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

at the bus stop, he immediately

arrived at the intersection near the bus stop.

was empty, with no sign

gone home,”

the car to the side of the platform, killed the engine, and

with large raindrops hitting the car’s windshield.

soaked?” Abel looked around in

he started the

to the entrance of the community, estimating that it would take Emma several minutes to walk from the bus stop to this

the second road, but

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the third road and drove to the bottom of the building where they lived,

roadside bus

eyes, and tears slid from the corners of his

arrived

you let me come find you?” Emmeline sat blankly on the bench under the

raining, and the vehicles and pedestrians

bus has already left.

out his phone, looked at Emmeline’s number, and thought about pressing it but then withdrew his finger, repeating this three

and aunt were nearby and they

the engine, and

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

haven’t you come

having dinner together. It’s raining, so I’ll

drowsy, leaning

umbrella trudged