The Quadruplets Are Mine?

Daisy had gone out, so Abel had to make breakfast on his own in the kitchen. He wore an apron and began to make breakfast.

Shortly after, he made three sets of pancakes. He was about to bring the pancakes downstairs when he realized it was a bad idea. Sam would be in his way. He needed to speak with Emmeline alone.

However, if he had asked Sam to eat her breakfast alone at the cafe, it would be too obvious that he wanted to be alone with

Emmeline, which could anger Emmeline further. He would not want that either.

He sighed and brought the pancakes downstairs. “Breakfast is ready. Let’s dig in!” Emmeline

and Sam went upstairs, and Abel returned upstairs as well.

To his surprise, Sam took her plate of pancakes and said, “Someone needs to be in the cafe. I will bring this to eat downstairs.”

To his dismay, Emmeline followed Sam downstairs, “I need to watch the desserts I am baking. I will eat downstairs too.”

They left Abel sitting in front of his pancakes alone. They did not know he was so full now he couldn’t eat the pancakes. He had had a heavy breakfast with Mateo at the Nimbus Hotel earlier. He would not have Mateo working on an empty stomach.

know what to do with the pancakes now. He

working. Mateo might enjoy the

“You are right, Mr. Abel. This garden needs a trim. Everything

Mateo,” Abel said, “Why don’t

already had a heavy

should be hungry now after working so hard,” Abel brought Mateo the plate

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feel hungry again. “Thank you, Mr. Abel. Then I shall dig in

After Mateo finished the

Abel brought the empty plate to the kitchen and returned to the cafe. The ladies were still enjoying their pancakes,

him. “What are you doing here, Mr. Abel? Aren’t you supposed to

here to get the empty plates to clean after you are done,” he said. Emmeline rejected his offer, “It’s okay. Please just leave us alone and let us

upstairs. He simply wanted

she wouldn’t