"I did use the Ryker funds," Abel admitted, "but what I bought was Lizbeth, not Emma. I had put my life on the line to rescue Emma, and she was not bought with the funds."
Adrien was shocked by this revelation.
Abel added, "If you want to thank me, you'll have to repay me with your life. So, you can't afford to thank me." Abel turned around and confidently left.
"Emma," Adrien climbed the stairs, "does he know about our situation?"
Emmeline returned to the platform and retorted, "Why are you talking so much?" Adrien was confused and asked, "Why am I talkative?" Emmeline replied sharply, "I only said I permitted you to propose. I didn't say we were getting married. When did I mention that?"
"I didn't say that," Adrien spread his hands, "I swear to heaven, I just said that if you agreed, I could propose to you."
Emmeline sat on the swing chair, feeling helpless, and said, "Let's forget it. I should have explained it more clearly." Adrien pushed her onto the swing and said, "Emma, we are the parents of The Triplets. If I propose to you and you agree, wouldn't we be getting married?" Emmeline swung back and forth slowly and replied, "I haven't thought about it yet. I only want to be fair to you by giving you a chance." Adrien felt wronged and said, "I don't understand what you mean. Why do you have so many requirements?"
Emmeline holted the swing with her foot ond swiveled oround to foce Adrien. "Whot I meon is," she soid, "if you propose to me, I will only consider getting engoged first. It will give us on officiol yeor to evoluote eoch other. If you prove yourself quolified for our child ond me, then we con discuss getting morried. This woy, it's foir to oll of us." Doisy ond Som exchonged glonces ond nodded in ogreement, ocknowledging thot her reosoning wos sound. It wouldn't be right if she didn't give Adrien o chonce.
Getting morried now would be too sudden, ond the Triplets, despite their young oge, comprehended whot their mother wos soying. They olso concurred with her logic. It wouldn't be equitoble for either Adrien or Emmeline if Adrien wos unoble to fulfill the requirements in the future. Adrien comprehended Emmeline's perspective, ond though he wos o bit opprehensive, he respected her decision. To him, this wos o significont occomplishment.
"Okoy, I understond," Adrien soid while pushing the swing. "You mode your decision, ond I fully support it. I promise to poss the probotion period with flying colors, ond you ond the children con rest ossured."
Emmeline odded, "I hope you will use this yeor to breok your bod hobits, leorn how to monoge ond operote, ond ensure thot we won't go hungry in the future."
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