Luca quickly hoisted Abel back onto the bed and covered him with some blankets.
“Mr. Waylon, how is Ms. Emma?” Luca asked.
Waylon’s expression was glum. “What would Abel do if he knew Emma could not be saved?” he asked.
Luca immediately dropped to his knees. “No, that won’t do, Mr. Waylon! Mr. Abel definitely won’t survive if Ms. Emma dies! He’s already on the brink of death… I might as well die here and be buried with them on Osea too!” he cried out loud. “Please save them, Mr. Waylon. If there’s anyone who can save them, it’s you!”
“I can save Abel, but Emma… She…” Waylon choked.
Luca’s eyes widened. Did that mean that Ms. Emma had…? “What about Mr. Abel? We can’t let him die…”
“I won’t let him die,” Waylon said with determination. “He’s still the father of Emma’s four children.”
“But if Ms. Emma is dead, Mr. Abel would not want to live anymore. He wouldn’t have the willpower to go through surgery and treatment…” Luca worried.
“Don’t worry, I have my ways,” Waylon said as he produced a packet of powdered medicine from his pocket. “Mix this with some water and feed it to him first. We need to save him.”
“Of course, right away!” Luca immediately took the packet from Waylon and mixed it into a drink for Abel.
Half an hour later, Abel stirred from his sleep. Luca was all alone as Waylon had already gone to see Emma. Luca was afraid that Abel was about to kick up a fuss about wanting to see Emma again, but he was surprisingly calm this time around. Abel just stared at the ceiling for a while before letting out a long sigh. “I wonder how the four children are doing…”
Luca could not hide his shock. This was the first Abel had mentioned the children since they had left Struyria. It was not that he did not miss them, but rather that he had no one to talk to about the children since Emma was not by his side. Luca felt a deep sense of relief knowing that Abel still had the children on his mind at this very moment instead of Emma. At the very least, he would not be kicking up a fuss and demanding to be in Emma’s room.
“That’s right, Mr. Abel. Perhaps it’s time for us to return home. I’m sure the children miss you dearly,” Luca persuaded.
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