , Claudia replied flatly . Upon seeing Daniella , Claudia looked better , but she scoffed inwardly , " So what if Abigail is Mr. Robinson's mistress ? The Gibson family doesn't even wint to claim her . w the And even if they did , with their status , there's no way Robinson will dump het eventually ! " Was it full ? " Daniella asked in surprise, Robinson family would ever accept a woman with no education and a criminal record . Hi- Chapter 44 ון Claudia gave a cold snort . " No , I just didn't want to ride with someone I don't like . Your sister was inside . Daniella's expression stiffened . She knew who Claudia meant , Feigning innocence , she asked , " Abiga 17 Why's she going downdains now Claudia shook her head . " No idea . Probably got some errand or what . Oh , the elevator's here . See you around " For some reason , Daniella was dying to know why Abigail went downstairs . She stepped forward , gently looping her arm through Claudia's " TI come with you . I didn't sleep well last night . I grab a coffee ." Claudia didn't mind . The two of them stopped into the elevator together . " What do you want to talk about ? " Abigail asked Ralph , her emotions complicated . She couldn't shake the feeling that Ralph was trying to get close to her , but she didn't know why . She knew he always liked Daniella . Ralph said , " Come over for a meal tomorrow at my place , alright ? "" ut to decline when Ralph added , " Grandpa's been asking about you . " Abigail was about to The words struck deep . Abigail could reject anyone , but not Adam , and not her own grandfather . They were the only two people who had ever truly cared about her . I planned this in advance . " Tomorrow's Saturday . No work , right ? " Ralph asked casually , but it gave Abigail the distinct feeling he had p She pushed that thought down and asked " What time ? " Ralph replied , " What about noon ? Grandpa is staying at Green Garden . I'll come pick you up ." " No to need . " Abigail shook her head . " I'll get there myself . " Ralph looked at her . " You don't need to be so guarded with me , Abigail I'd never hurt you . " Abigail lowered her eyes , hiding the cold smile that flickered in them . She thought bitterly , ' Bianca said the same thing , and look how that turned out . To them , Daniella is always the priority . I don't need anyone's fake kindness ." " Anything else you wanna say ? " Her voice was cold , and Ralph could tell his words hadn't landed the way he'd hoped . " I'm going back to work . I'll take a cab tomorrow . " With that , Abigail turned and walked away without waiting for a response . Ralph watched her figure until it disappeared from view , a flicker of helplessness filling his eyes . He then got into his car and drove off In the nearby café , a server approached Daniella , who was standing by the counter " Excuse eme , miss . Can I help you with something ? " asked the server . Daniella had been standing there for quite a while , lost in thought , and still hadn't ordered anything , if it weren't for her designer clothes , they might have already asked her to leave . Just then , Claudia's voice called out , " Dani , haven't you gotten your coffee yet ? " www Chapter 45