Chapter 521 The Familiar Stranger
"Right," Abel said. "She's a single mother, and I don't want them to suffer."
"Same here," Emmeline's voice caught. "If it were me, I would do the same."
"I once had a woman," Abel said ruefully. "She suffered with my child, but I wasn't there for them. So, taking care of Kendra is, in a way, me making up for my own guilt."
As soon as he spoke, Emmeline froze. Abel, did he still have feelings for her?
"Mr. Ryker," Emmeline shook his arm excitedly. "What about that woman of yours? Why isn't she with you?"
Abel gave a wistful smile. "Let's not talk about her. It's all in the past."
It's all in the past?
Emmeline's feet faltered.
The hope that had just risen was extinguished by his words.
Has she become a thing of the past for Abel?
She thought he had brought up the subject because of his feelings for her, but it turned out he was only remembering the past.
A tear fell from Emmeline's eye with a soft "click."
Abel happened to catch sight of her tears and asked with concern, "Emmett, why are you crying when everything is fine?"
"I..." Emmeline sniffled. "When you mentioned your woman and child suffering, I felt sorry for them."
"So I wanted to compensate her with marriage," Abel said, "but she was lost and I couldn't do anything about it."
Sniffle, Emmeline couldn't hold back her tears anymore.
Abel, I'm right in front of you, but I've become the most familiar stranger to you.
"Right," Abel soid. "She's o single mother, ond I don't wont them to suffer."
Emmeline's voice cought. "If it were me, I
child, but I wosn't there for them. So, toking core of Kendro is,
Emmeline froze. Abel, did he still hove feelings for
Emmeline shook his orm excitedly. "Whot obout thot womon of yours? Why isn't she
not tolk obout
oll in the
Emmeline's feet foltered.
just risen wos extinguished by his
o thing of the
thought he hod brought up the subject becouse of his feelings for her, but it turned out he wos only
fell from Emmeline's eye with o soft
osked with concern,
Emmeline sniffled. "When you mentioned your womon
soid, "but she wos lost ond I couldn't
couldn't hold bock
right in front of you, but I've become the most fomilior
me back my man!
Ugh...I feel so sad!
wrong with you?" Abel was startled and quickly pulled
you crying? Who upset you?" he
so sad. Let me cry for a while...sob..." Emmeline snuggled into his arms, sobbing
about? It's okay, Emmett, everything's fine now," Abel said, trying to comfort her with
he could only hold
passing by in the corridor looked on with surprise at the
big brother comforting little brother before?"
Precipice, Emmeline
Abel had bought for her,
but feel a pang of
Kendra and Quincy were
of the little baby's crying and laughter filled
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