Chapter 463


    “It’s all… up to fate…?” Abel’s face paled as he stammered. “Has she…”


    Robert could not bring himself to answer Abel either, but his eyes began to well up with tears.


    Emmeline’s injuries were so severe that only a higher power could save her now.


    “Ughhh…” Abel clutched his abdomen and writhed in pain all of a sudden before throwing up all over


    the sofa. Robert stalked over and pped him on the back twice with some force. To Abel’s surprise,


    the pain in his abdomen reduced drastically.


    “Your stomach ulcers are extremely severe. Your stomach is bleeding out. You’ll die soon without


    treatment,” Robert said as a matter-of-factly.


    “I’m not in any position to care for myself now,” Abel argued. “I have to see Emma.”


    “Take this medicine first,” Robert insisted as he fished out a small stic film with some brown powder


    inside. “Get someone to mix this into a drink for you!”


    “Thank you, Master Adelmar!” Luca eximed as he reached his hand out to receive the medicine, but


    his hand was swatted away by Abel instead. Abel grabbed the medicine bag himself, opened it and


    poured the contents on the floor.


    “What are you doing?” Robert raised an eyebrow in challenge.


    “Mr. Abel…” Luca and Janie were equally dumbfounded.


    “Master Adelmar…” Abel began. “I’m very grateful for your help, but until I see Emma with my own


    eyes, I will not be receiving any treatment. Please…. Please let me see Emma.”


    “That’s impossible!” Robert waved him off. “You should be thankful I’m not pursuing charges against


    you, and now you have the gall to ask to see her? Dream on!”


    “Emma’s my wife. She’s the mother of my four children,” Abel bit out. “You don’t have any right to keep


    her away from me!”


    “I told you she’s on the cusp of death. She can’t see or hear you!” Robert was on the verge of yelling.


    “I must see her no matter what,” Abel insisted, trying to stand up from the sofa. “I’m begging you!!”


    “No way,” Robert was as unmoving as a mountain. “You’re not getting anywhere near her!”


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    “Why do you have to be so cruel?” Abel asked. “Is it because of the feud between the Rykers and the


    Adelmars?”


    “Ha! I bet you heard about that from your grandfather, didn’t you?” Robert’s chest puffed up. “Oscar


    Ryker may have held a grudge against the Adelmars, but we certainly don’t bear any ill will toward the


    Rykers. Otherwise, you wouldn’t even be standing in front of me right now.”


    “Wh… what do you mean?” Abel did not fully understand the old man’s words.


    “You should ask your grandfather. I can’t be bothered to exin it all to you…” Robert mused.


    “Abel was silent for a moment before speaking. “If you won’t allow me to see Emma, can I at least see


    Benjamin York?”


    “Benjamin?” Robert’s tone held a sharp edge. “Why would you want to meet a dead man walking?”


    “Dead man walking?!” Janie gasped. “What did you do to Benjamin?”


    “Hmph!” Robert cut Janie a sharp nce. “Who are you, and how dare you speak to me like that?”


    “I…” Janie’s face was flush with embarrassment. “I’m… Ben’s woman. I have the right to ask about


    him!”


    “Benedict’s life belongs to the Adelmars!” Robert boomed. “He doesn’t report to anyone else besides


    me!”


    “We just want to see him. What’s the big deal?” Abell retorted.


    “No means no!” Robert yelled before pointing an usatory finger at Janie. “Did that punk forget to


    protect Emma because he was too caught up in love?”


    Ben in love with her? Janie chuckled bitterly. She wished that were true, but Ben never thought of them


    that way. He waspletely devoted to Emmeline Louise.


    “You misunderstood me, Master Adelmar,” Janie exined herself. “Ben waspleted devoted to


    Emmeline. He would never neglect his duties toward her.”


    “Then why did he allow my Emma to end up like that?” the agony was clear in Robert’s voice. “He’d


    better be drowning in regret right now.”


    “Then you should punish me too!” a tear fell down Abel’s cheek as he spoke. “I failed to protect Emma.


    If you want to me someone, I’m willing to ept any punishment you dole out!”


    “Hmph! You’re about to die anyway if you don’t receive treatment soon. I don’t need to punish you,”


    Robert said.