Love Unspoken

Quinn eyed him skeptically. "So, you know Landon pretty well, huh?" Alexander shrugged. "We've been butting heads forever. He never beat me, but yeah, I know a bit about him." Quinn wasn't buying it, but she didn't really know Landon either.

Alexander went on, "Ever since he cback to Amber Bay, it's like he's got a death wish." "Why's that?" Quinn asked.

"Maybe he's been single too long and got bored," Alexander said with a smirk.

Quinn frowned. "Can you be serious? This is important." "I am serious. Why don't you believe me?" Alexander said, still grinning.

Quinn rolled her eyes. "Being single too long? That's a dumb reason." "You don't get it," Alexander said, shaking his head.

Quinn snapped back, "Fine! You know everything." Alexander chuckled, pulled her close, and said, "Calm down. I mean, when someone's been single forever, falling in love can be terrifying." "How terrifying?" Quinn asked, despite herself.

"He'll regret his past. The more mistakes he's made, the harder it is to turn back. He can't face his feelings, gets stuck, tortures himself, and eventually goes nuts, doing even worse things until he destroys himself just to find srelief," Alexander explained.

Quinn felt a chill run through her.

Alexander didn't mention one thing: when Landon cto him and admitted defeat, it was the final straw. With his last reason to keep going gone, Landon, despite the immense pressure, sought Alexander's help to find those people.

Quinn said hesitantly, "But I didn't see that Landon cared that much about Abigail." "If even you could see it, wouldn't that be embarrassing for him?" Alexander asked.

"What do you mean?" Quinn got a little angry, pushed Alexander away, stood up, and said, "I'm not talking to you anymore." She ran out, found her phone, and scrolled to Abigail's number, but she couldn't bring herself to dial.

Since she couldn't see it, Abigail might not see it either.

If Quinn told Abigail the truth, would Abigail accept Landon's feelings if he expressed them? Abigail didn't know anything now and didn't have high hopes for Landon. So, even if Landon ended up in jail or with sother fate, Abigail would be better off.

But when Abigail knew the truth in the future, would she regret not expressing her feelings? Would she be more miserable? Quinn scratched her head in frustration, torn between telling Abigail the truth and staying silent. She even put herself in Abigail's shoes, wondering what she would want. Before she could figure it out, a slender hand took her phone away.

"Don't meddle in other people's relationships," Alexander said.

Quinn was slightly stunned. She turned around and asked, "What about Abigail?" "Don't think about it. You know that just the incident on the cruise ship years ago is enough to ruin Landon, let alone other things he did," Alexander said.

Quinn's hands dropped weakly. "Yeah, he can't turn back. What he did was unforgivable." There were survivors from the cruise ship who knew the truth. Since Landon wasn't in jail, and they feared retaliation, they kept quiet all these years.

They wouldn't fare much better if they testified falsely. They've lived peacefully all these years, and no one wants more trouble.

However, once Landon is caught, they will definitely speak the truth and kick him while he's down, ensuring he never has a chance for revenge.

That one incident alone could get him the death penalty. The other things wouldn't matter.

Abigail was pacing around at home, nerves on edge. When Oliver finally walked in, she rushed over. "Oliver, are you okay? What did they ask you?" Oliver frowned. "Why didn't you tell me?" Abigail froze, guilt washing over her. "Tell you what?" "That you almost got killed at Landon's place? Abigail, I had no idea you were that close to him," Oliver said, his tone sharp.

Panicking, Abigail grabbed his hand. "It was an accident. I didn't know it was his house. Please, don't tell Dad." "Do you really think you can keep this a secret?" Oliver sighed, clearly frustrated. He opened his mouth to say more but then stopped. "Forget it, it's over now." "That's it?" Abigail asked, confused.

"We sorted it out. From now on..." Oliver trailed off.

Abigail rarely saw him so hesitant and had no clue what was going on in his head.

Without another word, Oliver headed upstairs.

Abigail thought for a moment, then quietly followed him. She pressed her ear to the door of Alvin's study and could barely make out the conversation inside. Oliver said, "Anyway, we pinned everything on Landon. We won't be affected." "Is that reliable? Won't he turn on us?" Alvin asked, clearly worried.

"He won't," Oliver assured him.

Alvin's voice rose in anger. "You trust Landon and don't discuss anything withanymore, putting Abigail in danger several times. If I had known, I would have risked my life to stop you from working with him!" "Dad, it's too late to change anything now. We haven't lost anything, so let's leave it at that. It's enough," Oliver said, trying to calm him down.

"I can't control you anymore. I just want our family to be safe. I don'h need great wealth. Things are good as they are now. Don't take any more risks," Alvin said, his voice softening. "Okay, I understand," Oliver replied.

"Alright, you can go now. Keep a low profile for a while," Alvin instructed.

"Okay," Oliver said.

Oliver turned and left the office. When he opened the door, he found Abigail standing outside. He didn't say a word, just walked past her.

Abigail caught up to him. "Oliver, did you pin everything on Landon?"

Oliver paused, turned to look at her.

I "So? What do you wantto do? Should our whole family take the blfor him? Should Dad and I go to jail, our family go bankrupt, and you end up homeless? Is that what you want?"

Abigail opened her mouth, but the words wouldn't cout. She didn't want that, but Oliver's actions made her uncomfortable. The Oliver she E remembered was supposed to be straightforward, not someone who would pass the blame, even if it was the smartest decision. Abigail lowered her head. She had lived a carefree life all these years, protected by her family, without a worry or responsibility.

For the first time, she faced a real dilemma.

For the first time, she understood that right and wrong were not always clear-cut. The idea of absolute right and wrong now seemed naive and almost laughable.

She couldn't distinguish between right and wrong anymore.

Could she say Oliver was wrong? Clearly, from the Vanderbilt family's perspective, Oliver was right.

Oliver looked at her confused expression, sighed, walked up to her, and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Abigail, it was Landon who toldto do this." Abigail suddenly looked up. "What did you say?" Oliver said, "When we first started working together, he toldthat if anything went wrong, to pin it on him. That's why I agreed. Do you think I would really risk our family?"