Abandoned by All I Took It All Back novel Chapter 248

Yvonne knew the aides' conversation would make Julius think of Janina. She couldn't let him find out about Janina giving birth yet—not now. So she brought it up herself, hoping to steer him away from thinking about it any further.

It worked. As soon as Yvonne spoke, Julius's face darkened. How would Janina ever tell him her due date? The last time they'd met, he had asked about it and gotten a bottle smashed over his head by Summer Quinn for his trouble.

It was clear Janina wanted nothing to do with him now.

He understood she was still angry. As long as he was with Yvonne, Janina would never forgive him. But he had his reasons. Yvonne was dying, and he was just trying to fulfill her final wish. Why couldn't Janina understand that? Why did she have to be so petty about Yvonne?

At that thought, any lingering hope Julius had for Janina extinguished. She could do whatever she wanted. His assistant, Wallace, was also useless. He'd been asked to look into Janina's situation and had come up with absolutely nothing.

"Why bring her up? Let's go get something to eat," Julius said, suppressing a wave of frustration and forcing a faint smile for Yvonne.

Seeing her plan had succeeded, Yvonne hid a flash of excitement in her eyes and quickly changed the subject.

"I'm finally out of the hospital, so I deserve a good meal. And don't you dare stop me, Julius. Today, I'm eating whatever I want."

Julius smiled indulgently. "Alright. Whatever you want."

*

Seeing the hesitation and conflict in her daughter's eyes, and remembering her daughter's attitude towards the Holt family, something clicked for Abigail.

She asked tentatively, "You're still not over West, are you?"

Her mother's words hit their mark. Marjorie looked up abruptly. She knew she couldn't hide her feelings from her mother.

Marjorie glanced toward the door, where the sound of a loud video game echoed from the living room. She nodded earnestly. "I'm not."

Abigail's face showed no pleasure. Instead, her frown deepened. She had just had a major falling out with the Holts. Her daughter still being hung up on West was like jumping headfirst into a fire.