The Quadruplets Are Mine?

Chapter 3 All Of You Underestimated Her

“What’s your Mommy’s name?” A distinctly chilly note crept into Abel’s voice. It would appear that some scheming woman was trying to frame him!

“Emmeline Louise.”

Emmeline Louise? Abel shook his head. He was certain he did not know this woman.

Meanwhile, Emmeline drove back to the café where she worked and parked her Porsche in the garage. She had just put on her apron when she heard someone calling her name frantically.

“Emma!” The agitated voice came from the doorway. “What on earth did you do to offend the Ryker family? Dad’s insisting that we all go back home right now because he says the Rykers will take action against us!”

It was Emmeline’s older brother, Ethan. Apparently, he had rushed over and was out of breath.

“I was kicked out of the family five years ago. I’m not going back!”

“But…but Dad said if I don’t bring you back with me, he’ll cut me out of the family business!”

“So let him! That’s not a bad thing!” Emmeline was not about to spare her brother’s feelings. “At least you won’t need to see that wretched woman!”

“But Emma, the family business is what keeps my family fed,” Ethan whined. “If I get cut out of it, what’s going to happen to the three of us? We’ll starve to death!”

“Wouldn’t it be much better if you started your own company?” Emmeline retorted, annoyed. “You’re not going to starve to death, not with all your networking and business contacts!”

“Where am I going to find that much start-up capital?” Ethan was not about to give up his grievance so easily. “That woman controls all of Dad’s assets!”

“I’ll ask the bank to advance you a loan!” Emmeline snapped impatiently. “I’ve told you repeatedly not to hope for anything from Dad, but you never listen!”

“You’re talking mighty big all of a sudden, Emma! Do you think the bank’s going to advance you a loan just because you ask? Who do you think you are?”

“Is fifty thousand enough?” Emmeline pulled out her phone. “My classmate just became president of the bank. The money should arrive any minute now.”

“It’s definitely enough.” Oddly enough, Ethan seemed rather fearful all of a sudden. “What if the venture fails, though? I need to figure out what I could use as collateral.”

Emmeline was about to tell him that she would stand the cost if his business venture failed when her phone suddenly rang. The number on the display was an unfamiliar one. She picked up the call. “Nightfall Café. What would you like to order?”

A frosty voice replied, “Your son’s with me.”

“What an amateurish scam. I’m not about to fall for that!” Emmeline hung up the call and was about to resume her conversation with her brother when the phone rang again.

“Hey, scammer, listen here…”

“This is Abel Ryker!”

Emmeline was just about to give the “scammer” a good telling-off when she heard his name. Her heart stopped for a moment.

Abel Ryker! He had finally shown up! It had been five years since she had given birth to his children, and she still did not have the slightest idea of what he looked like!

sons

you?” Emmeline’s tone was equally

a scammer. Coldly, he replied, “Your son was hungry. He’s eating at the Burger King by

that her oldest

had taken matters into

call at once and thrust one hand out at Ethan

my

Ethan, tossed her apron onto the counter again,

by the airport. When she pushed open the glass door, she saw Helios sitting at one of the tables, happily munching

commanding that it almost made Emmeline close the door and back away slowly. Her brows

man looked to be at least six feet tall, and his physique seemed to indicate he might have had training in the

perfect genes, after all! No

speak. To be fair, the moment he saw how good-looking Helios was, he already expected the boy’s mother to be uncommonly pretty.

fact, to call her astoundingly

deny that this young

“Yes, Mr. Ryker!”

him to shout “Daddy” at every man

who tossed a bank card containing ten million dollars at me five years ago, at the beginning of autumn, on

like a chapter out of some cheap romance novel,” Abel answered with a mocking smile. “But

was furious. “You got me pregnant, and

bodyguards said, blocking her way. “Mr. Abel’s been overseas

card with ten million dollars

picked the card up on the street somewhere,” Abel said with a shrug and

and not an exaggeration, and it was not like she hadn’t thought

Nonetheless, this proved nothing.

Suddenly, Emmeline lunged forward.

but she twisted aside and neatly

expressions grew hard, and they were about to rush forward to attack Emmeline when Abel

yanked Emmeline off-balance, causing her to fall headlong into his arms. Getting one hand around her

vixen; she slid out of his arms in a trice. At the same time, she reached out and

frostily, “What do

a DNA test,” Emmeline answered with a

you play dirty tricks too. How unimaginative!” Abel stood up abruptly and dusted down his suit, turning to leave. “Ms. Louise, I’m returning your son to you. I advise you to keep an eye on him so he doesn’t

“Did you come

that got

even if my boy

I am not!” Abel’s face looked as if it were carved from stone. “Alana Lane and

at the display and realized it was her second son calling. Her heart stood still for a moment. Had something happened

turned aside and answered

I’m coming home

“Why?”