Luca was pleasantly surprised. After watching Emmeline enter the kitchen, he snuck up to Abelâs side.
âSheâs perfect, Mr. Ryker! Why donât you forget about you-know-who?â
âShut up!â
Luca playfully slapped himself. âRight, you-know-who has your baby!â
âMust you mention her? I told you she has nothing to do with me!â Abel seemed angry.
Luca knew better than to taunt him again. If she has nothing to do with you, why does she keep pestering you?
Emmeline whipped up some mushroom and egg carbonara and sprinkled fresh parsley on top. Abel and Luca wolfed down the food in no time.
It was hard work fighting the seven thugs. They were indeed starving.
The meal was very satisfying.
A little after their plates were cleared, Abelâs phone started to ring.
Considering the time of the night, the call was unexpected.
Abel glanced at his phone screen. The call was from the landline of Levan Mansion.
Once he answered the call, he heard Rosalineâs voice.
âWhere are you, my son? Your father has been waiting for your return. Why havenât you come home?â
âUm⦠I just left the hospital was worried about Hesperus,â Abel said.
âBut Hesperus isnât your son, and Emmeline isnât your wife! Theyâre Adrienâs son and wife, so you should distance yourself from them and pay more attention to Alana and Timothy. Alana is bearing your child now, so you should put your attention on her instead of some outsider.â
Abel frowned hard.
Ever since the first time he met them, he had never considered Emmeline and Hesperus to be outsiders.
Alana, on the other handâ¦
âYou should go home.â Emmeline overheard the conversation while cleaning the table. âIf anything, you should spend more time with Timothy.â
Abel stood up. âYouâre right. I should visit Timothy, Heâs probably still traumatized.â
âTake good care of him and tell him Star is okay now,â Emmeline said.
âMm.â Abel nodded.
At the door, he abruptly turned around. âEmma, Iâm only worried about Timothy.â
Emmeline nodded. âMm. Me too.â
After that, Abel left through the door.
Emmeline stood next to the window with the plates and cutlery in her hands and watched Abel walk to the parking lot across the road.
The Rolls-Royce roared to life, and the headlights lit up.
Inexplicably, Emmeline felt hollow inside.
She was about to bring the plates to the kitchen when her phone began to ring.
She put the plates down and saw that the call was from the pediatric department of the hospital.
Feeling something ominous, she answered the call.
âMs. Louise? Iâm the doctor on duty tonight. Your son suddenly has a high fever, and heâs receiving emergency treatment now.â
Emmeline was shocked. The first thing she could think of was that Hesperusâ blood disorder had been triggered.
âIâll be there in no time!â
âIâll go with you!â Daisy was already standing at the door.
âOkay!â Emmeline took the keys to her sports car, and they sped toward the hospital.
When they arrived at the hospital, Hesperus was already in the emergency room.
âShould I inform Master Adelmar?â Daisy whispered to Emmeline.
âNot yet. I donât want him to worry,â Emmeline said.
âWhat should we do about Star?â
âWeâll control his symptoms with our medication and arrange for a blood transfusion!â
âThatâs all we can do for now,â Daisy said, âAfter all, weâve found the kidâs father.â
The doctor came up to Emmeline and said, âMs. Louise, the best solution is to perform a bone marrow transplant on the boy. Otherwise, his condition will continue to worsen, and it will eventually become a serious threat to his life.â
âI know,â Emmeline said, âIâve been searching for a suitable donor.â
âHow about his father?â the doctor suggested. âThat is the fastest and safest way.â
Yes, weâve just found him, Emmeline thought.
Youâre finally useful for once, Adrien.