Emmeline wiped her tears. âLater at night, go to the hospital with me. I want to visit Alána.â
âWhy?â Benjamin wondered what Emmeline was planning.
âI want to see if things are like what Abel said.â
Benjamin nodded. âSure. Maybe youâll finally give up on him!â
At night, Emmeline and Benjamin went to Rykerâs Hospital, âWait for me in the car. Itâll be troublesome if we are found out.â
Emmeline put on a doctorâs white coat and wore a mask.
Benjamin nodded. âMm. Take care.â
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Emmeline nodded, opened the car door, and went to the hospital ward with her hands in her pockets.
It was past visiting hours, and only patients and medical personnel remained in the wards.
Emmeline quickly made her way to Alanaâs room.
Alana was sleeping when she felt a hand grasp her wrist.
She opened her eyes in shock.
Sitting next to her was a female doctor.
âAre you checking on me, Doctor?â Alana asked, feeling slightly relieved.
Iâm the doctor on duty tonight. Iâm only here for a routine checkup,â Emmeline said.
Alana was surprised. No, that canât be. Quentin said Alana did not say anything. She let Emmeline take her pulse.
She looked closely at Emmelineâs eyes which were not obscured by the mask.
Those eyes were animated and bewitchingâ¦
Alana smiled imperceptibly and said, âAm I getting better, Doctor? I need to recover as fast as I can. My husband is waiting for me to marry him.â
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âMy husband said I saved his life, so he wants to marry me, and few more children. My mother-in-law canât wait for more children, and my grandfather tooâ¦â
Emmeline stood up.
âHow is my condition, Doctor?â
Alana stared Emmeline in the eye.
âYour injuries arenât as serious as you think. Your wish will come true,â Emmeline said, feeling a lump in her throat.
She turned around and left the room.
Alana smirked. She was not sure if the doctor was Emmeline in disguise, but what the doctor said would come true.
Emmeline went into the elevator feeling extremely uneasy.
Abel is really concerned about Alána. Her injuries arenât that serious anyway.
I guess thatâs why he wants her to recover so he can marry her. No wonder heâs begging Benjamin to set up an appointment with the Wonder Doctor.
They already have Timothy. That alone wonât tear them apart, just like Adrien and me. As much as I hate him⦠heâs not an outsider!
Emmeline ran into the parking lot, opened the side passenger door of her car, and went inside.
âHow did it go, Ms. Louise?â Benjamin asked.
Emmeline fell into his lap and burst into tears.
âGood girl, donât cry.â Benjamin patted her back. âYou donât look pretty when you cry.â
Emmeline sobbed. âFrom now on, Iâll forget Abel Ryker ever existed!â
âThatâs right. Maybe youâll pay more attention to me,â Benjamin said.
âForget it!â Emmeline shoved him away. âIâve always treated you as a friend. Thereâs no chemistry between us.â
âSigh. I guess I can only watch you walk down the aisle with another man.â
Emmeline did not reply. She silently wiped her tears.
Thatâs how love is. I canât do anything about it.
Meanwhile, Abel unlocked the front door of the Precipice.
Just as expected, it was deserted.
That was not a hard problem to solve. Abel ordered Luca and eight bodyguards to live in.
âTell them theyâll live here for the next few days. Other than my room, they can stay wherever they want.â
Luca passed on the message to the bodyguards, and they began to pick their rooms.
Next was the problem of food.
It was not a hard problem to solve either.
Abel called the customer relations manager of Nimbus Hotel.