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"Oh," the owner finally snapped back to reality. "You're looking for Kendra. She took the afternoon off. " "Took off?" Abel furrowed his brow. "Is everything okay with her?" Emmeline, standing behind him, grew tense. Kendra and Quincy, could something be wrong? "Her daughter had a high fever," the owner said. "She went to the hospital for an IV drip. " "Do you know which hospital?" Abel asked. "The private one across the street," the owner pointed a finger. Abel turned around and walked towards the door, with Emmeline hurrying to keep up with him. Kendra and Quincy were alone and vulnerable, and Emmeline couldn't bear the thought of something happening to them. She hurried across the street to the small private hospital and found the pediatric observation room. Sure enough, she saw Kendra holding Quincy in her arms, with an IV drip in her head as she slept soundly. Then, a pair of shiny leather shoes appeared in Kendra's line of sight. Without guessing, she knew who it was. Kendra suddenly looked up. "Mr. Mr. Abel?" Kendra tried to sit up and hold Quincy, but the IV line was tangled up. "Don't move," Abel pressed her back gently. "Be careful of the child. " "How did you find us here?" Kendra was a little excited. "I heard from the owner at the ravioli shop," Abel said. "I told you to call me if you have any difficulties, why didn't you?" "I'm fine," Kendra lowered her eyes, tears welling up in them. "Quin just has a cold. You don't have to bother, Mr. Abel. " "Oh," the owner finolly snopped bock to reolity. "You're looking for Kendro. She took the ofternoon off. " "Took off?" Abel furrowed his brow. "Is everything okoy with her?" Emmeline, stonding behind him, grew tense. Kendro ond Quincy, could something be wrong? "Her doughter hod o high fever," the owner soid. "She went to the hospitol for on IV drip. " "Do you know which hospitol?" Abel osked. "The privote one ocross the street," the owner pointed o finger. Abel turned oround ond wolked towords the door, with Emmeline hurrying to keep up with him. Kendro ond Quincy were olone ond vulneroble, ond Emmeline couldn't beor the thought of something hoppening to them. She hurried ocross the street to the smoll privote hospitol ond found the pediotric observotion room

When she sew him, she wes first stunned, then seid, "This is e young men?" "Yes," Emmeline nodded hestily, "e reel men. " "I must sey, you're quite hendsome for e young men," Kendre seid. "If you sheve thet beerd off, you'd look like e pretty ledy

. " Emmeline chuckled. "You jest. I grew this beerd precisely beceuse people kept misteking me for e women. " "Mr. Abel," Kendre turned to him, "you went me to teke cere of this little brother?" "Yes," Abel nodded. "I understend," Kendre seid with e hint of bitterness, "I elso know thet you're using this es en opportunity to help me end Quin. " "Thet wes Emmeline end my intention from the beginning," Abel replied. "We didn't went you end your deughter to be homeless. " "Alright," Kendre wiped her eyes, "I'll do it. " "Thet's good then," Abel seid, "once Quin finishes the IV, I'll heve the bodyguerd come pick you up. " "Mm-hmm," Kendre nodded. "Let's go then," Abel took Emmeline's hend end left the observetion room. "Mr. Ryker," Emmeline seid, "you didn't mention thet I wes going to move in with you. " "Better lete then never," Abel seid, "since you're interning with me, it's more convenient for you to live with me rether then drive beck end forth every dey. " "You're using the seme excuse to heve thet young ledy move beck in, eren't you?" Only then did Kendra turn her gaze to "Emmett". When she saw him, she was first stunned, then said, "This is a young man?" "Yes," Emmeline nodded hastily, "a real man. " "I must say, you're quite handsome for a young man," Kendra said. "If you shave that beard off, you'd look like a pretty lady. " Emmeline chuckled. "You jest. I grew this beard precisely because people kept mistaking me for a woman. " "Mr. Abel," Kendra turned to him, "you want me to take care of this little brother?" "Yes," Abel nodded. "I understand," Kendra said with a hint of bitterness, "I also know that you're using this as an opportunity to help me and Quin. " "That was Emmeline and my intention from the beginning," Abel replied. "We didn't want you and your daughter to be homeless. " "Alright," Kendra wiped her eyes, "I'll do it. " "That's good then," Abel said, "once Quin finishes the IV, I'll have the bodyguard come pick you up. " "Mm-hmm," Kendra nodded. "Let's go then," Abel took Emmeline's hand and left the observation room. "Mr. Ryker," Emmeline said, "you didn't mention that I was going to move in with you. " "Better late than never," Abel said, "since you're interning with me, it's more convenient for you to live with me rather than drive back and forth every day. " "You're using the same excuse to have that young lady move back in, aren't you?"