The Quadruplets Are Mine?

Emmeline bit her lip and turned her head, her eyes filled with icy tears.

Albus continued to complain. “We’re engaged, after all. Emmeline, you can’t always treat me like a stranger. If something is bothering you, you have to tell me. You can’t keep me in the dark like this, or people will mock us.”

Emmeline remained silent. She felt there was nothing to say to Albus.

“My mom wants you to come home for dinner,” Albus said. “She said she has something to discuss with you.”

Only then did Emmeline glance at him and write on a piece of paper. ‘What does your mom want to discuss with me? Is it worth discussing?

Albus said, “I don’t know. That’s just what my mom said.”

Emmeline’s face darkened again, and she lowered her long lashes without uttering a word.

He sighed and said, “Well, let’s leave it at that. I’ll go back first, and I’ll come pick you up in the afternoon.”

Sam also bid farewell.

Downstairs, she said to Albus, “Don’t you understand how Emma feels when she’s sick? You only care about your mom’s words, but you can’t say it nicely?”

“Sam.” Albus rolled his eyes. “Why are you talking like this? I’m just telling the truth. How is that not speaking properly? So, you’re managing two clothing stores now and making a lot of money. You think you’re capable?”

at Emma’s condition. Can’t you at least

concern?” Albus said. “Who said life is easy? You’re just like Sophia said, going crazy when you

“She’s always looking at who has money and who has found a rich man. What’s wrong

you guys who earn money like that.”

you get engaged to Emmeline?” Sam said angrily. “Isn’t her money

want to take advantage of that,” Albus said. “I don’t have the ability, and I don’t have a company. I

“I think it’s

Albus left, Emmeline returned to the study.

trunk was still sitting in the corner, untouched, even gathering

set and the fifty thousand dollar cash that Abel

this all the time. It

opened it. Underneath the clothes at the bottom of the trunk, she

handbag and planned to take it back to the city tomorrow.

intending to put the cash into her handbag, but she found that

be

sat on the chair, and counted it stack by stack until she added it

of Emmeline’s mouth. Abel had prepared. fifty thousand dollars, but the Zeller family had

the remaining ten