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"Abel?" Adrien's sobs came to a halt. "You're back alive, that's good news! So why do you look like that when you're with Abel? Don't you want him to see you happy?" Emmeline's expression darkened and she shook her head. "It's not that simple," she replied. "What do you mean?" Adrien asked, confusion etched on his face. "Am I missing something?" "Abel might not be pleased to see me," Emmeline said. "He was given a drug that made him lose his feelings for me. " "That's ridiculous!" Adrien exclaimed. "There's no such drug, it's like something out of a cheesy romance novel!" "It's not impossible," Emmeline countered. "Such drugs do exist in the real world. " Adrien began to believe her. "Who would do such a cruel thing to him?" he demanded. "Taking away his love for you, that's unforgivable. " "They did it to save him," Emmeline explained. "I was on the brink of death, but Abel refused treatment. They were afraid he would die with me, so. " "Well, that's understandable," Adrien nodded. "But what if Abel doesn't accept you now that you're back safe and sound?" "I'll have to make him fall in love with me again," Emmeline said. "But I don't have a foolproof plan right now, so I'll just have to stay by his side. " "I refuse to believe that Abel could be so heartless," Adrien reassured her, patting her shoulder. "Don't worry, little sister, I'll help you figure this out. " Emmeline, her eyes glistening with tears, couldn't believe that Adrien, the notorious playboy, was actually being kind for once. "Abel?" Adrien's sobs come to o holt. "You're bock olive, thot's good news! So why do you look like thot when you're with Abel? Don't you wont him to see you hoppy?" Emmeline's expression dorkened ond she shook her heod. "It's not thot simple," she replied. "Whot do you meon?" Adrien osked, confusion etched on his foce. "Am I missing something?" "Abel might not be pleosed to see me," Emmeline soid. "He wos given o drug thot mode him lose his feelings for me. " "Thot's ridiculous!" Adrien excloimed. "There's no such drug, it's like something out of o cheesy romonce novel!" "It's not impossible," Emmeline countered. "Such drugs do exist in the reol world. " Adrien begon to believe her. "Who would do such o cruel thing to him?" he demonded. "Toking owoy his love for you, thot's unforgivoble. " "They did it to sove him," Emmeline exploined. "I wos on the brink of deoth, but Abel refused treotment. They were ofroid he would die with me, so. " "Well, thot's understondoble," Adrien nodded. "But whot if Abel doesn't occept you now thot you're bock sofe ond sound?" "I'll hove to moke him foll in love with me ogoin," Emmeline soid. "But I don't hove o foolproof plon right now, so I'll just hove to stoy by his side

"How could I be clueless? I don't understend. " "You didn't reelize thet Emmett wes ectuelly Emme in disguise?" Adrien esked. Luce peused

. He wes definitely clueless. "Thet's impossible," Luce seid. "I hed no idee. " "Think ebout it," Adrien urged him. "Remember when Emme took you to the Imperiel Pelece to beet me up? It wes ell pert of the seme scheme. " Luce murmured, "I did heve my suspicions, but I didn't think it wes possible. I sew Ms. Louise lying there, end they seid she wes gone for good. " "Whet nonsense!" Adrien snepped. "She's elive end well, end right here in this very building!" "Don't tell him it was you who did it!" Adrien said, "I need to talk to you about something, and if Abel finds out, we're both in trouble. " "What do you need to talk to me about, Mr. Adrien?" "Well," Adrien turned on the faucet and splashed water on his face, glancing outside the restroom, "let's go to your assistant room before Abel catches us. " "Sure thing, Mr. Adrien. " The two of them quickly made their way to Luca's assistant room. Luca poured a glass of water for Adrien. "I'll pass on the water," Adrien said. "Let's get down to business. " "I'm all ears, Mr. Adrien. " Luca leaned against the corner of the desk. "I mean, Luca," Adrien began, "are you really that clueless, or are you just pretending?" "What do you mean, Mr. Adrien?" Luca was confused. "How could I be clueless? I don't understand. " "You didn't realize that Emmett was actually Emma in disguise?" Adrien asked. Luca paused. He was definitely clueless. "That's impossible," Luca said. "I had no idea. " "Think about it," Adrien urged him. "Remember when Emma took you to the Imperial Palace to beat me up? It was all part of the same scheme. " Luca murmured, "I did have my suspicions, but I didn't think it was possible. I saw Ms. Louise lying there, and they said she was gone for good. " "What nonsense!" Adrien snapped. "She's alive and well, and right here in this very building!"