âGrandpa didnât let us tell you that,â Helios said, âGrandpa told us that itâs a secret.â
âThereâs also Uncle Adelmar,â Endymion said, âweâre not allowed to talk about it.â
âIn short, weâre not supposed to talk about what happened on the island,â Hesperus finally concluded, âWe canât talk about it, otherwise Grandpa will get angry.â
âBut youâve all talked about it just now,â Timothy said, âWill Grandpa Benjamin be angry?â
âIt probably wonât happen now,â said Helios. âNow that even Grandma knows about it, itâs okay to talk about it.â
âI think so too.â Moonlight nodded.
âI agree.â Hesperus also nodded seriously, âDaddy must have met Grandpa, so Grandpa agreed to tell us this secret.â
Daisy was listening, wiping away her tears.
She already knew about Emmeline, but she could only keep it from the children.
Abel parked the car and walked in with big strides.
âDaddy!â His children rushed forward.
âGood boys!â Abel happily squatted down, opened his arms, and hugged his four precious sons.
The chubby little dumpling was hugged into her arms, warm and caring.
The corner of Abelâs lips burst into a smile.
âDaddy, Daddy,â Timothy said, âWhen will Mommy come back?â
âThatâs right, Daddy, we miss Mommy too.â The Helios fluttered with big eyes.
âDaddy, will Mommy come back earlier?â Endymion was full of grievances.
Hesperus hugged Abelâs neck, âDaddy tell Mummy that we are all waiting for her.â
Mommy?
Mommy?
Abel furrowed his eyebrows.
Were the kids talking about Emmeline?
But why is that woman so ethereal to him?
It was too ethereal for him to grasp.
Itâs really strange, he did not feel anything about the person he was going to marry.
âMummyâ¦â Abel said calmly, âItâs good to have Daddy with you.â
âBut we also miss Mommy,â Timothy asked, âGrandpa Benjamin wonât let her come back,â
ââ¦â Abel thought for a while, and the image of Emmeline lying on the hospital bed appeared in his mind.
Although I have no feelings for her, she is their mother after all.
He could not afford to make the kids sad.
âYes, Mommy canât come back.â Abel said, âDaddy is hungry, shall we eat?â
âBut Daddy, Mommyâ¦â
However, Abel had already stood up.
Rosaline came over, wiped away her tears, and said, âI told the staff to cook your favorite dishes,â
âThanks, Mom.â
âGrandma, Daddy likes to eat dumplings Mommy made,â Timothy licked his little tongue, âIâd like to eat too.â
âI love Mommyâs porridge too!â Helios said, âDaddy likes it too,â
âYes, thereâs also Mummyâs shredded pork with green bamboo shoots,â Endymion said, âDaddy loves them all.â
âAnyway, Daddy likes to eat the food Mommy cooks.â Hesperus finally added.
âIâll tell the staff to make the dishes now,â Rosaline said with tears in her eyes.
Abel frowned.
Every time the children talked about a dish, a delicate and pretty figure in an apron would appear in front of his eyes.
The figure was blurry, but he could feel her smile.
She was sweet and gentleâ¦
Suddenly, a sharp pain penetrated into Abelâs heart.
He yelled in pain, âUgh!â
Rosaline was taken aback, âWhatâs wrong with you, son? Does your stomach hurt?â
âNo,â sweat oozed from the tip of Abelâs nose, âItâs strange, my heart suddenly hurts.â
Heartache?
Rosaline looked at Luca.
Luca did not tell him that if he took the medicine, his heart would hurt.
Luca was lost.
Benjamin did not explain the side effects of the medicine.
Their grandfather suddenly had a heartache, how would he explain it?
Fortunately, the pain lasted only for a moment.
As Emmelineâs smile flashed across Abelâs heart, the pain disappeared.
âItâs okay,â Abel straightened up and said, âMaybe Iâm a little tired.â
âThen you go upstairs and rest first,â Rosaline said, âWe still have to wait for the dishes to be made,â
âYeah,â Abel nodded and left the children.