“What’s going on between us then?” Abel gazed lovingly into his wife’s eyes.
“We don’t need anything to prove our love between us,” Emmeline said. “It’s like how we know each other’s feelings.”
“Let me feel you then,” Abel said and reached out to him.
Emmeline slapped his hand away. “Stop joking. I’m brewing coffee here!”
The glass door opened, and two boys who looked like they were high school students came in.
“Two cups of coffee, miss.”
The two boys sat in front of the counter and shoved Abel aside.
“You should know how to select your boyfriend, miss. Why would you want to fall in love with a laborer?”
“Huh?” Abel exclaimed.
Emmeline chuckled.
The two boys shot a glance at Abel. They were slightly intimidated by his domineering demeanor, but they were not afraid of him.
“Miss, this man might look handsome, but he’s only a laborer. You shouldn’t believe what he promises you.”
“That’s right, miss. If you’re looking for a date, why don’t you give us a chance? We’re young and harmless.”
“Hahaha!” Emmeline doubled over with laughter.
Are these two kids aspiring comedians?
On the other hand, Abel was seething inside.
Where did these two kids come from? How dare they flirt with my wife?
The two students did not realize that their life was in danger. They leaned on the counter and stared at Emmeline.
She looks so cute, especially when she smiles! I can’t get enough of her!
“You’re so pretty, miss.”
“I love you, miss.”
“Wait!” Abel exclaimed. He went behind them and grabbed them by their collars.
“Do you have a crush on that woman?” he asked menacingly.
The two students shuddered, though they were still defiant. “It’s normal for men to love beautiful women, right? She’s beautiful, and we’re men, so that’s totally normal.”
Abel could not help but chuckle. He tapped his hard hat and said, “No, you’re not a man. You’re still boys. I bet you don’t even have hair in all the right places.”
“Don’t look down on us! I’ve already gone through my growth spurt!”
“We’re no longer boys. We’re men!”
“Oh?” Abel smirked. “Let’s have a man-to-man talk then.”
He turned his head to speak to Luca, who was coming down the stairs. “Go to the rooftop and get me two bricks.”
The two students were surprised.
“Abel, you don’t have to be so serious,” Emmeline said, fearing for the students’ lives.
“Don’t worry. I’m not going to attack them,” Abel said. “I only want to use the bricks to teach them how to be real men!”
But you don’t need bricks to be men! Luca thought.
He did not say that. Instead, he ran up to the rooftop garden and picked up two bricks from the flower bed.
The two students’ faces went pale when they saw the bricks in Abel’s hands. Their legs started shaking too.
They were looking for an opportunity to run to the door.
“Don’t go anywhere!” Abel grabbed them with one hand and pinned them down on the chair.
“Don’t worry, I’m not going to split your head open with this. I’ll teach you how to be a real man!”
The two students sat stiffly in their chairs and nodded.
I’ll listen to anything you say, just don’t hit our heads with those bricks!
“Take it easy, Abel! Don’t frighten the kids!” Emmeline reminded Abel.
She knew that Abel was not going to be violent toward them, though she did not know what he wanted to do.
Abel did not explain it to her anyway.
He stacked the two bricks at one corner of the table and gazed at the two students still in shock. “Look carefully, kids!”
Luca was already grinning. He knew what Abel wanted to do.
