106 My Soulmate

Before Callum could say that the children had left for the city, Emma intercepted, and asked with great anger, “Which children do you wish to have? They have been rushed to the hospital. I will not take it lightly with the entire community if anything happens to them.” Nevertheless, Callum and Dickson shuddered at Emma's defense mechanism. Now, the elders were in a dilemma. Apart from the wrath of Emma, they feared the wrath of Callum and his community, which they were aware was stronger than theirs. Then, another elder pleaded, “Mr. Aaron, it had not come to that. Our in-law, kindly bear with us. We are not as bad as these delinquents had presented us. We have some in-laws who would not allow their children to visit their maternal homes, but you are not like that.”

To avoid appearing weak or contradicting Uncle Emma's stand, he maintained an angry look, which threw the elders into a quagmire. Suddenly, he got a call from Evans, and ignored it. Then, he turned to Uncle Emma, and decl