Emmeline was seconds from

hitting her head on the ground and cracking her skull open.

“Oh, no!” Closing her eyes,

Emmeline let out a scream of despair.

Nevertheless, a pair of strong arms caught her fall, stopping her from plunging to the cold, hard floor.

Someone caught her in the nick of time!

e bearer of the arms staggered backward before repositioning their balance/

“Ah! Ah!”

Clinging to her lifesaver’s neck, Emmeline curled up in the

person’s embrace. She could not bring herself to lift her head.

“You’re okay, girl.”

A deep and husky voice lingered in her ear.

The voice…

Emmeline abruptly lifted her chin and met the gaze of…

Abel!

She looked up with widened eyes as she stared blankly at the man.

‘A…bel?”

“That’s me. Are you scared silly, girl?”

Abel looked tenderly at Emmeline

with a smile, affectionate and doting.

you doing

finally got a

herself.

will be like Humpty Dumpty has a great fall, and you’ll lose your front teeth.”

“You’re Humpty Dumpty!”

felt a flush creeping up her

was amused.

give to

lifesaver?”

head

embarrassment, Emmeline

Ruzzled in his embrace.

nearly

moment she realized

too stubborn

on her feet before tucking

you that it’s a dangerous

to

have a choice. I

him with her

give you money, but you refuse

take money from you? It’s not like

scared me to death.”

her hair, soothing

here saved

g tude, “I’m surprised to see you here, Mr. Ryker. Thank you for saving

just passing by. Ms. Louise should get

state to continue the shoot,”

it a day. We all need a break.” Simon broke out in

supposed to explain to Benjamin if anything were

had to cease filming if Emmeline

who on earth was Ms. Louise to have

rubbed shoulders with Benjamin, Adrien, and

managed the Ryker Group, a

world.

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