Jennie grinned awkwardly. “I know you’re joking, Mr. Adelmar. You look and behave like a gentleman. Surely you won’t hold it against me?”
“No, I’m a jobless scumbag,” Waylon said. “I am not like a gentleman at all.”
Jennie smiled flatteringly. “Allow me to apologize to you, Mr. Adelmar.”
“No, don’t apologize to me. You should call the police.” Waylon narrowed his gaze and smirked. “I can make the call on your behalf, too.”
“This is all a misunderstanding. Let’s not get the police involved. I admitted to my fault, right?” Jennie said.
“Your younger sister admitted to her fault, not you!” Waylon said.
Jennie’s face turned red. She quickly left the garage and drove away.
That was the end of the episode.
Quincy’s birthday was the next day. It was also the weekend.
Emmeline took the quadruplets to The Precipice.
They stopped by a department store on the way, and the quadruplets bought birthday presents for Quincy.
Timothy bought her a dress.
Sun bought her a pair of ribbons.
Moon bought her a pair of boots. Emmeline had told him that Quincy would be able to walk very soon.
Star bought her a plush rabbit. It was very cute.
Abel came home from Ryker Group early that day. He bought a birthday cake in the shape of a teddy bear for the little girl.
Emmeline and Kendra had already made a cake filled with fresh fruit. The children loved that type of cake.
However, Abel thought it was inappropriate if he did not buy anything for the little girl who shared a surname with him.
Quincy was dressed in new clothes and wore a paper crown. She sat in her stroller, giggling and clapping happily. Perhaps she could sense that it was her special day.
There was a cartoon figurine in front of her stroller that squeaked whenever Quincy clapped it. That made her giggle even more.
The quadruplets surrounded her and tried to make her speak.
“I’m the oldest, so you’ll have to call me Brother Number One,” Timothy said.
Quincy did not understand, though she giggled happily.
“I’m Brother Number Two!” Sun said. “Say ‘Brother’!”
“I’m Brother Number Three, Quincy!”
“I’m Brother Number Four!” Star teased Quincy with the plush toy. “I’ll give you the bunny if you call me ‘Brother’!”
The cute toy attracted Quincy’s attention. She reached her hands toward it.
“Say ‘Brother,’ Quincy! Say ‘Brother’ and I’ll give you the bunny!” Star said.
Quincy stared at Star with her round, grape-like eyes. Her hands were kneaded together as though her brain was trying to process something.
Star wagged the plush toy in front of her. “Say ‘Brother’! Bro… ther! You want the bunny, right?”
“Buh… Duh…” Quincy made some sounds with her mouth.
The boys were surprised. They cheered together, “Wow! Quincy can say ‘Brother’!”
The other three boys showed their presents to Quincy.
“Say ‘Brother,’ Quincy!”
“Say ‘Brother’!”
“Buh… Duh!” Quincy said.
Emmeline noticed that. She crouched in front of the stroller and said, “Good girl, Quincy! Won’t you say ‘Godmother’?”
“Ma… Ma…”
Quincy could already say “Mama,” but “Godmother” was still a long stretch.
Even so, Emmeline was thrilled. She picked Quincy up and kissed her cheeks. “Wow! I have a daughter now!”
Abel was also happy. “I wonder if she can say ‘Godfather.’ I wish I had a daughter that can call me Daddy.”
“I’ll give birth to one then?” Emmeline said and rested her head on his chest. “You want a daughter, right?”
