âMummy, we wonât hate Daddy,â Sun spoke up.
âAbel is our Daddy,â Moon added.
âMummy and Daddy must have misunderstood,â Star said.
Emmeline gave Abel a cold expression and asked, âAbel, tell the kids, did we misunderstand something?â
Abel lowered his head with deep remorse, âNo.â
Five years ago, why did it have to be Alana? Life is unpredictable.
âBut, Emma,â Abel said firmly, âas long as you havenât married Adrien, I wonât give up on you.â Abel left these words, passed by her and left the platform.
Emmeline was shocked by Abelâs confidence and coldly laughed, wondering if he thought Alana was irrelevant.
âDaddy! Daddy! Daddy!â The triplets chased after him. Abel bent down on the stairs, and hugged the triplets. âBe good, donât make Mummy angry. Back to your mom quickly.â
âBut Daddy,â Sun pouted, âwe canât bear to leave you.â
âYeah,â Moon held back tears, âwe donât want to be with Adrien.â
âYeah, yeah,â Star said in a milky voice, âHe canât be a good Daddy.â
âTriplets!â Emmeline appeared on the stairs. âGet back here!â
âBut Mummy,â Sun turned around and asked, âwhy canât you choose the Daddy we recognize?â
âYeah,â Moon and Star said together, âwe only recognize Abel as our Daddy.â
âDo you want me to break up with Timothy and his mother?â Emmelineâs eyes also brimmed with tears.
âItâs like someone wants to break you and Mummy up?â âBut,â Sun said, âTimothy likes you too. He wants you to be his mom too.â
âHeâs just young and doesnât understand,â Emmeline explained. âWhen he grows up and realizes the importance of blood ties, he will choose his biological mother, and I will become the one who broke up his parents. Do you understand what I mean?â Sun remained silent.
âDaddy,â Moon looked up and asked Abel, âis that true?â
âDaddy, does that make Mommy a bad person?â Star asked.
âPerhaps your mommy is right,â His face darkened. âJust like one day, you may also hate me for breaking up your relationship with your biological father.â
âBut youâre my biological father, âStar asked seriously. âI knew it since the day you gave me a bone marrow transplant.â
âUnfortunately, that was just a coincidence,â said Abel, patting Starâs head. âYour biological father is still Adrien.â
Applause came from under the stairs. It was Adrien who arrived. His presence had caused everyone to become stunned, especially the triplets. They reluctantly began to accept the fact that the handsome and charming playboy in front of them was their biological father. They remained silent upon his arrival.
Star clung to his toy, burying his head in it as he felt sadness.
âAbel, youâve said it very well!â Adrien appraised Abel.
âAdrien,â Abel nodded slightly, brushed past him, and went downstairs.
âWait,â Adrien called out to him.
Abel turned to him, his deep and piercing eyes meeting Adrienâs.
âAbel,â Adrien said. âIâm grateful to you for saving Emma.â
âThatâs my business, and I donât need your gratitude, nor can it suffice,â Abel said coldly.
Adrien insisted, âBut you used the Ryker funds to save Emma. I only have about seven or eight billion in cash. Please take it as a token of my appreciation.â
Abel smiled and took two steps closer to Adrien. âYouâre mistaken, Adrien,â he said.
Adrien was puzzled. âMistaken about what? I donât understand,â he asked.