Day Four…

~~*****~~

After calling for a backup, Aiden went back to the living room. Butler Li already served the snacks and drinks on the table. Abigail remained seated on the sofa.

Aiden put on a smile as he joined her once again. “Sorry, I just called a friend.”

“So what brings you here, Engr. Wu?” Abigail tried to sound friendly but her gaze was still intimidating.

“Just call me by my first name, Aiden. Engr. Wu is too formal!” He complained, pouting his lips.

“Fine. I’ll do that then. You can call me Abi. Let’s be friends,” Abigail gave him a faint smile. She had to admit that Aiden was way charming yet childish. But she wouldn’t be attracted to him. ‘He is totally not my type.’

Aiden felt disheartened as his charm didn’t work on Abigail. She didn’t look like she was interested in him. Aiden wondered what qualities she would like for a guy to have.

‘Does she have any ideal guy in mind?’ Aiden asked himself curiously. He was becoming more intrigued about Abigail.

As far as he could remember Abigail Scarlett had a crush on her childhood friend. She didn’t disclose his name during her interviews. But her fans could only speculate that her non-showbiz friend and her were in a secret relationship.

And everyone thought that this mysterious guy was the reason why she committed suicide. Perhaps, the two had broken up.

“By the way, Abigail, can I ask you something? Honestly, I am one of your fans! I felt sad when I heard about the news. Fortunately, it was just fake news!” He blurted out with his elated voice. He sounded like a real fan.

“Is it because of your non-showbiz boyfriend? Your childhood sweetheart?” Aiden started digging for personal information from her.

“I have a boyfriend?” Abigail asked. It was a slip of the tongue. Of course, she had no idea about the real Abigail’s love affair.

Aiden looked at her confusedly. “Don’t you have a boyfriend? Or you just don’t want to disclose it to the public to make your relationship private?”

Abigail just shrugged her shoulders. She had no idea about this as she didn’t have the real Abigail’s memories. If only she could remember, she wouldn’t experience difficulty figuring out who wanted her dead.

Speaking of this, she was reminded of her other task– find the culprit and the mastermind behind Abigail’s attempted murder.

Since she was using Abigail’s body, she wanted to solve her case. She could get a chance to return to her original body with the help of Abigail’s body. She owed her. And this was the least she could do for the young actress. She would return the favor to her.

‘I should ask Bam-Bam about Abigail’s memory. Should I steal Nathan’s file about Abigail’s profile? I’m sure he already investigated her background. For now, I shall gather information from Aiden. Who knows he might have a clue and know more about the real Abigail?’

“If you are truly my fan, then tell me what you know about me?” Abigail asked him cleverly. She just turned the table around. Aiden was supposed to get information from her. But it seemed that she was the one digging for information from him.

‘Oh, Crap. If I don’t say something, she might learn that I’m lying about being her fan. I should say something…’ Aiden smiled awkwardly, holding and rubbing his ear. He had a habit of doing this when he was thinking so hard.

“So? Tell me anything you know about me,” Abigail urged him. She was staring at him intently.

Her gaze made Aiden feel more anxious. He couldn’t explain why he was getting nervous about lying to her. Her eyes seemed like danger signs.

He was used to lying to women without batting an eye. He was good at using flattery words to entice them. But now, his blabbering mouth couldn’t function well because of Abigail’s overbearing presence.

He was racking his brain when finally he remembered something.

“Abigail, do you still remember the former CEO of Shen Tian Company. That old bald fat man, Mr. Shen? You looked so cool when you screwed him, revealing to the public that he tried to give you an indecent proposal of becoming your sugar daddy.” he started, his eyes gleaming in admiration.

“You were so brave to fight that CEO, even though you knew that people might criticize you. He was also powerful and influential. He could bend your words, transforming them into lies. He could have ruined your career. But you spoke up and didn’t hide. I started to think so highly of you that day.”

Abigail just bobbed her head, listening to him attentively. This was an interesting story.

“So what happened to that loser?” Abigail asked, clueless.

Aiden blinked for a moment, wondering why she was asking him what happened. She already knew what happened to that man.

“What else? Of course, fate seemed to side with you. A few days later, his wife caught him in a hotel with his other mistress. The Madam of Shen Tian Company helped you and supported your claim. She divorced his unfaithful husband and kicked him out of the company.” Aiden was enjoying it as he told her this story.

“And the rest is history,” he added. He was glad that he caught Abigail’s attention. She didn’t look like suspecting him anymore.

However, the smile on Aiden’s face disappeared as soon as he saw Abigail’s expression getting serious.

‘What the hell? Did I say something wrong? Damn! Stephen, where are you now?’ Aiden took a peek at his phone, checking if Stephen was on his way now.

Little did Aiden know, Abigail didn’t get upset about his story. In fact, he made her think of the possibility that Mr. Shen had a motive to kill Abigail. He was now on her list of suspects.

Abigail stood up and was about to tap Aiden’s shoulder to thank him for this very useful information when Aiden suddenly crossed his arms and moved back to avoid her. He thought she was going to hit or punch him.

“Please, No!” He pleaded, closing his eyes in that awkward stance.

Abigail watched him strangely. It seemed like Aiden was traumatized by what she did a while ago.

She let out a soft giggle and said, “Relax, I’m not going to hit you.”