“The alcohol is the only reason she hasn’t caused a scene at your place. I don’t know when Emma took up lessons in the art of self-defense, but man, she can pull a punch,” Ethan said.

“Yeah. She can fight. Thank you for settling her down.” Abel gave a nod.

Ethan replied, “You’re Emma’s tenant. The fallout will only further complicate things.”

“I’ll take her back,” Abel remarked while helping Emmeline up.

Emmeline opened her eyes in a haze and was greeted by a handsome profile right in her face.

Thinking that she was dreaming, Emmeline reached out to give his cheek a squeeze. She curled her lips. “Abel, you have the gall to visit me in my sleep.”

Ethan brushed her hand off all the while keeping a stern look. “Of course, why won’t I? Since you’re still in dreamland, just spill whatever you want to say.”

“You’re a two-timing super sleazeball!”

Abel furrowed his brows. Well, that was not nice at all.

Ethan jumped to explain, “Mr. Abel, Emma is drunk. It’s the booze talking.”

“I don’t blame her. It makes sense why she’d think so.” Abel lent Emmeline support to advance forward.

between you two? Emma seemed upset,”

Upset?

could not help but curl

upset over

a good

this another time. The priority now is to take Emma

“Thank you, Mr. Abel.”

about Abel. He was the handpicked

if he were to

would be

Abel helped Emmeline to the door, the latter slowly slid down to the ground. Her

bent

door, Luca was about to barge in when his boss walked out, carrying a woman

Emmeline, and

“I’ll take the car around.

carried Emmeline into the

entryway. By then,

backseat before getting

Abel goodbye through the car window. “I’m leaving

waved back without

the window up, Luca drove out of the

watched as a convoy of security vehicles navigated out of the

at a loss for

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