"Mm," Abel replied after a few seconds.
"Mm."? Is that all? What's the meaning of that? Emmeline thought while frowning.
Do you think I'm a child? That was what Abel was thinking.
Even so, he was glad that his wife was still concerned about him.
I'm glad that she decided to eat out. It's better than coming home and seeing the door to the study tightly shut.
The waiter served food to the table and opened the bottle of wine.
As the cork popped, Adam shuddered involuntarily.
Two and a half million dollars were gone in an instant.
"Let's open another one," Emmeline said. "Mr. Adam can drink a lot. You're insulting him if you only open one bottle.
The waiter blushed nervously. He uncorked another bottle and poured it into the decanter.
Pop! Adam shuddered again.
dollars, not
Adam narrowed his gaze.
Imperial Palace again,
Emmeline Louise! You'd better approve my
the decanter and
Emmeline's glass when
glass," Adam said. "Let the eldest in the
didn't know about that,
him anyway. He poured a glass of
Emmeline. "Emma, I've poured this glass of wine for you. You'll
gentle smile.
was not sure how to reply
You ordered these dishes, and let's not
fill Emmeline's plate with
realized that he should attend to Lizbeth too. Both women were his sisters-in-law, and
a little more and thought
all other occasions, he was the one whom people served. He never had
"I'm sure you have
before smiling, "You're a
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