Emmeline arrived at the Impérial Palace about forty minutes later.
Abel was already fading in and out of consciousness.
He thought he was dreaming when he saw Emmeline in front of him. He stretched out his arms and hugged her tightly.
âEmma, do you still care about me?â
âLook at what Iâve done, Emma.â
âIâd rather die, Emmaâ¦â
âYouâve had too much to drink,â Emmeline said with a frown. âIâll send you home.â
âIâm not drunk. Iâve never felt any more sober. Emmaâ¦â
Emmeline shoved him away. âLet go of me! Everyoneâs watching!â
I didnât see anything! Lúca turned his head away, but the customers around him were staring at him.
Luca tried to disperse the crowd. âHey, move along, you guys. Donât tell me youâve never seen that before.â
The other customers thought, Iâve never seen such a dramatic performance before!
âPlease forgive me, Emmaâ¦â
Abel could not control himself. He grabbed Emmelineâs face and forced his lips over hers.
âMmh! Abel!â
Emmeline was shocked. Weâre in public! Hundreds of people are watching us!
However, Abel was totally into it. He hugged her tightly, and the kisses became more and more brazenâ¦
Emmeline could not take it anymore. She pinched a certain spot on Abelâs armpit âOh, Emmaâ¦â Abel passed out and slumped on Emmelineâs shoulders.
Luca thought Abel had finally passed out Emmeline was crushed by the manâs body weight.
âSend him home,â Emmeline said while panting hard. She lifted a hand and wiped her mouth.
Abel had bitten her and drew blood.
It stung.
âWhere to?â Luca asked.
âRykerâs Mansion, of course!â
Luca seemed hesitant. âMs. Louise, troublesome if his grandfather sees him like this.â
âWell⦠Send him back to the café then. Iâll make something to sober him up,â Emmeline said.
From the balcony, Adamâs face sank as he watched Emmeline, Luca, and Abel leave.
A long while later, he took out an exquisite steel needle and gazed intently at it.
He had retrieved the needle from one of his injured subordinates after the party.
He was not sure who used the needle as a weapon, but now, he guessed it was Emmeline.
More importantly, he had seen that needle of that design before.
That needle belonged to someone named⦠Waylon Adelmar.
By the time they returned to the café, the triplets were already asleep.
Emmeline and Luca brought Abel up to his third-floor bedroom.
Luca bowed at Emmeline. âTeave Mr. Ryker in your eare, Ms. Louise. Iâll be waiting in the parking lot across the street. You can call me if you need anything.â
Emmeline nodded. âMm. You should be tired too. Get some rest in the car.â
âOf course!â Luca replied.
Emmeline had always thought Luca was dependable.
âWait,â Emmeline called out.
âIs there anything else, Ms. Louise?â
âIâll get Daisy to cook some noodles for you. Sheâll send it over to you shortly.â
Luca nodded eagerly. âThank you, Ms. Louise!â
Emmeline closed the room door and helped Abel remove his clothes.
She blushed intensely when Abelâs sculpted figure was laid bare in front of her.
Fortunately, Abel was unconscious, which made Emmeline more daring.
âThis man is really handsome,â Emmeline mumbled to herself while stroking Abelâs chin. âThere wouldnât be another one in Struyria.â
Her fingers drew a line down Abelâs neck and onto his chest, his abdomen, andâ¦
Suddenly, she recalled the scene where she was violated five years ago.
The man was strong and virile, unlike that scumbag Adrienâ¦
But thatâs not possible. The DNA test report shows that the tripletsâ father is indeed Adrien Ryker.
Maybe Adrienâs physique was as perfect as Abelâs back thenâ¦
Emmeline sighed.
âEmmaâ¦â Suddenly, Abel called out softly.