Chapter 176

When Abigail returned to the residence, she found it completely empty. "Where is everyone?" She had been prepared to explain everything, but there wasn't a single person around. She went upstairs to wash up, but when she pushed open her bedroom door, she jumped. "Mom, what are you doing sitting here?" "Waiting for you." Yvonne was wearing sunglasses, sitting in the darkness. Abigail turned on the lights. "Are your eyes bothering you?" "Oh, I'm just used to wearing these. That Dawson kid didn't drive you home?" "Yeah, something happened, so I didn't come home last night." Yvonne already knew the whole story. "Abby, are you planning to just let Gianna off the hook again this time? I had no idea she could be so vicious. If they hadn't stopped her in time, we wouldn't even be able to imagine what terrible things might have happened." Abigail let out a long, weary sigh. "I'll figure something out, Mom. How did Matthew explain everything to you yesterday?" "I didn't let him explai