The Quadruplets Are Mine?

“How dare you hit me!” Janie shrieked in outrage, clasping a hand to her stinging cheek. “I’m going to have Mr. Faughn fire you right now!”

“You can try, missy…” Emmeline retorted, smiling grimly.

“Oh, I’m certainly going to try. Do you think I’m afraid of you?” Janie turned, about to flounce off in search of Simon. Abruptly, she froze in her tracks as a voice came from outside the costume tent.

“Who’s spewing all that arrogant crap?”

Emmeline turned as Adrien came in, smartly dressed in an impeccably tailored business suit and polished leather shoes.

Janie recognized Adrien immediately. There were very few people indeed who would not recognize the suave, flirtatious playboy; he was part of the wealthy Ryker family after all, and a very eligible catch.

“Mr. Adrien Ryker?” Janie had never expected to encounter Adrien here, of all places. Putting on her most charming smile, she hurried over to welcome him. “What a pleasure! Why are you here, though?”

“Why can’t I show up if I like?” Adrien shot back, eyeing Janie coldly. “I seem to recall someone was spouting some really outrageous nonsense just now too.”

“Exactly!” Janie whirled around

and pointed straight at Emmeline. “This insignificant stunt girl here had the nerve to challenge me! She doesn’t know her place!”

“I’m talking about you, woman!” Adrien strode over to Emmeline and slipped his arm protectively around her shoulders, glaring at Janie. “Who the hell do you think you are, taking that tone with our Emma?”

“Mr. Ryker…” Janie was startled. “What do you mean, our Emma?”

I distinctly seem to remember hearing someone having the gall to say that

stammered, her

would a member of your family be reduced to working as a stunt double here to

at Janie with contempt.

in the world would be so bored that they’d come to work as a stunt

turned to Emmeline. “Ignore this ignorant floozy; she’s just jealous, that’s all. I have a present for you; see if

Emmeline blinked, completely

aback. Adrien had a present for her? What scheme was he hatching

neglected you and the kids,” Adrien

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over a new leaf from today on and work really hard. I won’t go back to my playboy

that she stared at Adrien fixedly, weighing him up from head

hemmed and hawed for a little, then pleaded, “What’s wrong, Emma? You’ve got to

stood there in utter shock,

Adrien and Emmeline already had children? Did this mean that

had absolutely nothing to worry about! Since Emmeline was Adrien’s wife, of

got along

might even consent to help Janie get closer

the thought of this, Janie plastered on her biggest smile and took hold of Emmeline’s arm. “My goodness, look at how attentive Mr. Ryker is,

together, my goodness!”