“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 it

Kendra suddenly looked up.

Kendra tried to sit up and hold Quincy,

back gently. “Be

here?”

said. “I told you to call me if you have any

tears welling up in them. “Quin just

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

“but now that Ms. Emmeline is

his brow. “Are

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

know that there’s nothing between me and

Kendra lowered her eyelashes. “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

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

Evelyn? She wants to take Ms. Emmeline’s place, and

nose and tears welling

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

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

nodded hastily, “a

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