Abel frowned, “What the heck was Adrien thinking?”
Upon closer inspection, it seemed that the commercial was only using Emmeline as a benchmark.
The marriage candidate in the ad was required to resemble Emmeline, and the more similar, the better.
Benjamin was feeling a little awkward as well, and said, “Abel, isn’t this a little inappropriate? He’s not respecting Emma at all.”
Abel’s expression darkened as he said, “How absurd! I’ll tell him right away to remove those shots. Who does he think Emma is?”
Emmeline voiced out, “Hold on. I don’t think Adrien meant any harm. These angles aren’t disrespectful to me either. Let’s not give him a call for now.”
Abel said, “What are you afraid of, Emma? You don’t have to feel sorry for Adrien. You don’t owe him anything. He’s the one who’s taking advantage of your privacy by publicly advertising your photos.”
Emmeline frowned and murmured, “I know, but Adrien had just put himself back on the right path. As the saying goes, a prodigal son is worth his weight in gold. Let’s not give him a hard time.”
After some thought, Abel agreed with the notion. However, he was still very angry.
Adrien was always rash with his methods.
Would it kill him to let Emmeline know beforehand?
Swinging Abel’s hand back and forth, Emmeline said, “It’s okay. Don’t be mad. Think of this as helping Adrien find a girlfriend. The sooner he does, the better I feel too.”
Abel nodded, “Alright fine. I’ll let it go. Consider it a favor to him.”
Benjamin added, “Still, I think we can tell Adrien to edit the photos a bit and add some kind of portrait filter instead of using the real images.”
Janie agreed, “Yeah, I feel the same way. I think a portrait filter gives it that nostalgia effect which I think is nicer, and it doesn’t affect Emma either.”
Abel said, “I’ll give Adrien a call later. I also think the portrait filter idea kills two birds with one stone.”
Just like that, they moved past the minor altercation and Abel continued to serve Emmeline food.
“This one’s done. You can have it, Emma. It’s hot though, so be careful.” Benjamin said as he took out a piece of meat from the pot, intending to give it to Emmeline.
However, after some thought, he decided to put it in Janie’s bowl instead.
Even though Abel wasn’t the jealous type, it may cause him some discomfort to see another man take care of Emmeline.
Benjamin surmised it was best not to provoke him.
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