"Mm," Abel replied after a few seconds.

"Mm."? Is that all? What's the meaning of that? Emmeline thought while frowning.

Do you think I'm a child? That was what Abel was thinking.

Even so, he was glad that his wife was still concerned about him.

I'm glad that she decided to eat out. It's better than coming home and seeing the door to the study tightly shut.

The waiter served food to the table and opened the bottle of wine.

As the cork popped, Adam shuddered involuntarily.

Two and a half million dollars were gone in an instant.

"Let's open another one," Emmeline said. "Mr. Adam can drink a lot. You're insulting him if you only open one bottle.

The waiter blushed nervously. He uncorked another bottle and poured it into the decanter.

Pop! Adam shuddered again.

was five million dollars, not

Adam narrowed his gaze.

Palace again, the money spent

You'd better approve my

took the decanter and

fill Emmeline's glass when Adam

Adam said. "Let the eldest

didn't know about

with him anyway. He poured a glass of wine

"Emma, I've poured this glass of wine for you.

Emmeline said with a gentle smile. "It'll be

not sure how

You ordered these dishes,

to fill Emmeline's plate with

to Lizbeth too. Both women were his sisters-in-law, and he did

thought that he

irritated. On all other occasions, he was the one whom

"I'm sure you have another reason

himself before smiling, "You're a smart

the real

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