“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?”

his feet, unable to

everything? Don’t be a hypocrite, Benjamin! Can you really let Emma go?” Abel

face as he

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

say that, Ben! You still have me, and I already belong to you. You

saying I’ll leave you. I’ve already promised you marriage, but I can’t give you love. Do you

miss Emma too, you know. If anything happened to her, I’ll be crushed too, but you need to hang

Benjamin. Luca prayed to any higher power that was listening to help Mr. Abel and bring Ms.

Janie looked up at Benjamin. “So your name is Benedict Adelmar?

explained. “York was my 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,

on? Can

“Return to your guest rooms for now and come back here at nine. I’ll

Abel exclaimed, slightly choked with emotion. “We’ll come

to bring them to their guest rooms. Together with the four bodyguards they brought along, Abel’s entourage took up five rooms in the Adelmar manor. Not

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