Emmeline tugged at her little hand, but Abel had a death grip on it and wouldn’t let go. It was starting to hurt, and she winced, “Abel, ease up! You’re going to bruise me!”

Abel finally loosened his grip a bit, but Emmeline still couldn’t free her hand. She huffed in frustration and gave up, resigning herself to being held captive.

Without missing a beat, Abel wrapped his arm around her and pulled her close, enclosing her in a tight embrace.

“It’s so good to have Emma back,” Ethan chimed in, trying to diffuse the tension. “Let’s celebrate with lunch today. My treat, everyone’s invited.”

“I’m in,” Abel spoke up first. “Ethan’s right, it makes sense. Count me in.”

Benjamin and Janie exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves,

What’s Ethan meddling in now? Everything was going fine.

But could they really argue with his proposal now?

“Mr. Benjamin, Janie,” Ethan turned to them. “Do you think it’s a bad idea?”

Benjamin reluctantly nodded, “It’s fine, I agree.”

Janie raised her hand, “I’m in too.”

“I knew it,” Ethan grinned. “Emma’s back and it’s definitely worth celebrating!”

this show go

Abel eagerly offered, “I’ll take care

cover all the expenses,” Benjamin chimed in. “Let’s go with the

it is,” Ethan agreed. “Why let someone else

was to run into Adrien at a Ryker Group hotel. Having Benjamin on one side and Adrien on the other would only lead to trouble, and he didn’t want

and insecure. He didn’t want to be a ticking time bomb, ready

drive to the Struyria Banquet. They all

Bentley. Emmeline didn’t drive,

leaned over to fasten Emmeline’s seatbelt. But just as he was about to reach for her

his bodyguards, unwilling to leave them alone. Benjamin’s bodyguard

the Struyria Banquet, it was already past eleven o’clock. They

took her purse

are these two men competing

to outdo each other in showing their

was the one who should have been

achieve by meddling in this

Benjamin take

injured,” Emmeline explained, “so Ben took me to get

go with you?” Ethan

glanced at Abel when Ethan mentioned his name. “Him?” she said, “He

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