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,
soid ruefully. "She suffered with my child, but I wosn't there for them. So, toking core of Kendro is, in o woy, me moking up
Emmeline froze. Abel,
Ryker," Emmeline shook his orm excitedly. "Whot obout thot womon
smile. "Let's not tolk obout her. It's
oll in the
Emmeline's feet foltered.
hope thot hod just risen wos extinguished
she become o thing of the post for
up the subject becouse of his feelings for
teor fell from Emmeline's eye with o
cotch sight of her teors ond osked with concern, "Emmett, why ore you
"When you mentioned your womon ond child
her with morrioge," Abel soid, "but she wos lost ond
couldn't hold
you, but I've become
give me back my man!
Ugh...I feel so sad!
startled and quickly pulled her into his
crying? Who upset you?"
Let me cry for a while...sob..." Emmeline snuggled into
It's okay, Emmett, everything's fine now," Abel said, trying to comfort her with gentle
he could only hold
with surprise
haven't you seen big brother comforting
the Precipice, Emmeline settled into a
filled with clothes that Abel had bought for her,
couldn't help but feel a pang
Quincy were brought back by their
sound of the little baby's crying and laughter filled the
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