Chapter 140

“Jason, what’s up with you?” Evadne looked puzzled and surprised.

She always thought highly of Jason, but there he was looking all beat up and lost, eyes bloodshot, lips pale as a sheet, like a puppy left homeless in a downpour.

“Jason, are you here because of Elspeth?”

Ca**ius came up to Evadne, his steps steady, his eyes soft, as he wiped his handsome hands with a pristine white silk cloth.

Evadne glanced at him and saw specks of blood on the cloth.

“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry!” Jason kept apologizing, bowing deeply to them.

Just as Evadne was puzzled, Arnold gave her a buzz.

“Arnold?”

“Sis, Elspeth just left my place.”

Arnold’s voice was heavy with resignation, seemingly self–blaming as he said, “My team and I have been gathering evidence on Elspeth’s abuse of power and bribery, but she’s way ahead of us, shifting all blame to Earl. Frederic got her a really slick lawyer, Cedric Dempsey. That guy is ruthless; he knows exactly how to exploit legal loopholes. My evidence fell short, so I had to let Elspeth go.”

“It’s alright, Arnold, you’ve done your best. And we hit our target, as long as we’ve got the Westguard project under our belt. Everything else, we can take it slow.”

Evadne was calm, but those around her were all fuming as they were itching to give Elspeth a good thrashing.

Elspeth was no saint, but Evadne knew that they could take their time dealing with that woman.

J

At that point, Frederic was still head over heels for Elspeth, he would surely go all out to help her. Escalating the conflict between two big conglomerates for a single project, wasting resources, just wasn’t worth it at that time.

him a bit, this has nothing to do with him. He cares too much about your feelings, afraid

“I got it.”

what had

ready to take all the blame,” Jason’s eyes were red as he was ashamed and couldn’t

Elspeth’s case, he was so mad that he stormed into Cedric’s law firm and

us, frame us! If it wasn’t for Chairman Emeric’s help, hiring our dad as a legal advisor for the conglomerate, protecting us, how could our parents have had a peaceful retirement? How could your law firm have thrived like this? Now Ms. Evadne is going after Elspeth, how can you defend the Abernathy group, make excuses for

fight with his brother for over twenty

our dad has won so many cases for Chairman Emeric over the years, any debt of gratitude has been paid off! I’m a professional lawyer, to me, everyone is a client. If it’s a case I can handle, and the terms are right, I’ll take it, whether it’s the Abernathy

stung Jason

heart, but his

couldn’t face

what are you

she was coaxing a child, her hands on his trembling shoulders, gently shaking him, “Don’t blame yourself, and don’t pick a fight

voice choked,

case, I totally understand this,

deal, then Mr. Cedric has the right

shyly lowered his head,

Ca**ius took Evadne’s hand, gently stroking

Acacia and George’s illegitimate daughter. But first, I need to

said that only Acacia’s mother Una knows where the child is, so let’s have Una help us find our way. That way, we won’t have to do

what about Acacia?

her mad before I make her

to get engaged to Thaddeus? How

lost his marbles,” Ca**ius was deeply shocked recalling what

as a bat for a while now. No matter, I’ve found myself again, and I want this lousy man to

this guy, do you recognize him? I was nearly stabbed by George the other day, but thanks to this gentleman, I only got a

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exclaimed in surprise. “Really? Then you should thank him

identity a mystery.

recalled the man’s

man’s desire for control and didn’t like

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