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

Emmeline's tone

replied, "Your

did Emmeline realize that her oldest

brat had taken matters into his

out at Ethan imperiously, demanding, "Give me the

you want my beat-up old car

from an unwilling Ethan, tossed her apron onto the counter again, and ran

door, she saw Helios sitting at one of the tables, happily munching

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

had training in the military special forces. His

after

mother?" 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 be uncommonly pretty.

call her astoundingly beautiful would be no

he could not deny that this young woman's loveliness

"Yes, Mr. Ryker!"

him to shout "Daddy" at every man on the street as well?" Abel smiled derisively

man who tossed a bank card containing ten million dollars at me five years ago, at the beginning of autumn, on a rainy day at

chapter out of some cheap romance novel," Abel answered with a mocking smile. "But I'm in

Emmeline was furious. "You got me pregnant, and now you're just

the bodyguards said, blocking her way. "Mr. Abel's been overseas

there another Abel Ryker in Struyria who can afford to toss away a bank card with ten million dollars in its account, just like that? If it's

on the street somewhere," Abel said with a shrug and a nonchalant wave of his

not an exaggeration, and it was not like she

Nonetheless, this proved nothing.

Suddenly, Emmeline lunged forward.

block her way, but she twisted aside and neatly evaded them, ending

bodyguards' expressions grew hard, and they were about to rush forward

he suddenly reached out and yanked Emmeline off-balance, causing her to fall headlong into his arms. Getting one hand around

little vixen; she slid out of his arms in a trice. At the same time, she reached out and plucked a single hair from

frostily, "What do you think you're

this for a DNA test," Emmeline answered with

tricks too. How unimaginative!" Abel stood up abruptly and dusted down his suit, turning to leave. "Ms. Louise, I'm returning your son to you.

on!" Emmeline blocked Abel's path. "Did you come

that got to do

you're going to marry her, even if my boy is

not!" Abel's face looked as if it were carved from

ringing. She glanced at the display and realized it was her second son calling. Her heart stood still for a moment. Had

she turned aside and

coming home

"Why?"