“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.

and hold Quincy, but the IV line was

move,” Abel pressed her back

us here?” Kendra was a

shop,” Abel said. “I told you to call me if you

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

hint of bitterness. “Although you used to work for me,

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. Abel to

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

“I don’t want anyone to

nothing between me

“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 home anymore. I’m not

said. “Can you come back

serve Evelyn? She wants to take

listening to the conversation with a sour feeling in her nose and tears welling

stay with me for a while, and I want you to help take

did Kendra turn her gaze to “Emmett”. When she saw him, she was first stunned, then said, “This

nodded hastily, “a

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