“Madame Ryker, what’s more important to you, your reputation or Abel’s life?”
Rosaline frowned. “What do you mean?”
“This is how I’m going to get the antidote for Abel,” Emmeline replied composedly.
Rosaline obviously did not believe it. “How is that going to get you the antidote?”
“I’m telling you that it can. Why else would I do that? Does it look like I’m enjoying it?” Emmeline said.
Rosaline thought for a while. “Is that what the villain wants?”
“Mm.” Emmeline nodded. “He hates Abel and me, so he came up with this stupid idea.”
“Well… I can’t say that I’m against it, but how is Abel going to face the public after this? He can’t marry a divorced woman, right?”
“If he thinks that his reputation is more important than my sacrifice, that’s easy,” Emmeline said and lifted her chin. “I’ll leave with my children, and Abel can look for another wife!”
“That won’t do!” Rosaline said angrily. “I don’t care if you leave, but the children have to stay! They have Ryker family blood in them!”
“I gave birth to the four boys. If I’ve outlived my usefulness, I don’t mind leaving, but there’s no way I’ll leave the four children behind!”
“That’s not up for negotiation!” Rosaline said angrily. “You can use whatever means to save Abel, but I won’t agree to you taking the children away!”
“That’s not up to you to decide,” Waylon came over and said. “Sun, Moon, and Star are raised by the Adelmar family. You don’t get to decide if they leave or stay.”
“And Timothy too!” Tears welled up in Emmeline’s eyes. “He was stolen away from me, and I owe him a lot. I’m not going to abandon him again!”
Rosaline had no reply to that.
“We’ll bring Timothy along with us too. I’d like to see if anyone dares to stop us!” Waylon crossed his arms.
Rosaline tried her best to look Waylon in the eye. “I’m not going to compromise on my grandchildren, Mr. Adelmar.”
“Very well then!” Waylon smirked. “I don’t want Emma to be taken advantage of either. We’ll consider this settled, and I’ll retract Emma’s ad.”
“I’ve made this decision of my own volition, Waylon. It’s not up to you to decide what I can or can’t do!” Emmeline said.
“Why are you so stubborn?” Waylon said with a frown. “Can’t you see that they don’t care about you? They don’t hesitate to abandon you once they’re done with you!”
“Now, I’m still Abel’s wife. I can’t say the same in the future, but I’m not going to separate myself from my children. In any case, I only care about saving Abel now. We can talk about everything else after that!”
Rosaline lowered her head and fell silent.
Her grandchildren were important, but her son was even more important!
She had given birth to her son herself!
Rosaline always had a pragmatic personality.
“Alright then, we’ll talk about that later. The most important thing now is to get Abel’s antidote,” she said.
“That is the end of the discussion then!” Waylon said coldly.
Kendra went over to Rosaline and said, “This way, please.”
“Hmph!” Rosaline snorted and walked out of the door.
Waylon turned to speak to Emmeline. “How’s the discussion with Abel?”
“He didn’t agree to it, and he wanted to lock me in the study. I had to disable him and let him sleep for a while,” Emmeline said.
“Of course he’s not going to agree to it. I don’t agree with it either. Are you going to disable me as well?”
“This is the only way I can save Abel, Waylon. Please don’t stop me!”
“I didn’t agree with your solution, but after hearing what Rosaline had to say about it, I think I’m ready to give up on the Ryker family. Once you get the antidote, I’ll bring you and the kids back to Adelmar Island.”
