“Oh,” the owner finally snapped back to reality. “You’re looking for Kendra. She took the afternoon off.”

“Took off?” Abel furrowed his brow. “Is everything okay with her?”

Emmeline, standing behind him, grew tense. Kendra and Quincy, could something be wrong?

“Her daughter had a high fever,” the owner said. “She went to the hospital for an IV drip.”

“Do you know which hospital?” Abel asked.

“The private one across the street,” the owner pointed a finger.

Abel turned around and walked towards the door, with Emmeline hurrying to keep up with him.

Kendra and Quincy were alone and vulnerable, and Emmeline couldn’t bear the thought of something happening to them. She hurried across the street to the small private hospital and found the pediatric observation room.

Sure enough, she saw Kendra holding Quincy in her arms, with an IV drip in her head as she slept soundly.

Then, a pair of shiny leather shoes appeared in Kendra’s line of sight.

knew who

Kendra suddenly looked up.

tried to sit up and hold Quincy,

pressed her back gently. “Be careful

here?” Kendra was a

heard from the owner at the ravioli shop,” Abel said. “I told you to call

them. “Quin just has a cold. You

said with a hint of bitterness. “Although you used to work for me, we’re still friends. Don’t make

“but now that Ms. Emmeline is gone, things have changed. It’s better for me to keep my distance

have changed?” Abel furrowed his brow. “Are you talking

Kendra said. “I don’t want anyone to misunderstand, so it’s better for me to stay

that there’s nothing between me and

“With Ms. Emmeline here, the Precipice was still my home, but with other women coming in now that she’s gone, it’s not my

I need you now,” Abel said. “Can you

She wants to take

to the conversation with a sour feeling in her nose and tears welling up in her eyes. She quickly turned her

this young man. He’s going to stay with me for a while, and I

her gaze to “Emmett”. When she saw him, she was first

nodded hastily, “a real

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