Before Abigail could say another word, Kevin's voice interrupted her. "Josh is really foolish. He's been with Luna for so long. How can he still not understand how temperamental she is?"
"There's really nothing wrong, Kevin," Abigail insisted, defending herself.
Since she had already collaborated with Simond, there was no reason to involve Kevin in this mess. The weight of her debts to Sean and Luna burdened her, and she knew she could never fully repay them.
At this point, she just wanted to stand by Simond's side alone.
If any future issues arose, the people she loved and cared about would remain unaffected.
All the causes and effects stemmed from her actions and Vincent's greed. If there were any issues to be addressed, the Pearsons should handle them themselves.
Upon hearing her words, Kevin sighed. "You really..."
"Kevin, it's not that I don't trust you. I'm really okay. I'm in Eastbay dealing with the pearl business. Ronaldo has a batch of pearls he wants to sell at the end of the year. He helped me before, so I'm returning the favor," Abigail said to Kevin with a smile.
Kevin simply responded with an "Oh."
She tactfully avoided mentioning Luna, neither confirming nor denying Luna's presence. He thought, Is it possible that Luna isn't really with her?
After a brief conversation, Kevin hung up the phone.
Just as he was about to turn around, he noticed Josh leaning against the door of the private room, quietly observing him.
"Why are you awake? Are you feeling unwell?" Kevin approached Josh.
"Is Luna with Abigail?" Josh, now clear-headed, showed no signs of a hangover.
"I'm not sure. I asked her, and she didn't strongly deny it. She just said she wasn't with her and that she was in Eastbay doing business. It didn't seem like she was lying to me," Kevin responded seriously. Then, he asked Josh, "Do you still want to find her?"
"No, it's just that I haven't heard from her for a long time. It's as if she's disappeared," Josh said quietly.
As he turned around to open the door of the box, Josh asked Kevin, "Why did Abigail call him?"
"Maybe she feels too busy and hasn't been taking care of him, so she feels a bit embarrassed about it," Kevin replied with a smile.
The two of them entered the private room and found Sean still sound asleep. Walking over to him, they sat down and leaned back on the couch, staring blankly at the TV screen.
Kevin checked the time on his wristwatch. "It's getting late. I'll take you guys back to the hotel so you can rest."
"Okay." Josh raised his hand to massage his temples.
As they helped him out, Kevin couldn't help but gossip with Josh. "He's really heartbroken."
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