“I’m okay. Thank you.” Abel nodded with a pale face.
Kendra asked, “Do you need me to get you something to eat?”
Abel turned to Waylon and asked if he needed food.
Waylon waved his hand and said, “I don’t eat anything at night.”
Abel said to Kendra, “I don’t eat either. You can go upstairs and rest.”
Kendra then went upstairs.
Waylon was afraid of waking Emmeline, so he quietly left The Precipice.
Abel went upstairs and gently pushed open the door to the main bedroom.
In the dim light, Emmeline was lying on her side. He could tell from her breathing that she was not sound asleep.
Abel felt heavy in his heart.
He knew that Emmeline was worried about him.
Just as he was about to walk to the bedside to tuck her in, Emmeline suddenly turned over and faced outward, saying, “Hubby, how are you?”
Abel was startled. He was about to speak when he realized that Emmeline was still asleep.
She was talking in her sleep.
Abel was about to cry.
He wanted to go over and hold his wife in his arms.
But he was too scared by the Deathly Desire.
He could only watch her from afar like this.
As drowsiness set in, Abel leaned on the sofa and fell asleep.
Early in the morning, Emmeline woke up after a night of shallow sleep. She did not know what time it was, but she knew it was already bright outside. She hurried to the hospital to see Abel.
Feeling out of bed, she went to the bathroom to freshen up.
Abel was still sleeping on the sofa. His two long legs stretched out on the floor.
Emmeline walked over, and her little feet stumbled over his long legs.
“Ah!” She fell out like a rag doll, with her arms outstretched.
She thought she would fall and hurt herself badly.
But no, she fell into warm and solid arms.
“Are you okay, Emma?”
Abel’s warm voice sounded in her ear.
“Abel? You’re back?” Emmeline exclaimed in surprise.
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