Chapter 397

I’m telling you the truth.” Abel nodded in earnest. “I went to sleep every night hugging a basketball and praying for first place in tomorrow’s game.”

“From now on, your basketball and I are now rivals. You’re only allowed to hug me to bed. No basketballs allowed!”

“I’m not that stupid anymore.” He pinched her cheek. “You’re soft and adorable. Basketballs are hard and smell bad. I’d rather die than hug a basketball.”

“Hahaha.” She burst into laughter while cradled in his arms.

“I’ll go get you some hot chocolate.” He kissed her. “Just lie back. I’ll be right back.”

“Mm-hmm.” Emmeline nodded happily.

He gave her another kiss before leaving downstairs.

Kendra was helping the chef with preparing the meals when Abel walked in.

“Mr. Abel.” Kendra startled. “The food isn’t ready yet.”

“Oh, there’s no hurry. I’m just here to get some hot chocolate.”

“Hot chocolate?” Kendra immediately understood. “I’ll prepare that and have it delivered to Ms. Louise when I’m done.”

“I can do it myself,” Abel said. “I can get a handle on how it’s done.”

then.” She found

chef also

enough.” She used a spoon to measure the amount

nodded.

cup should be

cinnamon too. It’ll add depth

“Okay. Let’s do that.”

him the glass jar of cinnamon to which he added some to

for the hot chocolate to

it upstairs

was no longer in pain after she

all over. The chill she felt in her palms and feet was

up and got out of bed to

that myself.” He held her from behind. “You

said. “I’m

who’s going to end up

trip tomorrow.

packed my

smiled gently.

gave her a peck on her

my wife. A wife and an assistant are

just an assistant. It’s not like

his forehead. “Quite the tongue you

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