Hellbound With You – Chapter 4

Chapter 4 The one

Everything that just happened replayed in her mind and she couldn’t believe herself. She actually did something so outrageous like that? It was simply unbelievable. Now that she pondered it, she couldn’t fathom where she got her bravery to approach him, much less offer herself to a stranger as mysterious and dangerous as him. Was she really that desperate?

Abigail was aware that what she did was pure madness, but deep in her heart, she didn’t regret it. The fact that the man rejected her unexpectedly motivated her. She thought he really was the man she had been looking for—a heartless man who didn’t fall for anyone. She didn’t know why, but she believed him when he said he didn’t do love and never would. Maybe it was because she could see the truth in his eyes. She felt that the man had an icy heart that would never, ever melt.

But was it possible for her to fall in love with such a man? Would it be possible to love someone so cold that he might even scare her heart away? She didn’t know, but like Eve, she wanted to taste the forbidden fruit even though she knew it might bring her pain. Besides, didn’t they say that “love builds up” and “love is blind”?

At this point, she thought there was no reason to even tell herself to be careful anymore. There was no point in chickening out—she was going to die soon, and if she wanted her wish to come true, she had to do it NOW. She knew this was her last chance.

When she arrived home, her family was waiting in the living room, watching their favorite TV show.

They had another pleasant and peaceful dinner before Abigail finally went to her room.

After taking a shower, she lay in bed, thinking about that man all night, even in the shower. Strangely, she couldn’t stop. Was it because he rejected her? Probably not. Maybe it was because of his striking appearance—the probability was high.

Abigail couldn’t help but feel he wasn’t real as she remembered every feature of his face clearly. She then lifted the note the pleasant man in the black jacket had given her and stared at it for a long while.

Eventually, her eyes drifted closed. The next thing she knew, the sun was streaming through her windows.

She rose and did her usual routine: arranged her bed, helped her grandmother prepare breakfast, and after eating together, got ready for work before driving back to the city.

After graduating from college, Abigail volunteered at the Morning Sun orphanage. Her family co-founded it, and she had been a part-time volunteer since high school. Her job mainly involved assisting the teachers during class, reading books to the kids on weekdays except Fridays. She loved what she was doing, having grown to care deeply for the children as if they were family. She was truly happy extending help as long as she could.

It was Monday, so the kids who hadn’t seen her for three days were excited. They embraced her one by one as soon as they saw her.

“Miss Abi! We missed you,” said the youngest, Betty, kissing her on the cheek.

“I missed you too, darling. Now, let’s get inside. Your teacher is coming.”

Abigail assisted Mrs. Jang, the kids’ teacher, all day. She read “The Little Prince” and then headed to a coffee shop near the orphanage.

She had messaged Kelly, her friend, last night that she wanted to talk to her, and they planned to meet at the shop—their favorite meeting place since college.

“How are you? You were pretty drunk last night,” Abigail said, raising her brow.

“Do I look that bad?”

“Yep.”

“Don’t lie, Abi. I made sure my eye bags are perfectly covered!” Kelly huffed, and Abigail chuckled. Her friend Kelly Yang was insanely rich. She didn’t know why they, being worlds apart, became best friends.

In college, Kelly was envied by many. Pretty, super rich, and with many suitors, she remained alone. Only boys approached her, and other girls avoided her. When Abigail befriended her, students called her Kelly’s maid. She didn’t care—Kelly was a good person and her friend no matter what anyone said.

Back then, Kelly would get enraged whenever people mocked Abigail and insisted on dressing her up, but Abigail refused repeatedly until Kelly eventually gave up.

“So? What’s the agenda? I’m really curious. You calling me out like this is sooo rare,” Kelly said, sipping her drink.

Abigail sighed and pressed her lips tightly before speaking.

“I have found a man,” Abigail said, and Kelly choked.

“Careful, Kelly!”

“Cough, cough… what did you say? Y-you? You found a man? You?!” Kelly looked as if she had heard something unbelievable.

“Calm down. Don’t be too loud.”

“Oh my god, Abi, how can I be calm right now?! You… my ever so innocent Abi finally found a man you like?!”

“Well, I still can’t say if I like him, but… he’s the man I’ve been looking for, and he’s the one I want.”