Quadruplets Unite: Mother's Words Are Law

Chapter 19

A nursery rhyme?! The crowd roared with laughter.

“Alana, you’re too kind,” Alondra said. “I’m not sure if she could even manage a nursery rhyme…”

“Emmeline, ignore them!” Julianna bellowed. “It’s no big deal if you can’t play the piano! After all, you gave me three grandchildren!”

Rosaline glared at Julianna spitefully. Julianna had indirectly insulted Abel for not being able to have more children than Adrien.

“Hmm, let me give it a go, since it’s a party after all!” Emmeline tried to diffuse the tension.

“Go on! You could try ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star’, or ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’,” Alana encouraged her cousin.

Emmeline took a seat at the piano. She pushed her luscious locks away from her face before placing her fingers on the piano keys tentatively.

to note the jeers and jibes from the crowd. However, all of a sudden, Emmeline’s fingers picked up the pace and burst into a smooth, tuneful melody. She was playing ‘A Comme

mesmerized by the woman in front of him. He was used to watching piano performances by world class

walking up to Emmeline and standing by her side. Emmeline looked up at him and smiled while her hands were still deftly maneuvering the piano keys, not breaking melody. Abel’s heart raced as he looked down at her lovely face from this angle. Her doe-eyes and long, fluttery eyelashes were a part of his

that things were not going according to her plan. She was just about to stop Emmeline when Abel placed his hand on the keyboard gently, silently asking Emmeline for permission to duet. Emmeline immediately understood his request and allowed him to pick up the piece from the middle. Together, they finished

alone did Emmeline beat her at playing the piano, she even got a chance to duet with Abel. The whole of Struyria knew that she was betrothed to Abel Ryker, yet they cheered and supported Emmeline and Abel

with anger. “How dare you seduce my fiancé?!” She raised

Emmeline forcefully. “Watch your words, we were never engaged to begin with,” he

“Abel…” Alana cried out.

me so casually!” Abel

All her party guests were

of the house. A moment later, the chandelier lights dimmed. A violinist began to play ‘Happy Birthday’ as hundreds of candles lit

Lane to make a wish!” Alondra announced. “Then we’ll all get