Quadruplets Unite: Mother's Words Are Law

Chapter 3

"What's your Mommy's name?" A distinctly chilly note crept into Abel's voice. It would appear that some scheming woman was trying to frame him!

"Emmeline Louise."

Emmeline Louise? Abel shook his head. He was certain he did not know this woman.

Meanwhile, Emmeline drove back to the café where she worked and parked her Porsche in the garage. She had just put on her apron when she heard someone calling her name frantically.

"Emma!" The agitated voice came from the doorway. "What on earth did you do to offend the Ryker family? Dad's insisting that we all go back home right now because he says the Rykers will take action against us!"

It was Emmeline's older brother, Ethan. Apparently, he had rushed over and was out of breath.

"I was kicked out of the family five years ago. I'm not going back!"

"But…but Dad said if I don't bring you back with me, he'll cut me out of the family business!"

"So let him! That's not a bad thing!" Emmeline was not about to spare her brother's feelings. "At least you won't need to see that wretched woman!"

"But Emma, the family business is what keeps my family fed," Ethan whined. "If I get cut out of it, what's going to happen to the three of us? We'll starve to death!"

"Wouldn't it be much better if you started your own company?" Emmeline retorted, annoyed. "You're not going to starve to death, not with all your networking and business contacts!"

"Where am I going to find that much start-up capital?" Ethan was not about to give up his grievance so easily. "That woman controls all of Dad's assets!"

"I'll ask the bank to advance you a loan!" Emmeline snapped impatiently. "I've told you repeatedly not to hope for anything from Dad, but you never listen!"

"You're talking mighty big all of a sudden, Emma! Do you think the bank's going to advance you a loan just because you ask? Who do you think you are?"

"Is fifty thousand enough?" Emmeline pulled out her phone. "My classmate just became president of the bank. The money should arrive any minute now."

"It's definitely enough." Oddly enough, Ethan seemed rather fearful all of a sudden. "What if the venture fails, though? I need to figure out what I could use as collateral."

Emmeline was about to tell him that she would stand the cost if his business venture failed when her phone suddenly rang. The number on the display was an unfamiliar one. She picked up the call. "Nightfall Café. What would you like to order?"

A frosty voice replied, "Your son's with me."

"What an amateurish scam. I'm not about to fall for that!" Emmeline hung up the call and was about to resume her conversation with her brother when the phone rang again.

"Hey, scammer, listen here…"

"This is Abel Ryker!"

Emmeline was just about to give the "scammer" a good telling-off when she heard his name. Her heart stopped for a moment.

Abel Ryker! He had finally shown up! It had been five years since she had given birth to his children, and she still did not have the slightest idea of what he looked like!

sons

you?" Emmeline's tone was

replied, "Your son was hungry. He's eating at the Burger King by

realize that her

little brat had taken matters into

once and thrust one hand out at Ethan imperiously, demanding, "Give me the keys to the

you want my beat-up

Ethan, tossed her apron onto the counter again, and

airport. When she pushed open the glass door, she saw Helios sitting at one of the tables, happily munching on a burger. His chubby

him was an imperious man in a black suit. His presence was so commanding that it almost made Emmeline close the door and

looked to be at least six feet tall, and his physique seemed to indicate he might have had training

after

Abel was the first to speak. To be fair, the moment he saw how good-looking Helios was, he already expected the boy's mother

to call her astoundingly beautiful would be no

but he could not deny that this

"Yes, Mr. Ryker!"

at every man on the street as well?"

containing ten million dollars at me five

novel," Abel answered with a

was furious. "You got me pregnant, and now you're just going to shirk

blocking her way. "Mr. Abel's

Struyria who can afford to toss away a bank card with ten million dollars in its account, just like that? If it's not you, then

somewhere," Abel

not an exaggeration, and it was not

Nonetheless, this proved nothing.

Suddenly, Emmeline lunged forward.

to block her way, but she twisted

and they were about to rush forward to

out and yanked Emmeline off-balance, causing her to fall headlong into his arms.

a trice. At the same time, she reached out and plucked a single hair from Abel's head lightly and easily

"What do you think you're

for a DNA test," Emmeline answered

Abel stood up abruptly and dusted down his suit, turning to leave. "Ms. Louise, I'm returning your son to you. I advise you to keep an eye on him so

Abel's path. "Did you

has that got to do with

you're going to marry her, even if

not!" Abel's face looked as if it were carved from stone. "Alana Lane

glanced at the display and realized it was her second son calling. Her

aside and

coming

"Why?"