“Emma never regained consciousness,” Benjamin teared up as he spoke. “She was still fighting for her life, so Master Adelmar made a gamble…”

“Emma…” Abel stumbled forward on shaky legs.

Luca immediately stepped forward to support him. “Calm down, Mr. Abel…”

“Abel, you don’t look too good. Are you unwell?” Benjamin asked out of concern.

“My gastroenteritis has worsened,” Abel’s face scrunched up in pain. “But I won’t die so easily. At least, not yet…”

“What do you mean?” Benjamin frowned. “You’re Mr. Abel Ryker, the devil from hell himself! How can you be so weak and pathetic?!”

“I’ll be fine as long as Emma is fine,” Abel chuckled bitterly. “If anything happens to her, I…”

Benjamin interrupted Abel before he could finish his sentence. “Don’t forget your four children! Love isn’t everything, Abel!” Benjamin snapped at him.

“What about you then, huh?” Abel challenged. “Benjamin… No, Benedict, what would you do if anything happens to Emma?”

at his feet, unable to

a hypocrite, Benjamin! Can you really let Emma go?” Abel

tears streamed down Benjamin’s face as he

He was only trying to do the responsible thing as a man, but

You still have me, and I already belong to you. You can’t just leave me…” Janie

not saying I’ll leave you. I’ve already promised you marriage, but I can’t

anything happened to her, I’ll be crushed too, but you need to hang in there. I can’t replace Emmeline, but

prayed to any

if remembering something, Janie looked up at Benjamin. “So your name is Benedict

original family name, but all of the children that he took in will change their last name to Adelmar. We’re not his real children, but we

is Emma on? Can you take me there?”

your guest rooms for now and come back here

choked with emotion. “We’ll

they brought along, Abel’s entourage took up five rooms in the Adelmar manor. Not long after settling down in their rooms, one of the maids invited Abel and his

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