Yeah I got caught off guard like I thought he cheated but when I looked at the comments I immediately went back to read again)(srry not good at english/
Literally thought that was him. When Abel was gonna check on him cuz of the rumors I thought "Oh wow he's concerned about his brother-in-law, I guess he's trying to make a good impression to Hardy's family" but then he went in the room and started blushing, I had to pause, re-read the chapter, and immediately go to the comments to get any context of what was happening cuz that was so out of character for him
Diabolical timing on that AU , almost thought it was hardy's brother, the one mentioned in main story