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

at all to be mistaken for a scammer. Coldly, he replied, "Your son was hungry. He's eating at the Burger King by

her oldest son was no

little brat had taken matters into his own hands

the call at once and thrust one hand out at

want my beat-up

from an unwilling Ethan, tossed her apron

the highway, she arrived at the Burger King by the airport. When she pushed open the glass door,

in a black suit. His presence was so commanding that it

might have had training in the military special forces. His countenance was

perfect genes, after all! No wonder all her sons

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. However, he had

her astoundingly beautiful would be

deny that this young woman's loveliness had taken him aback for a

"Yes, Mr. Ryker!"

at every man on the street as well?" Abel smiled derisively

man who's this boy's Daddy!" Emmeline retorted icily. "Abel Ryker, the 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 the

with a mocking smile. "But

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

one of the bodyguards said, blocking her way. "Mr. Abel's been overseas the last few years.

away a bank card with ten million dollars

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

was taken aback. What Abel said was definitely possible and not an exaggeration, and it was not like she hadn't thought about this possibility before. However, her sons all

Nonetheless, this proved nothing.

Suddenly, Emmeline lunged forward.

way, but she twisted aside

forward to attack Emmeline when Abel raised his

to fall headlong into his arms. Getting one hand

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

and asked frostily, "What do

this for a DNA test," Emmeline answered with a

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

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

has that got to do with

her, even if my

it were carved

began ringing. She glanced at the display and realized it was her

she turned aside and

I'm coming home

"Why?"