“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 who it

Kendra suddenly looked up.

Abel?” Kendra tried to sit up and hold Quincy, but the IV

Abel pressed her back gently. “Be careful of

did you find us here?”

shop,” Abel said. “I told you to call me if you have any difficulties, why

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

used to work for

Abel and Ms. Emmeline,” Kendra said despondently, “but now that Ms. Emmeline is gone, things have changed. It’s better for me to keep my distance from Mr.

furrowed his brow. “Are

want anyone to misunderstand, so it’s better for me to

that there’s nothing between me and

my concern,” Kendra lowered her eyelashes. “With Ms. Emmeline here, the Precipice was still my home, but with other women coming in now that she’s

need you now,” Abel said. “Can you come

her head and asked bitterly, “To serve Evelyn? She wants

behind Abel, listening to the conversation with a sour feeling in her nose and tears welling up in

explained, “It’s this young man. He’s going to stay with me for

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

nodded hastily, “a

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