Ambush of the Quadruplets: Stay Away From This Woman

“What’s your Mommy’s name?” A distinctly chilly note crept into Abel’s voice. It would appear that some scheming woman was trying to frame him!

“Emmeline Louise.”

Emmeline Louise? Abel shook his head. He was certain he did not know this woman.

Meanwhile, Emmeline drove back to the café where she worked and parked her Porsche in the garage. She had just put on her apron when she heard someone calling her name frantically.

“Emma!” The agitated voice came from the doorway. “What on earth did you do to offend the Ryker family? Dad’s insisting that we all go back home right now because he says the Rykers will take action against us!”

It was Emmeline’s older brother, Ethan. Apparently, he had rushed over and was out of breath.

“I was kicked out of the family five years ago. I’m not going back!”

“But…but Dad said if I don’t bring you back with me, he’ll cut me out of the family business!”

“So let him! That’s not a bad thing!” Emmeline was not about to spare her brother’s feelings. “At least you won’t need to see that wretched woman!”

“But Emma, the family business is what keeps my family fed,” Ethan whined. “If I get cut out of it, what’s going to happen to the three of us? We’ll starve to death!”

“Wouldn’t it be much better if you started your own company?” Emmeline retorted, annoyed. “You’re not going to starve to death, not with all your networking and business contacts!”

“Where am I going to find that much start-up capital?” Ethan was not about to give up his grievance so easily. “That woman controls all of Dad’s assets!”

“I’ll ask the bank to advance you a loan!” Emmeline snapped impatiently. “I’ve told you repeatedly not to hope for anything from Dad, but you never listen!”

“You’re talking mighty big all of a sudden, Emma! Do you think the bank’s going to advance you a loan just because you ask? Who do you think you are?”

“Is fifty thousand enough?” Emmeline pulled out her phone. “My classmate just became president of the bank. The money should arrive any minute now.”

“It’s definitely enough.” Oddly enough, Ethan seemed rather fearful all of a sudden. “What if the venture fails, though? I need to figure out what I could use as collateral.”

Emmeline was about to tell him that she would stand the cost if his business venture failed when her phone suddenly rang. The number on the display was an unfamiliar one. She picked up the call. “Nightfall Café. What would you like to order?”

A frosty voice replied, “Your son’s with me.”

“What an amateurish scam. I’m not about to fall for that!” Emmeline hung up the call and was about to resume her conversation with her brother when the phone rang again.

“Hey, scammer, listen here…”

“This is Abel Ryker!”

Emmeline was just about to give the “scammer” a good telling-off when she heard his name. Her heart stopped for a moment.

had given birth to his children, and she still did not have the slightest idea of

her sons

are you?” Emmeline’s tone was

he replied, “Your son was hungry. He’s eating at the

realize that her

matters into his own

ended the call at once and thrust one hand out at Ethan imperiously, demanding, “Give me the keys to the

my beat-up old

unwilling Ethan, tossed her apron onto

down the highway, she arrived at the Burger King by the airport. When she pushed open the glass door, she saw Helios sitting at one of the tables, happily munching on a burger. His chubby little legs

His presence was so commanding that it almost made Emmeline close

at least six feet tall, and his physique seemed to indicate he might have had training in the military special forces.

perfect genes, after all! No wonder all her sons

Helios was, he already expected the boy’s mother to be uncommonly

to call her astoundingly beautiful

deny that this young woman’s loveliness had taken him aback for a split

“Yes, Mr. Ryker!”

to shout “Daddy” at every man on

Emmeline retorted icily. “Abel Ryker, the man who tossed a bank card containing ten million dollars

sounds like a chapter out of some cheap romance novel,” Abel answered with a mocking smile. “But I’m in no mood to listen

me pregnant,

way. “Mr. Abel’s been overseas the last few years. You must

card with ten million dollars in its account, just like that? If it’s

card up on the street somewhere,” Abel said with a shrug and a

it was not like she hadn’t thought about this possibility before. However,

Nonetheless, this proved nothing.

Suddenly, Emmeline lunged forward.

she twisted

grew hard, and they were about to rush forward to attack Emmeline when Abel raised his

suddenly reached out and yanked Emmeline off-balance, causing her to fall headlong into his arms. Getting

like a wriggly little vixen; she slid out of his arms in a trice. At the same time, she reached out and plucked

frostily, “What do you think

DNA test,” Emmeline

“Ms. Louise, I’m returning your son to you. I advise you to keep an eye on him so he doesn’t go around yelling for his Daddy on every

Abel’s path. “Did you come back

that got to

to marry her, even if my boy

Abel’s face looked as if it were carved from stone. “Alana Lane and I aren’t

ringing. She glanced at the display and realized it was her second son calling. Her

she turned aside and

I’m coming home