Emmeline’s return to the café with Abel took Sam, who happened to look over, by surprise.

Sam found it hard to believe that Emmeline would be caught dead with Abel.

Did the pair get back together?

As if Abel was really here to inspect the landscaping, he went up to the platform.

“Ms. Louise, what’s the situation here?” Sam asked Emmeline in

hushed tones.

“He’s here to check on Mateo’s work, and nothing else,” Emmeline replied.

“Seriously?” Sam was skeptical.

Emmeline glared at her. “What’s going on in your mind?”

Sam stuck out her tongue.

She refused to believe that Abel did not have other thoughts in mind.

“Emma, do you want to see if there’s anything else needing sorting out?” Abel’s voice came from up the ladder.

“Did you hear that? It’s purely for work.” Emmeline told Sam.

Blinking, Sam gave a nod.

As if she took Emmeline’s word for it!

Up on the platform, Abel wore a white shirt and rolled up his

eleeves.

He took off his jacket and put it on the swing.

a quick run-through, and Mateo is doing a good job. Can you look at the details and see if there’s anything else to be sorted out? I can

could not wrap her head around

it mattered was

details were the

take a look

found something

and leaves aside

Christ!” It was

her lungs

her from falling and asked in shock, “What happened?

“C-Centipede! Ah!”

three things that crawled under Emmeline’s skin were snakes, centipedes, and

it would kill her to see

of these three animals.

one thing she had going was that she had not been scared to death

scary about a

carrying her further from

looked like she had seen a

want

and eat me if I sit on the

no big deal. I can get Mateo to do

work?” Emmeline clung to Abel like

course, it does. The soil has been added with pesticides, so you can get insects. All it

her head as color

eyes. “Thank you for inspecting

“It’s only a

a heavyweight

furrowed his

close for a

what you get for saving

first, Abel

soon filled with rapture.

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