“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.

up and hold Quincy,

back gently. “Be careful of

did you find us here?” Kendra was

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

welling up in them. “Quin just

to work for me, we’re

Ms. Emmeline is gone, things

furrowed his brow. “Are you

to misunderstand, so it’s better for me to stay away from

there’s nothing between

Emmeline here, the Precipice was still my home, but

need you now,” Abel said. “Can

serve Evelyn? She wants to take Ms. Emmeline’s place,

Abel, listening to the conversation with a sour feeling in her and tears welling up in her eyes.

young man. He’s going to stay with me for

gaze to “Emmett”. When she saw him, she was first stunned, then said, “This is a young

Emmeline nodded hastily,

man,” Kendra said. “If you shave that beard off,

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