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!

her sons

are you?" Emmeline's tone was equally

to be mistaken for a scammer. Coldly, he replied,

realize that her oldest son

had taken matters into his

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

you want my beat-up old car

snatched the keys from an unwilling Ethan, tossed her apron

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

presence was so commanding that it almost made Emmeline

to indicate he might have had training in the military special forces. His countenance

had inherited their father's perfect genes, after all! No wonder all her sons

speak. To be fair, the moment he saw how good-looking Helios was, he already expected the boy's mother to be uncommonly pretty. However, he had not anticipated

her astoundingly beautiful would

any beautiful woman, but he could not deny that this

"Yes, Mr. Ryker!"

you teach him to shout "Daddy" at every man on

retorted icily. "Abel Ryker, the man who tossed a bank card containing ten million dollars at me five years

of some cheap romance novel," Abel answered with a mocking smile. "But I'm in no mood to listen to

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

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

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

picked the card up on the street somewhere," Abel said with a shrug and a

definitely possible and not an exaggeration, and it was not like she

Nonetheless, this proved nothing.

Suddenly, Emmeline lunged forward.

way, but she twisted aside and neatly evaded

about to rush forward to attack Emmeline

out and yanked Emmeline off-balance, causing her to fall headlong into his arms. Getting one hand around her slender waist, his expression

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

eyes and asked frostily, "What do

going to send this for a DNA test," Emmeline answered with a coy

Louise, I'm returning your son to you. I advise you to keep an eye on him so he doesn't go around yelling for

Emmeline blocked Abel's path. "Did

got

even if my boy is

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

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

turned aside

coming home

"Why?"