âYouâve come all the way here. Why not stay for the party?â Oscar said with a smile. âYou wouldnât be so heartless to refuse an old manâs invitation, right?â
âOf course not. Iâm glad to stay,â Emmeline replied. What a sly old fox. Iâm willing to entertain him anyway.
With the incident resolved, the atmosphere became jovial once more. Julianna hurriedly hugged the three boys tightly.
âOh, my dear grandchildren! I nearly lost you!â
âIf Great-Grandpa says he doesnât like Mommy, weâll leave again.â The boys made their stand clear.
âHe wonât.â Landen went down on one knee and spoke to the children. âIâll protect your Mommy.â
âThank you, Grandpa.â The three boys offered their thanks, which delighted Landen greatly.
Lewis watched all that from afar, feeling very bitter about it. Rosaline turned her head away angrily.
Emmeline turned her head and looked at Abel. âMr. Ryker.â
Abel had risked offending Oscar and protected her. Even though she refused his offer, she was still very grateful.
âThank you for earlier.â
Before Abel could say anything, Emmeline was dumbfounded.
Heâs wearing the cheap suit I bought for him! Thatâs⦠ridiculous! How can he wear that on this occasion?
Youâ¦â Emmeline tugged his sleeve. âYou really wore this.â
âYou bought it, so have to wear it,â Abel said with a smile. âIt fits me perfectly, havenât got the chance to thank you!â
Oh my! Emmeline covered her face. This man is so easy to please!
Oscar did not intimidate her, but she was shocked speechless by Abel.
Alana was furious when she saw Emmeline and Abel close to each other. She went over and said angrily, âWatch what youâre doing, Emmeline. You belong to Adrien!â
Rosaline also came over. âYes, Ms. Louise. You are in Landenâs family, and you shouldnât be so intimate with Abel. Abel is going to marry Alana, and they will have three or more children.â
âIâll congratulate you in advance then,â Emmeline said with a smile.
However, Abelâs expression sank. What do you mean, Emmeline?
Oscar said, âMs. Lane is Timothyâs mother and is already pregnant with Abelâs child. Now that it has come to this, I wonât force Abel to look for the Wonder Doctor anymore. Abel, you should marry Ms.
Lane as soon as possible. The family needs more great-grandchildren!â
âThank you, Grandfather!â Alana bowed shyly at Oscar.
âLetâs choose a good date then!â Rosaline said. âI canât wait to bring you into Levan Mansion!â
Alana narrowed her eyes and gazed eoldly at Emmeline.
Youâre in no position to snatch what belongs to me!
Youâre not going to marry Adrien too. Iâll make sure that your reputation is ruined!
Alana turned around and discreetly sent a message on her phone to her conspirator. Then, she deleted the message.
Emmeline was not enjoying herself with her current company, so she went to look for her three children.
The banquet started, and people started eating and drinking merrily.
Julianna and Landen were on the dance floor, celebrating the acquisition of three grandchildren.
Alana walked up to Abel. âLetâs dance, Abel.â
âIâm good, thanks Abel said with a smirk. âYou should be more careful too. Wouldnât want to hurt your baby.â
Alana averted her gaze. She did not understand the implication in Abelâs tone.
âCare for a drink, miss?â Someone spoke up behind Emmeline.
She turned away from the three boys and saw a young man standing behind her.
He looked quite handsome, and he was extending a hand holding a glass of red wine toward her.
âDo I know you?â Emmeline asked.