âWhat should I do, Auntie?â Alana said while sobbing. âYou have to save me! Otherwise, Iâm finished!â
âLet me think, let me think,â Alondra repeated while pacing around the room. Eventually, she said, âWhy donât we ask Adam for help?â
âAdam?â Alana panicked. âThat guy is a heartless tyrant!â
âBut only someone like him can save us,â Alondra said. âOnly he can convince Ãscar to be on our side.â
âAuntie, why are we involving Oscar in this?â Alana became even more Alustered. âItâs already a huge mess!â
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At the hospital, Hesperus finally woke up.
Emmeline smiled at him while tucking him in.
âIâm feeling a lot better now, Mommy. You donât have to worry about me anymore.â
âMm.â Emmeline felt a lump in her throat. âItâs all thanks to Mr. Ryker.â
âHeâs not Mr. Ryker. Heâs Daddy,â Hesperus said seriously. âAll three of us think that heâs our daddy.â
Emmeline shook her head. âBut⦠heâs not.â
âMommy, you can marry Mr. Ryker. That way, heâll really become our daddy, and Timothy will have a mommy.ââ
âShh, donât say that.â Emmeline gently pinched Hesperusâ nose. âTimothy already has a mommy.â
âBut Timothy told us his mommy doesnât love him at all. He thinks sheâs not his real mommy.â
Emmeline was amused by what the ittle boy said. âThatâs impossible! Alana is Timothyâs real mommy.â
âBut thatâs what Timothy says.â Hesperus pouted. âIf you donât believe me, you can ask Timothy.â
Emmeline was about to read a storybook to Hesperus when she noticed a news notification on her phone. The headline read, âTragedy at Brookwater Maternity Hospital! Three Dead.â
Brookwater Maternity Hospital? Isnât that the hospital where I gave birth to the triplets?
She continued reading the article. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw the names of the victims.
The doctor and two nurses were the ones who assisted her delivery back then!
Of course, the triplets were among the countless babies they had delivered over the years.
Emmeline could not help but feel sorry for them. She wondered who could have been so cruel to murder them.
Suddenly, she heard a voice at the door.
âHow are you feeling now, my son?â
Emmeline turned her head around abruptly. She saw Adrien jog into the room and fall on the bed.
âIâm sorry Iâm late, my son. Itâs not that I didnât want to save you, but I had an accident!â
âThatâs not how you speak to your son. Youâve always been playing with fire, so itâs no surprise you got burned this time. If you canât be fesponsible for your own actions, can I rely on you to take care of the child?â
âEmma, Iâ¦â Adrien took Emmelineâs hands. âPlease forgive me. Iâve already learned my lesson. I promise it wonât happen again!â
âIt wonât happen again, of course. Iâve already saved my son, and I donât need you anymore!â
Emmeline said.
âEmma!â
âLet go of me!â
Adrien did not let go. Instead, he tried to pull Emmeline closer to him.
Emmeline was about to hit him when a stern roar was heard at the door. âLet her go!â
Abel strode over, shoved Adrien aside, and hugged Emmeline tightly.
âWhy are you here, Abel?â Adrien roared.
âI should ask you that!â Abel said ferociously with murderous intent in his eyes.
Adrien shuddered. âAbel, you know I had an accident that day!â
âThatâs what you get for messing with the wrong people at the Imperial Palace! Youâre lucky that youâre still alive!â
Iâve changed, okay?â