Quadruplets Unite: Mother's Words Are Law

Chapter 1369 Deep-Seated Longing

In the afternoon, the school announced the start of summer vacation.

After leaving school, it was still early, so Emmeline took a bus to Altney.

It was just a little after 5:20 p.m. when she got off the bus at the bus stop, and Abel’s call came in.

“Hey, Abel,” Emmeline sat on the bench at the bus stop.

“Hey, has school been dismissed?” Abel asked.

Technically, summer break has begun.”

Abel heard the noisy sounds of car horns and chatter coming from her phone and asked, “Emma, where are you?”

I’m at the bus stop.”

“Why are you there?”

“I wanted to come and see you.”

Listen, go back home right away, don’t go anywhere else, it’s going to rain.”

“But…”

“Be a good girl…” Abel said and disconnected the call right away, leaving Emmeline to the busy signal.

“Abel…” She softly called out his name still.

was at the corner of the elementary school right then.

he heard Emmeline say she was at the

just four or five minutes, he arrived at the

distance, he saw that the bus stop was empty, with

home,” he

drove the car to the side of the platform,

with large raindrops hitting the

umbrella, Emma? Will you get soaked?” Abel looked around in confusion, trying

a few deep drags of his cigarette, he started the car and drove along

drove all the way to the entrance of the community, estimating that it would

along the second road,

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drove to the bottom of the building where they lived, but still, there was no

the roadside bus station and parked the

tears slid from

an idiot, Emma. You’ve already arrived home, haven’t

I’m already here; why won’t you let me come find you?”

and the vehicles and pedestrians gradually decreased,

I go? The last bus has already left. Are you no longer concerned about me?”

his phone, looked at Emmeline’s number, and thought about pressing it

and aunt were nearby and they would scold his beloved Emma.

started the car, ignited the engine, and

too heavy, and the wind intensified it, soaking Emmeline’s clothes. Tears streamed down

why haven’t you come

It’s raining, so I’ll

grew drowsy, leaning

black umbrella trudged through the pouring rain toward this side.