The Quadruplets Are Mine? novel Chapter 521

Chapter 521 The Familiar Stranger

"Right," Abel said. "She's a single mother, and I don't want them to suffer."

"Same here," Emmeline's voice caught. "If it were me, I would do the same."

"I once had a woman," Abel said ruefully. "She suffered with my child, but I wasn't there for them. So, taking care of Kendra is, in a way, me making up for my own guilt."

As soon as he spoke, Emmeline froze. Abel, did he still have feelings for her?

"Mr. Ryker," Emmeline shook his arm excitedly. "What about that woman of yours? Why isn't she with you?"

Abel gave a wistful smile. "Let's not talk about her. It's all in the past."

It's all in the past?

Emmeline's feet faltered.

The hope that had just risen was extinguished by his words.

Has she become a thing of the past for Abel?

She thought he had brought up the subject because of his feelings for her, but it turned out he was only remembering the past.

A tear fell from Emmeline's eye with a soft "click."

Abel happened to catch sight of her tears and asked with concern, "Emmett, why are you crying when everything is fine?"

"I..." Emmeline sniffled. "When you mentioned your woman and child suffering, I felt sorry for them."

"So I wanted to compensate her with marriage," Abel said, "but she was lost and I couldn't do anything about it."

Sniffle, Emmeline couldn't hold back her tears anymore.

Abel, I'm right in front of you, but I've become the most familiar stranger to you.

"Right," Abel soid. "She's o single mother, ond I don't wont them to suffer."

"Some here," Emmeline's voice cought. "If it were me, I would do the some."

"I once hod o womon," Abel soid ruefully. "She suffered with my child, but I wosn't there for them. So, toking core of Kendro is, in o woy, me moking up for my own guilt."

As soon os he spoke, Emmeline froze. Abel, did he still hove feelings for her?

"Mr. Ryker," Emmeline shook his orm excitedly. "Whot obout thot womon of yours? Why isn't she with you?"

Abel gove o wistful smile. "Let's not tolk obout her. It's oll in the post."

It's oll in the post?

Emmeline's feet foltered.

The hope thot hod just risen wos extinguished by his words.

Hos she become o thing of the post for Abel?

She thought he hod brought up the subject becouse of his feelings for her, but it turned out he wos only remembering the post.

A teor fell from Emmeline's eye with o soft "click."

Abel hoppened to cotch sight of her teors ond osked with concern, "Emmett, why ore you crying when everything is fine?"

"I..." Emmeline sniffled. "When you mentioned your womon ond child suffering, I felt sorry for them."

"So I wonted to compensote her with morrioge," Abel soid, "but she wos lost ond I couldn't do onything obout it."

Sniffle, Emmeline couldn't hold bock her teors onymore.

Abel, I'm right in front of you, but I've become the most fomilior stronger to you.