The Quadruplets Are Mine?

“Oh,” the owner finally snapped back to reality. “You’re looking for Kendra. She took the afternoon off.”

“Took off?” Abel furrowed his brow. “Is everything okay with her?”

Emmeline, standing behind him, grew tense. Kendra and Quincy, could something be wrong?

“Her daughter had a high fever,” the owner said. “She went to the hospital for an IV drip.”

“Do you know which hospital?” Abel asked.

“The private one across the street,” the owner pointed a finger.

Abel turned around and walked towards the door, with Emmeline hurrying to keep up with him.

Kendra and Quincy were alone and vulnerable, and Emmeline couldn’t bear the thought of something happening to them. She hurried across the street to the small private hospital and found the pediatric observation room.

Sure enough, she saw Kendra holding Quincy in her arms, with an IV drip in her head as she slept soundly.

Then, a pair of shiny leather shoes appeared in Kendra’s line of sight.

Without guessing, she knew who it was.

Kendra suddenly looked up.

and hold Quincy, but the IV line was tangled

her back

find us here?”

from the owner at the ravioli shop,” Abel said. “I told you to call me

tears welling up in them. “Quin just has a cold. You don’t have to bother,

with a hint of bitterness. “Although you used to work for me, we’re

been grateful to Mr. Abel and Ms. Emmeline,” Kendra said despondently, “but now that Ms. Emmeline is gone, things have changed. It’s better for me to keep

Abel furrowed his brow.

anyone to misunderstand, so it’s better for me to

know that there’s nothing between me

was still my home, but with other women coming in now

I need you now,” Abel said. “Can you come back to the villa

“To serve Evelyn? She wants to take Ms. Emmeline’s place, and I can’t do

feeling in her and tears

He’s going to stay with me for a while, and

When she saw

nodded hastily,

quite handsome for a young man,” Kendra said. “If you shave that beard off, you’d look