“Why should I forgive you?” Emmeline’s eyes were brimming with tears. “You kicked me out of the house and stole my eldest son. How much suffering have I endured because of you?”

Smack! Alondra harshly slapped herself twice. “Auntie Alondra apologizes to you, I punish myself for you. Emma, can’t you just let it go?”

“Exactly, Emma,” Maxwell chimed in. “At least Auntie Alondra didn’t sell the child to someone else. She gave him to Mr. Abel, who is his biological father. It’s not like she kidnapped him or anything.”

“For me, it’s still kidnapping!” Emmeline fumed. “She separated my son and me for over four years. If she isn’t brought to justice, I won’t be able to swallow this injustice!”

“But if you insist on seeking justice, Dad won’t be able to swallow it either,” Abel interjected, his brows furrowed.

“Mr. Louise,” Abel continued, “You can’t just think about yourself. Have you considered the impact this will have on your daughter?”

“Mr. Abel,” Maxwell nearly fell off the couch. “That old woman deceived me back then. If I had known Emma was pregnant with your child, how could I have let her go?”

“What are you trying to say, Dad?” Emmeline sneered. “Are you trying to pin my child on Abel?”

remained silent, knowing that was exactly what he had been

her niece pin on

all,” Emmeline declared, as she took Abel’s hand and said tearfully, “Let’s go. We won’t stoop

Louise family villa,

in the car, Emmeline’s tears flowed uncontrollably. “Why do I have

okay. If something had happened to him,

point. Luckily, Maxwell was just pretending to be ill. If he had

mumbled in Abel’s embrace. “Dad is using his own life as a bargaining

to

my father, no matter what,” Emmeline

an answer, don’t we?” Abel grinned slightly. “Let’s

at the man beside her, her big

Abel pinched her small cheek. “Am

“I was just thinking, how

that God has been especially kind to me,” Abel smiled tenderly at her. “So I

couldn’t hold back her laughter. “Abel, you’re

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