“Uncle Maxwell.” Abel’s eyes were slightly moist as he knelt in front of Maxwell. “My loyalty lies with you. Everything I have today is thanks to you. I don’t remember the others, nor do I want to!”

Maxwell frowned, “We are all family. The past is in the past; we need to focus on what lies ahead and do it well!”

After a moment of silence. Abel nodded and briefly acknowledged Maxwell’s response.

School had resumed, but Emmeline hadn’t returned to register.

Abel had already made the necessary arrangements with his contacts at the Education Bureau.

Emmeline only needed to submit her leave of absence paperwork without pay,

Before heading back to Altney in the morning, Abel brought Emmeline to the school.

The director of academic affairs, Juseph Sayer, had been transferred to Altney Steel and now worked as an ordinary employee.

Ysabel’s whereabouts remained unknown, and there was no confirmation of her status,

When Abel and Emmeline arrived at the administrative building, they ran into someone coming out of the vice principal’s office.

Both Abel and Emmeline recognized him as Diesel Parker, the rugged man.

Diesel felt a sense of familiarity when he saw the two of them.

After they passed each other, he suddenly turned back and caught up with Abel, asking, “Hey, have we met. before?”

met, but Benjamin

food street in Altney. It seems like you and another guy were fighting over a

memory clicked. “Oh, the Buick Regall

Abel smiled. “Exactly!”

Diesel extended his hand and warmly shook hands with him. “Nice to meet you! We wouldn’t

You didn’t scullle with me; you were in

his forehead. “He’s Sophia’s man. I

smirked and

head. “It was the

with him, so he waved his hand and said,

quickly added, “The vice principal, Dayton Parker, is my brother. If

remembered that Emmeline had mentioned that Diesel had once had a rendezvous

was some

here?” Abel

funds for the school field renovation. Why else would I be here?” Diesel looked. rather

getting rich!” Abel teased. “Go ahead; I’ll head

signing the leave of absence without pay agreement

then, Abel’s phone

out to

couldn’t simply hang up the call with Emmeline present, nor could he answer it

of needing to visit the restroom and stepped aside

but laugh on the other end. Abel, did

at–he was poking fun at him for

his cigarette and responded with a

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