Ambush of the Quadruplets

“What’s your Mommy’s name?” A distinctly chilly note crept into Abel’s voice. It would appear that some scheming woman was trying to frame him!

“Emmeline Louise.”

Emmeline Louise? Abel shook his head. He was certain he did not know this woman.

Meanwhile, Emmeline drove back to the café where she worked and parked her Porsche in the garage. She had just put on her apron when she heard someone calling her name frantically.

“Emma!” The agitated voice came from the doorway. “What on earth did you do to offend the Ryker family? Dad’s insisting that we all go back home right now because he says the Rykers will take action against us!”

It was Emmeline’s older brother, Ethan. Apparently, he had rushed over and was out of breath.

“I was kicked out of the family five years ago. I’m not going back!”

“But…but Dad said if I don’t bring you back with me, he’ll cut me out of the family business!”

“So let him! That’s not a bad thing!” Emmeline was not about to spare her brother’s feelings. “At least you won’t need to see that wretched woman!”

“But Emma, the family business is what keeps my family fed,” Ethan whined. “If I get cut out of it, what’s going to happen to the three of us? We’ll starve to death!”

“Wouldn’t it be much better if you started your own company?” Emmeline retorted, annoyed. “You’re not going to starve to death, not with all your networking and business contacts!”

“Where am I going to find that much start-up capital?” Ethan was not about to give up his grievance so easily. “That woman controls all of Dad’s assets!”

“I’ll ask the bank to advance you a loan!” Emmeline snapped impatiently. “I’ve told you repeatedly not to hope for anything from Dad, but you never listen!”

“You’re talking mighty big all of a sudden, Emma! Do you think the bank’s going to advance you a loan just because you ask? Who do you think you are?”

“Is fifty thousand enough?” Emmeline pulled out her phone. “My classmate just became president of the bank. The money should arrive any minute now.”

“It’s definitely enough.” Oddly enough, Ethan seemed rather fearful all of a sudden. “What if the venture fails, though? I need to figure out what I could use as collateral.”

Emmeline was about to tell him that she would stand the cost if his business venture failed when her phone suddenly rang. The number on the display was an unfamiliar one. She picked up the call. “Nightfall Café. What would you like to order?”

A frosty voice replied, “Your son’s with me.”

“What an amateurish scam. I’m not about to fall for that!” Emmeline hung up the call and was about to resume her conversation with her brother when the phone rang again.

“Hey, scammer, listen here…”

“This is Abel Ryker!”

Emmeline was just about to give the “scammer” a good telling-off when she heard his name. Her heart stopped for a moment.

had given birth to his

her sons

Emmeline’s tone was equally

mistaken for a scammer. Coldly, he replied, “Your son was

realize that her

taken matters into his own hands

one hand out at Ethan imperiously, demanding, “Give me the

you want my beat-up old car

have an emergency!” Emmeline snatched the keys from an unwilling Ethan, tossed her apron onto the counter again, and ran out the

highway, she arrived at the Burger King by the airport. When she pushed open the glass door, she saw Helios sitting at one of the tables, happily munching on a burger. His chubby little legs dangled, and he swung them

an imperious man in a black suit. His presence was so commanding that it almost made Emmeline close the door and back away

tall, and his physique seemed to indicate he might have had training in

inherited their father’s perfect genes, after all! No wonder all her sons

the first to speak. To be fair, the moment he saw how good-looking Helios was, he already expected the boy’s mother to be uncommonly pretty. However, he had not

astoundingly beautiful would be

could not deny that this

“Yes, Mr. Ryker!”

every man on the street

containing ten million dollars at me five years ago, at the beginning of autumn, on

some cheap romance novel,” Abel answered with a mocking

Ryker!” Emmeline was furious. “You got me pregnant, and now you’re just going to

her way. “Mr. Abel’s been overseas the last few years. You must be

card with ten

that man just picked the card up on the street somewhere,” Abel

said was definitely possible and not an exaggeration, and it was not like she hadn’t thought

Nonetheless, this proved nothing.

Suddenly, Emmeline lunged forward.

her way, but she twisted aside and neatly evaded them, ending up

forward to attack Emmeline when

causing her to fall headlong

his arms in a trice. At the same time, she reached out and plucked a

eyes and asked frostily, “What do you think

for a DNA test,”

abruptly and dusted down his suit, turning to leave. “Ms. Louise, I’m returning your son to you. I advise you to keep an eye on him so he doesn’t go around yelling

Abel’s path. “Did you

has that got to do

to marry her, even if my boy is yours, I’ll

it were

She glanced at the display and realized it was her second son calling. Her heart stood

she turned aside and

I’m coming home