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!”

to me; he's not

that he’s our father? We’re

yet.” Emmeline scratched her head and mumbled, “Even

and a lady shouting, “Emmeline

Emmeline’s stepmom,

here.” Emmeline patted her son’s head and said, “Mommy’s going to check what’s

head back. “Call me if something goes

With each passing day, her kid grew more

the Ryker

was standing elegantly at the front door in a white dress. Many would-be customers decided against entering the cafe because of Alana’s intimidating presence. Emmeline held onto the

cousin,” Alana sneered, “You’re already a mother yet

for once then?” Emmeline immediately grabbed a hold of Alana’s

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

my, congratulations!” Emmeline sarcastically

proudly responded, “Are you just jealous of me since

out of my place now, or I’ll make you sorry

father collapsed after hearing that the Ryker family planned to ruin our business and it was Alana that convinced them to do otherwise? Are you really going to

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

“I can’t believe you’re not even

was about to slap Alana before her wrist was caught by someone. She turned around to see that

things worse! Even I, your brother,

withdrew her hand after noticing her

going to terminate me because of the fuss you

sister-in-law, Grace Cooper, burst in, sobbing. “I was about to do a headline interview on the Ryker family, but because of you, the studio got their call

jinx! You’re ruining the lives of

“Sis?”

“Emma?”

“Apologize to Alana now!”

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