Chapter 56

On the road, Chandler drove at a leisurely pace. Abigail sat in the passenger seat with visible panic and unease. "Am I really that frightening? Why do you always look like that whenever you see me?" Chandler asked casually, freeing one hand and resting it on the back of Abigail's hand. Then, he stroked it gently. "Relax. I'm not going to do anything to you." She immediately flung his hand away. "Don't touch me!" He asked, "You won't even let me touch you now?" Abigail said, "I'm Jeff's woman, Chandler. You should show some restraint! If you dare lay a hand on me, I'll…" "You'll go tell Jeffrey?" Chandler finished for her. Abigail bit down hard on her lower lip. "Go ahead," he said. Not only did he not seem afraid at all, but he actually laughed. "While you're at it, I can also tell Jeffrey a few things from back then. For example…" He deliberately dragged out his words. "The truth about that fire. The equipment room at school was perfectly fine, so why did it suddenly catch fi