Chapter 4 Abigail didn't want to see Bianca and Daniells putting on their sweet mother daughter act . Just as Abigail walked past them , she saw Stephen coming from the other direction . It seemed to notice Blanca crying and quickened his pace , his tone sharp with anger . " Abigail , what did you say to Mom ? * Abigail stared at him expressionlessly and asked calmly , " Mr. Gibson , maybe you should ask your mother what she said to me . Lonly said one thing to her . " Stephen looked at Abigail with clear disbelief . He was about to say something when Bianca spoke up , " Stevie , be nicer to Abby . I'm fine . I'm just really happy to see her again . " Stephen was scolded by Bianca and gave Abigail an annoyed look , but didn't say anything more . " Abby , I got you new clothes and shoes . Why are you wearing something that doesn't even fit ? " Bianca glanced at Abigail , frowning slightly Abigail looked up , her tone still laced with impatience . " No need . This is fine . I'm going to see Grandpa . " She was about to leave , but Stephen reached out to block her and said , " Grandpa's already sleeping . " " No way . Ralph is still with him , isn't he ? " Abigail's voice grew anxious . She hadn't seen Wyatt in three years , and now she was desperate to see him . " Ralph already left , " Stephen replied , clearly annoyed . He thought , ' If it weren't for her , Ralph would've stayed for dinner .' " Abby , don't worry . You can see Grandpa tomorrow , " Bianca said gently , trying to soothe Abigail . 6 Abigail lowered her eyes in frustration . If it weren't for them , she would've made it in time to see Wyatt . She stayed quiet and turned to go inside . " Abby , your room's all ready . Now that you're back , I really want to make things right , " Bianca remarked softly . Abigail didn't react . She never planned to stay here in the first place . She just hadn't seen Wyatt yet . " Okay ," Abigail replied with a nod . Bianca was overjoyed . Her eyes swept over the backpack in Abigail's hand , and a flash of pain crossed her expression . " Stevie , is Abby's room all set up ? Let her get some rest first . " Stephen looked a little uneasy . He answered , " The room's not ready yet . Just let her stay in the maid's room for now . " " Stevie , what did you just say ? " Bianca looked like she couldn't believe what she was hearing . Stephen didn't say another word . Abigail spoke up , " Where's the maid's room ? " She didn't want to argue with them anymore . After getting an answer , she picked up her backpack and walked into the room on the first floor . Bianca looked like she still wanted to say something , but when she thought of what Stephen had done , she stayed quiet . Abigail shut the door . The maid's room was simply furnished , but it had everything she needed . The Gibson family was wealthy , and even the maid's room wasn't small . Abigail wasn't picky about where she lived . She'd stayed in solitary confinement in prison before . In fact , the conditions here weren't bad at all . She unpacked a little , took out her phone to charge it , and replied to a few messages . Then she heard a knock at the door . " Abby, Mom asked me to call you for dinner . " Daniella stood at the door with a bright smile . But Abigail clearly saw the hostility hidden in Daniella's eyes . She replied , " Got it . Let's go . " 1/2 12:25 Wed , 18 Jun Chapter 4 At the dinner table , Bianca enthusiastically placed food onto Abigail's j broccoli fell onto the table . plate . Abigail instinctively shielded her own plate and pulled away . A piece of Stephen's voice was low and laced with anger . " Abigail , what are you dodging for ? Mom's just trying to serve you ." " Sorry . It's a habit ," Abigail said . She really had gotten used to it . In prison , anytime someone reached over during meals , it was either to steal food from her plate or to throw trash onto it . If she didn't move fast enough , she wouldn't be able to eat at all . Stephen let out a sharp laugh out of anger . " Abigail , you're such a bad liar . You think we're actually going to believe that ? " Abigail put down her utensils and looked straight at him . " Whether you believe it or not is up to you ," Bianca quickly stepped in . " Stevie , Abby didn't mean anything by it . Come on , let's eat before the food gets cold . " Stephen held back his anger and stayed quiet , but the way he looked at Abigail felt like he was throwing knives at her . Abigail pretended not to notice . She'd seen worse - crueler , darker stares than his . Compared to them , Stephen was nothing " Abby , why aren't you eating ? Is the food not to your taste ? " Bianca looked at her , concerned . Abigail didn't know why Bianca was paying so much attention to her today . If this had been three years ago , she would've been thrilled , thinking Bianca had finally seen her , finally cared , finally wanted to be gentle with her . Three years ago , Abigail would've needed Bianca's attention . But now , she didn't . " No , it's just a bit too heavy . I can't handle it , " Abigail said . The food on the table wasn't greasy , but everything had that sweet - and - spicy flavor Daniella liked . Stephen couldn't help himself and sneered , " Didn't you eat just fine before ? Now suddenly you can't ? " Abigail looked up at him , her voice flat . " Back then I hadn't starved myself sick. After three years in prison , being hungry became normal , Eating fast became normal . And getting stomach problems became normal , too . " Stephen froze . Bianca's eyes turned red as she asked , " Abby , why didn't you call us and say something ? I always thought you were doing fine in there . " Abigail only found it ironic . ' How could prison life ever be fine ? ' she thought . They were the ones who sent her in , and after that , they didn't lift a finger to help. Prison was the kind of place where the strong thrived and the weak got crushed . Abigail had no money , no power . Getting pushed around was her everyday reality . As for the phone calls , Abigail could only let out a cold laugh at the thought . " I did call , " she said . " That's impossible ," Stephen blurted out . " No one at home ever got a call from you . " As he spoke , he suddenly stopped . A trace of mockery appeared in Abigail's eyes . " Two months after I went in , I called home . A maid answered . She told me you all said I should focus on serving my sentence and not call again . " The atmosphere at the table froze instantly . Chapter 5