Kendra squinted at the approaching “man” who walked with a strikingly similar gait to Emmeline. Oh, you’re back! Quincy just woke up,” Kendra smiled as she informed Emmett, unaware of everything that had just happened that afternoon.

“I can help you carry her!” Emmett said with outstretched arms.

“You?” Kendra chuckled. “I wouldn’t expect a man to know how to carry a baby!”

“Well, I carried my younger brother when he was a baby,” Emmett explained. “It’s no problem for me at all!”

Abel walked over and overtook Emmett instead, grabbing hold of Quincy and carrying her into his arms in one swift move. “Let me do it,” Abel told Kendra. “You can go ahead and prepare dinner.”

“Dinner is already prepared, Mr. Abel,” Kendra informed him. “You’re back a little later than usual today.”

“Mm,” Abel grunted softly. “Some things got in the way.”

Behind him, Emmett stuck out his tongue childishly.

as they entered the dining hall. “Why don’t you both head upstairs to change and wash up first? I’ll get the dishes

it was

Ms. Murphy is

this time? What does she want?” Abel raised his

asked her to bring something

instruction. She might just tell

few minutes later, Evelyn entered the house with two big gift boxes and headed straight for the

Auntie Rosaline prepared some lamb stew to soothe your tummy, so I’m here to deliver it!” she announced cheerily just before

lamb stew as an excuse to visit Abel and be closer to him, but she had not expected the wicked man to still be around! Abel was even serving

You should eat more to fill up that skinny

“You dote on me more than

your mother or your grandmother. I’m a proper man, ok?” Abel teased in

with me, almost exactly like my mother,” Emmett said

that?” Abel scolded, but his voice remained gentle. “Why can’t you describe me like your father

horrible temper!” Emmett objected.

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