âCome on, Adam. Give us a break. We havenât actually resolved things between me and Abel,â Alana replied.
âRelax, Iâve got your back!â Adam patted his chest. âBesides me, Mom is going to support you too, so there is no way Abel wonât listen to you.â
âIâm not in a rush, actually.â Alana added, âBut I do hope Abel knows what he is doing with Emmeline.
âOf course!â Adam answered, âIâll definitely talk to him about that before he lets Emmeline manipulate him; otherwise, I doubt Zahn will ever be able to live down that embarrassment.â
Alana chuckled to herself while giving Adam an affirmative reply. âYou can rest assured that Iâll take good care of Zahn, Adam. Please send my regards to your mom and Scarlett.
Adam nodded in agreement, approving of his future sisterâinâlaw on the inside.
âI still have work to do, so Iâll leave you to it.â Alana stood up. Also, Iâm going to leave Abelâs. package with you for inspection.â
âDonât worry!â Adam patted his chest. âYou can count on me for that.â
It was 11:20 am., and they still had an hour before arriving at the airport. Suddenly, Abelâs phone rang, and he realized it was a call from the landline phone in the Rykerâs residence.
The phone is rarely used. Furthermore, Emmeline usually calls with her cell phone, so who could be calling?
Then, someone came to Abelâs mindâAdam. Heâs home, and he doesnât have a phone. With one hand on the steering wheel, Abel answered the call. âAdam!â
âAre you out of your mind, Abel?!â Adam screamed on the other side of the phone.
Abel was speechless upon hearing Adamâs reaction.
âYouâre crazy, arenât you, Abel? Iâm actually quite surprised by your taste.â
Abel quickly took the phone away from his ear due to Adamâs deafening noise. âWhat are you talking about, Adam?â
âWhat am I talking about? Look at the mess you created, Abell You really disgust melâ Adam shouted, âNo wonder you spoiled her so much. Is that what it is right now?â
âWhat exactly is going on?â Abel questioned his brother impatiently. âCan you stop acting weird and tell me what happened?!â
âCan you imagine how angry I am right now? Iâm doing my best to talk nicely to you, in fact!â Adam added, âWho were you with during your wedding shoot? Donât tell me you donât know whatâs going on!â
My wedding shoot?
Abel was stunned, taking a moment before it finally dawned on him that Adam was referring to him and Emmeline. At the thought of that, his head buzzed overwhelmingly.
âDid you open my package?â Abel furrowed his brows. âWithout my permission?!â
âThe mail was delivered to your doorstep! What do you expect?â Adam replied. âWhatâs wrong? Are you afraid of admitting what you did? Or are you scared someone will uncover your âdarkâ secret? Well, guess what? You should have thought of that earlier!â
Abel found himself on the verge of an outburst, but still, he kept his cool and said, âAdam. Iâm going to give you three minutes to get out of my house! Put my stuff right where you found them!â
âYouâre really something else, Abel!â Adam continued to rant. I didnât expect that youâd have a wedding shoot with Emmeline. You couldnât be doing that for fun, could you? I understand that you love and care for her, but it never occurred to me that it would turn out like this. No wonder you had no problem spending two hundred thousand buying a car for her. Wait a secondâdid you even build the Ryker Group for her too?â
Abelâs face turned pale as he sped on the highway with his hand on the steering wheel. Realizing that he had trouble overtaking cars on the road, he immediately turned on the hazard lights and pulled over to the emergency lane. He then calmed himself down by taking a deep breath and spoke to Adam in a serious tone.
âAdam, take Zahn with you to your driving school and leave the Ryker Group immediately. Whatever I do is none of your concern!â
Adam was speechless. After a brief hesitation, he said, âIf Zahn has to leave, Iâm going to return home with your wedding photos and Emmelineâs. Then, Iâm going to show Grandma and the others those pictures and see how proudâ theyâre going to be of their own grandson. After all, who has the audacity to marry his own sister?â
Abelâs eyes were filled with anger. Although he was hardly afraid of anyone else, there was still one exceptionâRosaline. He was worried that his grandmother would get so angry that it would take a toll on her health and delay her recovery, which was something he couldnât allow.
âPut everything back where you found them and wait for me to come back.â Abel said in a calm voice, Iâm on the highway to the capital city now, so itâs not a good time for me to talk on the phone.â
âYou sound scared, dude. I didnât know there was someone youâd fear.â Adam smiled. sarcastically.
Abel gritted his teeth, his face turning gloomy as he made his point in a serious manner. âIf Grandmaâs health worsens because of what you said youâd do, youâre going to be in big trouble, Adam! I swear!
Even if it means the Rykerâs residence will be covered in bloodshed.â