The Quadruplets Are Mine?

"Emma!"

"Emma!"

Lizbeth and Adrien simultaneously rose from their chairs.

"You guys?" Emmeline expressed her surprise, "You guys are here too?"

With a cigarette between his lips, Adam narrowed his eyes and remarked, "How can we have a meal without them tagging along?"

"Exactly," Lizbeth chimed in, "Adam didn't mention why he called us here, and now I know that he invited Emma."

"I didn't come for nothing," Adrien smiled, "I was thinking how dull this meal would be with just the three of us!"

"What do you mean?" Lizbeth appeared displeased, "Are you bored of eating with me?"

"How could I dare?" Adrien quickly apologized, "I didn't mean that either."

"That's when we're dining with Adam," Adam shot him a disdainful glance, "Don't you like it?"

"I'm even more afraid," Adrien responded, "I just think the three of us having this dinner feels incomplete. Now that Emma's here, it feels right, but what about Abel?"

Adrien turned towards Emmeline and inquired, "Why didn't Abel come along with you?"

"Abel isn't feeling well," Emmeline explained, "He's resting at home for a couple of days."

you?" Adam extinguished his cigarette in the

the president

and quickly pulled out a chair for

thanks to Abel's foresight. If he entrusted me with this responsibility, I couldn't even

and spoke in a hushed tone,

Lizbeth noticed Emmeline holding a large, disheveled bouquet of

had a

flowers and heading outside to throw them in the

preparing to take his seat, he noticed Adam's face had turned as

quite pale

to dwell on Adam, so he handed Emmeline the

me today," Adam said, with Lizbeth and Adrien both present, making

Emmeline picked up the menu and quickly scanned through it. As she

wanted to eat or not, but at least it would distract Adam from

wine?" Adrien turned to

can have whatever wine she

back," Emmeline smiled, "I'll have the

Romanée-Conti?

From 1993?

two

suggestion inappropriate, but she followed up by saying, "Make it two bottles. I know Adam enjoys red wine and nothing less

suffocated as if his brain

remarked, "Emma understands Adam