The Quadruplets Are Mine?

Chapter 18

“Emmeline!” Alana’s smile was saccharine sweet as she made her way toward her cousin. “If you didn’t have a dress to wear tonight, I could have lent you one! I have plenty of better-quality dresses after all!”

“Well, this dress was only 99 dollars, including shipping!” Emmeline chuckled. “It’s perfect for tonight,” she added.

Alana’s expression hardened. “What do you mean? Are you mocking our family with your cheap fashion?” Alana gave Emmeline a hard shove, causing Emmeline to stumble and fall backward. However, she was saved by a pair of strong hands that cushioned her fall from behind. Abel Ryker had just arrived.

With an arm still wrapped

protectively around Emmeline’s

waist, Abel turned toward Alana with

a frosty expression. “What’s wrong with a 99-dollar dress? Emmeline looks better than any other lady here tonight.”

“Mr… Mr. Abel?” Alana stammered. “I… I was just teasing my cousin. You’re right, her dress is beautiful!”

“Don’t you owe her an apology?” Abel insisted, refusing to let Alana off the hook so easily.

by many guests who had come to check out

just push my wife around and get away with it?” his tone was cold and menacing. He extended

“I’m sorry, I was just messing

in anything, including this dress!”

the need to

close to Emmeline. It’s three against one! Isn’t that right,

his mother. “Not everyone can achieve what Emmeline

was clearly written all

to disappear. The families could continue bickering on their own

She had bigger plans in place to take down Emmeline tonight. She shot her

express our gratitude for showering us with your presence tonight, Alana will delight

and waltzed toward the piano as graceful as a swan. She

Emmeline who

confidently. A beautiful

of an upper-class family! She could rival

I suppose that’s the criteria to marry a Ryker,” another