Evelyn said hurriedly, âMr. Abel, work is more important; please leave it to me; I can look after Granddad.â
âOkay.â He nodded, picked up his suit jacket, and left.
Oscar slammed the fork on the table and snorted, âThis bastard is so freaking stubborn!â
âGrandda,â Evelyn said, âEmmeline was in danger; it was only natural that Mr. Abel was feeling upset.â
âWhy should I be understanding?â Oscar snapped and said, âAll she has done is give birth to the four children and nothing more! She can never be better than you. Whatâs more, sheâs dead now!â
Evelyn lowered her head and smiled. How can a dead woman compete with a rich lady like me? It seems that I still have my chance with Abel as long as Iâm on Old Mr. Rykerâs good side. No, not only him! I also have to be on good terms with Abelâs parents and children!â
She quickly carried out her plan. The next time, she went to the kindergarten to pick up four of them.
She blocked their way out and said, âIâm your momâs friend; Iâm here to visit you all.â
âBut we donât know you,â Timothy looked up and asked, âAre you a human trafficker?â
âOf course not,â She squatted down and smiled lovingly, saying, âIâm best friends with your mom, Emmeline. You all should address me as Auntie Evelyn .
âBut we have never seen you together with mom,â Helios was said to be alerted. âHow can we be sure youâre her friend?â
âYes,â Endymion said, âwe wonât believe you before making sure of your real identity!â
âI agree with my brothers!â Hesperus said, âThe four of us are not so easy to lie to!â
âIâm not lying to you all,â She smiled and said, âIâll go to your house, and you all will know it once we see your grandparents.â
âGrandad is coming to fetch us now,â Timothy asked. âAre you coming with us?â
She turned and saw Lewis coming down from his car; she had greeted him and his wife the other day.
And the two of them knew who she was; she once had a marriage agreement with Abel.
âMs. Murphy?â Lewis was surprised to see her here, and he asked, âWhy are you here?â
âMr. Lewis,â she smiled gently and said, âIâm here to see the things; Iâm Emmelineâs best friend after all.â
âItâs so nice for you to miss the kids,â Lewis said. âThanks for caring.â
âIâm devastated at what happened to Emmeline.â
âGrandad,â Helios asked, âis she really momâs friend?â
âYes,â he nodded and said, âwe knew her.â
âSo youâre really our momâs friend,â Endymion said. âSorry for misunderstanding you.â
âWe always welcome Momâs friend.â Hesperus said, âAuntie, nice to meet you.â
âI thought you were a human trafficker.â Timothy broke into a smile and asked, âSo, youâre not one?â
âAre you terrified of the human trafficker?â She gently caressed his head and said, âI feel so sorry for you.â
âMs. Murphy,â Lewis said, âsince youâre here, letâs go to our house to have lunch together. Weâre no strangers.â
âI was planning to,â she answered. âI already prepared the gifts to pay a visit.â
Half an hour later, her car followed Lewisâ car into his mansion.
She took a lot of gifts and toys from her car, and she also bought expensive food for Lewis and Rosaline. Rosaline was happy to see her, and she pulled her to the sofa to have a talk.
âIâm best friends with Emmeline,â she said with reddened eyes. âWho would have thought something like this could happen to her?â
âDonât let the kids overhear our conversation,â Rosaline said. âThey thought that Emmeline was at Osea looking after their grandpa.â
âOsea?â She was shocked, and she asked, âEmmelineâs not dead? Sheâs at Osea?â