Kendra squinted at the approaching “man” who walked with a strikingly similar gait to Emmeline. Oh, you’re back! Quincy just woke up,” Kendra smiled as she informed Emmett, unaware of everything that had just happened that afternoon.

“I can help you carry her!” Emmett said with outstretched arms.

“You?” Kendra chuckled. “I wouldn’t expect a man to know how to carry a baby!”

“Well, I carried my younger brother when he was a baby,” Emmett explained. “It’s no problem for me at all!”

Abel walked over and overtook Emmett instead, grabbing hold of Quincy and carrying her into his arms in one swift move. “Let me do it,” Abel told Kendra. “You can go ahead and prepare dinner.”

“Dinner is already prepared, Mr. Abel,” Kendra informed him. “You’re back a little later than usual today.”

“Mm,” Abel grunted softly. “Some things got in the way.”

Behind him, Emmett stuck out his tongue childishly.

Kendra took over Quincy once again as they entered the dining hall. “Why don’t you both head upstairs to change and wash up first? I’ll get the dishes out,” Kendra told them.

sure it was properly in place before changing and going back downstairs. As everyone was gathered at the dining

Abel, Ms. Murphy is

does she want?” Abel raised his eyebrow

says Madame Ryker asked her to bring something

her in then since it’s Mom’s instruction. She might just tell on me if I turned her

minutes later, Evelyn entered the house with two

your tummy, so I’m here to deliver it!” she announced

lamb stew as an excuse to visit Abel and be closer to him, but she had not expected the wicked man to still be around! Abel was even serving him food

should eat more to fill up that skinny frame of yours,”

dote on me more than

your grandmother. I’m a proper man, ok?”

with me, almost exactly like my mother,” Emmett

voice remained gentle. “Why

has a horrible temper!”

you finish your food, you can say I

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