Chapter 321

Esther had not wanted to leave Abigail on her own, but her brother's instructions were something she could not dismiss lightly. "Abigail, I didn't mean to leave you," Esther said, her voice ringing sincere. "I was on the phone for too long and forgot about our shopping trip. It wasn't intentional." "Sure seems like it was to me," Abigail retorted. Esther's heart skipped a beat, wondering if Abigail had picked up on something. "Why would you think I left you on purpose?" "Woman's intuition," Abigail replied simply. With no solid evidence to back up Abigail's claim, Esther relaxed. "A woman's intuition can be accurate but not always. Trust me, I didn't intentionally leave you to go shopping with my brother. Can you forgive me? I promise it won't happen again." "I'm not so sure I want to forgive you," Abigail said, a teasing glint in her eyes. Esther's heart stumbled in her chest. "Why won't you forgive me? Don't you like me anymore?" Hearing the tremble in Esther's voice, Abigail