“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.

Kendra tried to sit up and hold Quincy, but the

Abel pressed her back gently. “Be

here?”

Abel said. “I told you

“Quin just has a

said with a hint of bitterness. “Although you used to work for me, we’re still friends. Don’t make it so

despondently, “but now that Ms. Emmeline is gone, things have changed. It’s better

have changed?” Abel furrowed his brow. “Are

she’s not Ms. Emmeline,” Kendra said. “I don’t want anyone to misunderstand, so it’s better for me

nothing between

Emmeline here, the Precipice was still my home, but with other women coming in now that she’s gone, it’s not

you now,” Abel said. “Can you

asked bitterly, “To serve Evelyn? She wants to take

feeling in her and tears welling up in

to stay with me for a while, and I want you to help take care

did Kendra turn her gaze to “Emmett”. When she saw him, she was first stunned, then

hastily,

said.

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