Chapter 4

Emmeline showed up an hour late to the kindergarten.

“Ms. Louise,” the kindergarten teacher said apologetically. “We just got a visit from the Ryker family and they said that they would shut the kindergarten down unless your son stays. The principal thought that it’d be best to send Moon home first.”

Upon realizing that the Rykers would go to such extremes for a child, Emmeline's brow furrowed in surprise. It was likely Alana’s doing, given her abundance of idle time.

“What the.” Emmeline smiled. “I don’t see the point of sending them to school if they hate it, so I’ll be keeping them at home for a few days.”

“I agree,” the teacher commented. “Your children are really smart, Ms. Louise. I hate to admit it, but we often have to look up the answers to their questions online.”

“Thank you for your hard work thus far,” Emmeline hastily thanked.

“You should go back and look after your children then.” The teacher took a glance at the time. “They should be home by now.”

After bidding farewell, Emmeline drove back to Nightfall Cafe in the old Phaeton car. Once she had reached the cafe, she found Endymion getting occupied by the computer in the study room.

“Hey, Moon.” Emmeline ruffled his hair. “You hungry yet?”

“Nope,” Endymion replied as his eyes were fixated on the red dot on the screen. “Is Star still with great-grandfather?”

“Yeah, he’ll be there playing for a while.”

“Sun is heading that way too.”

“He’s with Abel right now and they’re going to see his grandfather at the hospital.”

“How did it go with daddy?”

“Well,” Emmeline replied with a sigh. “He isn’t admitting to it.”

“Hmph!” Moon puffed up his cheeks. “What a jerk!”

looks fine to

he’s our father? We’re four

yet.” Emmeline scratched her head

heard the door below being kicked open and a lady

was Emmeline’s stepmom, Alondra

son’s head and said, “Mommy’s going to check

back.

rushing down the stairs. With each passing day, her kid grew more

mind, Emmeline?” Alondra shouted toward the stairwell, “How dare you offend the Ryker family! They would’ve destroyed our only

the front door in a white dress. Many would-be

already a mother yet you’re still

hold of Alana’s

Emmeline’s hand away and scolded, “Don’t be ridiculous to my niece. She’s about to be married into

congratulations!”

responded, “Are you just jealous

minutes to get out of my place now, or I’ll make

you know your father collapsed after hearing that the Ryker family planned to ruin our business and it

mentioned her father. In the end, they were blood-related and she felt heartbroken after hearing the news of her

can’t believe

was your doing!” Emmeline immediately marched forward upon hearing that and was about to slap Alana before her wrist was caught

your brother, am about to lose my

withdrew her hand after noticing her brother’s pale

they’re going to terminate me because of the fuss you caused to the Ryker

stop!” Suddenly, Emmeline’s sister-in-law, Grace Cooper, burst in, sobbing. “I was about to do a headline interview on the Ryker

quite the jinx! You’re ruining the lives of everyone in

“Sis?”

“Emma?”

“Apologize to Alana now!”

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