“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.

she knew

Kendra suddenly looked up.

Kendra tried to sit up and hold Quincy, but the

Abel pressed her back gently. “Be careful of

here?”

the owner at the ravioli shop,” Abel said. “I told you to call me if you have any difficulties, why didn’t

her eyes, tears welling up in them. “Quin just has a cold.

used to work for me,

Emmeline,” Kendra said despondently, “but now that Ms. Emmeline is gone, things have changed. It’s better for me

changed?” Abel furrowed his

know Evelyn well, she’s not Ms. Emmeline,” Kendra said. “I don’t want anyone to misunderstand, so it’s better for me to

that there’s nothing

“With Ms. Emmeline here, the Precipice was still my home, but with

now,” Abel said. “Can

asked bitterly, “To serve Evelyn? She wants

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

going to stay with me for a while, and I

“Emmett”. When she saw him, she was first stunned, then said,

nodded hastily, “a real

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