âYou must have a reason to meet with him. How did the women here ruin things for you? You look like youâve gone mad,â Adam commented.
Adrien told Adam the whole story.
Keeping a straight face, Adam thought to himself. Will the idiot still make a fuss if he finds out that the three children are Abelâs?
No. I canât let him know, so he will keep up the fight with Abel. Alana will shut her mouth so long as I carry on with the secret. No one will find out. I donât see the point of Meriwhether Mansion earning three grandsons when Abel has nothing to show for.
âAdrien, I wonât help you to go against the Palace Lord, but I can assist you with getting Emmeline and your children back.â Adam patted Adrienâs shoulder.
âAdam! Are you really going to help me? Adrien cried tears of joy.
âAll you want is to win the womanâs heart, right? I can give you ideas.â Adam hid his wickedness behind his eyes.
Back in the café, the three kids were sulking.
âMommy, how can we have a daddy like Adrien? Itâs infuriating!â
âI doubt that we are his children. You must have gotten it wrong, Mommy!â
Yeah, Mommy! Let Abel be our daddy. Adrien doesnât deserve to be our father.â
Emmeline sighed. âItâs out of my hands.â
âGet married to Abel. That way, Abel can be our daddy.â
âThings are not as simple as you think,â Emmeline helplessly responded.
âThey are not complicated either.â Sun pouted.
âYou and Abel are single.â Moon furrowed his brows.
âSo you have the right to love,â
Star summed up.
âHaha. I suspect that you are old souls stuck in young bodies. You scared me out of my wits.â
Amused by the three darlings, Emmeline burst out laughing.
âWeâre being serious here.â Sun pulled a long face.
âWeâre not kidding.â Moon gave a nod.
âWeâre on Abelâs side,â Star concluded.
âAlright, alright. I got to give it to you, boys. Hurry up and wash up. Itâs time for bed. You have school tomorrow,â Holding back the laughter, Emmeline uttered.
With a selection of dates from the wedding planner in hand, Rosaline made her way to the Rykersâ
residence.
âDad.â She put the paper of dates on the coffee table.
âThe wedding planner put together some dates suitable for Abel and Alanaâs engagement.â
Oscar took the paper for a look and widened his eyes.
âWhy are all the dates for next year?â
Rosaline answered, âYeah. I think the dates are too far away too, but the wedding planner said that a lot of businesses are booked out for the year. Plus, it seems to be a busy year for all our attendees as well. We can have the engagement party next year or cancel it altogether.â
âHoward said that?â Making a face, Oscar asked.
âYeah. Donât you trust him?â
âI do, but we canât cancel the engagement. Otherwise, I will be going back on my word,â Oscar said.
âI guess weâll have the engagement party next year. If you think about it, itâs only eight months to the closest date,â
Rosaline remarked.
âItâs st taking longer than expected.â
Oscar uttered, âItâs better than breaking a promise. Tell Abel to explain to Alana.â
âAlright. Iâll see to it.â Rosaline courteously excused herself.
Back home, Abel had been waiting.
âMom, what did Grandad say?â
âItâs done. Your grandad has faith in the wedding planner, but he wonât cancel the engagement. He agreed to have the engagement party eight months later,â Rosaline stated.
âAlright. Eight months is plenty of time for me to turn things around,â Abel replied.
âBut Abel, I think itâs over between you and Emmeline. Donât waste your time on her,â Rosaline voiced her concern.
âWhy are you saying the same thing too?â Abel looked upset.
CHEVER W âEmmeline and Adrien have three children together. Her feelings for you donât make things any easier,â
Rosaline commented.
Abel lowered his head. He shared the same concern too.
He and Adrien were cousins, and Emmeline was stuck in the middle. It was not the best position to be in.
Rosaline said, âI have someone in mind if you have no feelings for Alana. Do you remember the Murphy family from Altney? They are considered to be of equal social standing as us.â