“Oh,” the owner finally snapped back to reality. “You’re looking for Kendra. She took the afternoon off.”

“Took off?” Abel furrowed his brow. “Is everything okay with her?”

Emmeline, standing behind him, grew tense. Kendra and Quincy, could something be wrong?

“Her daughter had a high fever,” the owner said. “She went to the hospital for an IV drip.”

“Do you know which hospital?” Abel asked.

“The private one across the street,” the owner pointed a finger.

Abel turned around and walked towards the door, with Emmeline hurrying to keep up with him.

Kendra and Quincy were alone and vulnerable, and Emmeline couldn’t bear the thought of something happening to them. She hurried across the street to the small private hospital and found the pediatric observation room.

Sure enough, she saw Kendra holding Quincy in her arms, with an IV drip in her head as she slept soundly.

Then, a pair of shiny leather shoes appeared in Kendra’s line of sight.

Without guessing, she knew who it was.

Kendra suddenly looked up.

and hold Quincy, but the IV line was tangled

back gently.

you find us here?” Kendra was

said. “I told you to call me if you have any difficulties,

fine,” Kendra lowered her eyes, tears welling up in them. “Quin just has a cold. You don’t have to

bitterness. “Although you used to work for me, we’re still friends.

despondently, “but now that Ms. Emmeline is gone, things have changed.

furrowed his brow. “Are you

know Evelyn well, she’s not Ms. Emmeline,” Kendra said. “I don’t want anyone to misunderstand, so it’s better for me to stay away

nothing between me

was still my home, but with other women coming in now that she’s gone,

said. “Can you come

raised her head and asked bitterly, “To serve Evelyn? She wants

her nose and tears welling up in her eyes. She quickly

this young man. He’s going to stay with me for a while, and I want you

turn her gaze to “Emmett”. When she saw him, she was first

Emmeline nodded hastily, “a real

Kendra said. “If you shave that beard off, you’d look like a pretty

I grew this beard precisely because people kept mistaking me

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