“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.

to sit up and hold Quincy, but the IV line was

her back gently. “Be careful

find us here?” Kendra was a little

“I told you

them. “Quin just has a cold. You don’t have

“Although you used to work for me, we’re still friends. Don’t make

Mr. Abel and Ms. Emmeline,” Kendra said despondently, “but now that Ms. Emmeline is gone, things have changed. It’s

furrowed his

well, she’s not Ms. Emmeline,” Kendra said. “I don’t want anyone to

nothing

was still my home, but with

need you now,” Abel said. “Can you

Evelyn? She wants to take Ms. Emmeline’s place, and I can’t do

sour feeling in her nose and

hand and explained, “It’s 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

hastily, “a

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