Chapter 327: Aydan Asks for Leave

It was at the Moore Group.

Phillip entered the office in a refreshing manner. Just as he sat down at his desk, he saw Aydan's request for leave.

As stated in the request, Aydan asked for leave because he was tired after helping mediate between his brother and his sister-in-law. He babysat the kids as a male nanny and felt exhausted, so he wanted to take days off.

The lines were filled with complaints.

However, Phillip wondered if he did so to Aydan.

Aydan, who was taking care of the three children in Dylan Villa, would have burst into tears if he knew what Phillip was thinking. He hadn't married or kissed a girl's mouth. Now, he was good at babysitting kids.

While Phillip was thinking about whether he should allow Aydan a vacation to relax, he received a call from Joey.

Joey's voice was a little deep. "Phillip, Abbey went to find you!"

Phillip went in silence for a while, but he said indifferently.

"I see."

Not long after he hung up, the secretary's flustered voice came from outside the office.

"Ms. Abbey, I need to inform the president to see if he wants to see you..."

Phillip turned to look. Abbey had already pushed open the door and entered. She was wearing a black suit with shoulder pads. Her short hair was neat and tidy. Her slightly sharp eyebrows and red lips added a bit of a strong aura to her.

For a moment, Phillip thought about the fact that Abbey was called the 'Iron Lady' in the malls before that incident happened.

She was the youngest female vice president of the Quelch family and had a unique eye for business. She was not inferior to many men.

However, she was sent abroad by the Quelch family without hesitation and received daily treatment because of him.

The secretary, who took over Aydan's position for the time being, followed behind Abbey, somewhat trembling.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Phillip, Ms. Abbey insists on seeing you immediately. I can't stop her."

Phillip's expression was calm. He waved his hand and gestured for the secretary to leave.

There was only him and Abbey left in the office.

Abbey's expression was much more natural than Phillip's.

She leisurely looked at the layout of the office and Phillip's dressing style, which was very like his characters, indifferent and tough.

The office had white walls, wooden tables, wooden bookshelves, and a gray sofa. There were no extra colors.

But somehow, there were a few cute doll pillows on the sofa, some cactuses and Polygonatum odoratum on the desk, and a purple ocean aroma on the coffee table. There were some fashion magazines on the bookshelves that were never there before.

These small changes made the office much warmer.

"It seems that you have been doing well while I was abroad."

Abbey said casually and sat down on the sofa.

She raised her eyebrows when he saw Phillip's serious face.

"What's going on, Mr. Phillip? Now that you've taken over the Moore Group, I want to wait for permission before seeing you. And you don't even offer me a glass of water?"

When she was in trouble, Hilda had not gone missing, and Phillip was just a teenager who was full of revenge after being framed. He only showed his sharpness and wanted revenge.

Phillip's deep eyes stared at Abbey's familiar face and suppressed the surging emotions in his heart. He smiled.

"It's my fault. Let's go out with Joey and others next time. We'll treat you to a meal."

Abbey shrugged. "It's fine with me. I haven't seen Aydan and Todd in years. I wonder how they have been."

As she spoke, Abbey looked at Phillip.

Phillip still looked cold as usual and did not reply.

His pitch-black eyes were so deep that it was hard for her to guess how he felt right now.

Seeing that Phillip did not respond, Abbey curled her lips out of boredom. She stood up and walked in front of Phillip.

She was 1. 72 meters high and now looked almost 1. 8 meters high as she wore high heels.

She raised her hands to hold Phillip's shoulders and spoke in a light voice.

"I just returned to the country and stayed at the hotel all day as I don't have a house here. So, Mr. Phillip, it's a nice day. Can you go out with me?"

"I still have a meeting today. I will ask my secretary to accompany you."

Before Phillip could finish his words, Abbey held his shoulders harder.

"I heard not long ago that you left your partner, the owner of a giant foreign electronic company, alone in a meeting room for your girlfriend. It was a project worth billions. How can you refuse to go shopping with me?"

"Ms. Abbey..."

"I have told you many times that I'm only a few years older than you. Just call me by my name!" Abbey grabbed his bow tie and stared at Phillip with a faint smile.

"I am back. The doctor said that I seldom relapsed this year and might fully recover. However, it is hard to predict mental illness."

Phillip held his breath and recalled the past.

It was a year after he was forced to hurt Ann. He saw the newly born Carson and Jackson in Dylan Villa and knew that Ann went abroad.

He wanted to find Ann regardless of everything but was afraid that Hilda would hurt her again.

He could only restrain himself and spend almost all of his time taking care of the kids, as well as thinking of ways to take down Hilda.

Later, Hilda probably found out that he and Ann were not biological siblings, so she was unwilling. She bribed the servants in the villa and took away the babies to threaten him.

At that time, Todd had not yet left the Quelch family. He had a powerful intelligence network and immediately informed Phillip of this.

At that time, Phillip had already made up his mind to fight with Hilda to death.

However, no one had expected that Abbey would suddenly appear there. She used the shares of the Quelch family to make a deal with the kidnappers.

The kidnappers risked their lives to kidnap the babies for money. Phillip was still young and had invested all of his money at that time while Abbey had some reputation in the business field and owned a lot of shares in the Quelch family.

She had done everything she could to buy time for Phillip, but no one had expected that Hilda still wanted to kill Phillip even if she had to offend the Quelch family.

Abbey went crazy after being raped and it was for an illegitimate child. The Quelch family did not want others to know about this.

So, the once respectable "Iron Lady" was sent abroad by the Quelch family on the grounds of pursuing further study.

Because of this, the Quelch family was regarded as an enemy by Phillip and finally stood against the Moore family.

Phillip went to the airport to send Abbey off secretly. He saw Abbey with a coat and a hat hiding most of her face going on the plane and leaving.

What he couldn't forget that day was her pair of empty and dim eyes, as if she had fallen into the boundless darkness.