Abel gently patted Emmelineâs back and consoled her, âItâs okay, babe, weâre going home now. Itâs over now. Donât be afraid, be goodâ¦â
Emmeline sobbed repeatedly. She said in a teary voice, âI canât see anything. I was powerless to deal with that bad guy. Iâm so scared that heâll hurt me. Iâm glad you came.â
Tears streamed down Abelâs face as he took Emmelineâs hand and slapped his own face. He scolded himself, âDamn it! You suffered because I didnât do a good job of protecting you. I must be punished!â
Emmeline lifted her blurry eyes toward him as she curled her hand into a fist. She commanded, âStop hitting yourself. If you do that to yourself, itâll hurt me too.â
âWail!â
Abel bursted into tears. He tightly embraced Emmelineâs petite frame, lowered his head and kissed her lips. Emmeline encircled Abelâs neck with her arms, and she almost melted in his embrace. Their tears were mixing together; it was bitter and warm.
âCough! Cough!â
Benjamin was sitting on the side, and it was too much for him. The sounds of the two making out continued even after he turned his head away. Waylon was seated in the back, so the fact that the front seat was blocking his view did not bother him as much.
They took an extended Hummer for the rescue operation this time out of convenience.
âWhoâs there?â
When Emmeline overheard someone coughing, she quickly pushed Abel away. The cough clearly came from somewhere on the back of her head. Her cheeks immediately flushed.
Benjamin was too embarrassed to speak up.
Abel looked up, and he was craving a more intimate moment with his wife. He explained, âBenjamin and Waylon are here. All three of us saved you together.â
Emmeline exclaimed with joy, âBen and Waylon?â
âHmmm,â Benjamin and Waylon finally spoke up, âHey, Emma.â
Emmeline was ecstatic, âWaylon! How did you get here?â
Waylon replied, âSilly girl, didnât we say weâd deliver your dowry? Who would have thought youâd get into trouble?â
Emmeline responded, âI know, right? I was locked up in the Imperial Palace dungeon for two days.
Then I lost my sight and couldnât tell day from night. I have no idea how many days have passed. I would have wed Abel had it not been for this incident.â
Abel reassured her while kissing her forehead, âItâs not too late now. As long as youâve come home, we can make up for the wedding.â
âBen?â Emmeline called out to Benjamin, she reached out her hand and searched for him.
Benjamin quickly grabbed her hand and spoke out, âIâm here, Emma.â
âJanie! Have there been any updates on Janie?â
Tears started to well up in Benjaminâs eyes, and he said, âSilly girl, Janie is home. Sheâs okay.
Emmeline exclaimed as she joyfully clapped her hands, âOh! Janie is home. Thatâs fantastic. I can finally relax when sheâs fine.â
Benjamin said with a choking voice, âItâs all thanks to you. If you hadnât risked yourself, Janie might not have been able to return to me.â
Emmeline comforted him and said, âBen, donât blame her! A young woman who has never been married will be terrified to death when she learns she is pregnant. When I was with Abelâ¦didnât the same thing happen to me?â
Abel lowered his head and kissed her lips softly. He pleaded, âEmma, have mercy on me and let your husband off the hook.â
Emmeline chuckled and said, âFine. I wonât bring up the past. Letâs hurriedly get home. I miss the kids and Janie.â
Abel said, âYeah, everyone was worried about you. They nearly ganged up to beat me when they learned you were in trouble.â
Emmeline said, âHow can you put the blame on yourself? It was my carelessness that led me to fall for Darellâs ruse.â
Both Abel and Benjamin asked at once.
âWho is the mastermind behind Darell? Is the preparator the Imperial Palace Lord?â
Emmeline explained, âNo, itâs not him. Itâs Alana and Evelyn.â
Abel and Benjamin gritted their teeth in unison and cursed, âSure enough, itâs these witches!â
âOn the contrary, it was Anthony who saved me. I would have been tortured to death by these two if he hadnât shown up.â
Abel frowned and stated, âWell, we werenât able to locate them.â
Emmeline explained, âAlana is imprisoned in the Imperial Palaceâs dungeon. Evelyn was beaten badly by Anthony, and he threw her off a cliff to be fed to the wolves. Of course, you couldnât find them.â
Abel asked, âAnd Flynn, this time, Evelyn had caused him great harm.â
âFlynn?â Emmeline narrowed her misty eyes and asked, âWhat happened to Flynn?â