Chapter 141

After nearly a week, Elspeth finally walked out of the prosecutor’s office, looking completely wiped out and smelling like a durroster.

Sans makeup, she looked dull as dishwater. Her usually well–maintained face now looked a decade older, with strands of gray hair pesking through

She dodged the swarm of reporters as she didn’t want to let them see her current situation. She couldn’t bear to go home looking like that terrified that if Frederic saw her, the image she had carefully maintained would shatter in a matter of seconds.

So. Glynnis accompanied her to a beauty salon in secret. She took a shower, got a fresh set of clothes plucked out the gray hairs, and put on light makeup to brighten her face before she dared to face the world again.

“You should go see Acacia before heading home.”

Elspeth adjusted her bun in the mirror and said grimly. “She’s my niece after all I heard she tried to end her life I can’t just ignore her current situation. I need to put on a kind and gentle front for your dad”

She had been maintaining that image for twenty–five years, it couldn’t collapse now!

“Mom! Acacia actually resorted to a suicide gimmick

Although Glynnis despised Acacia, the thought of the bloody bathroom still sent a shiver up her spine.

“Regardless of whether Thaddeus will be affected by her plot if something goes wrong or if people don’t find out in time she might actually bite the big one. She really played hardball with hersel

“How could they not find out in time!” Elspeth put away her mirror, raising an eyebrow in jest

Glynnis paused, suddenly realizing something “Mom! You knew all along?”

Elspeth put her finger to her lios, signaling for her to keep her mouth shut

Having Acacia use “suicide” as an extreme method to manipulate Thaddeus was Elspett’s idea.

Back in the day. Elspeth used that trick to arouse Frederic’s sympathy and protective instinct, which led to her successful entry into the Abernathy family, and her standing

today.

depression, and it was Acadia who helped him

relived his past nightmares, he would keep recalling Acadia’s goodness. The plan was high risk,

the best choice, I can’t let Thaddeus and that bitch

office. Every time she thought of Evacre she wished she could bite her head

lay a finger on me. I swear I fight you

our Aberratty group’s ture We’ll have plenty of opportunities to deal with

got the information that both Frederic and Thaddels

open the door.

do such

tightly, sobbing uncontrolladly. “Why are we so unlucht We get framed, we get bullied if this

Acacia also played

What was supposed to be a visit

Thaddeus stood by, expressionless.

glanced at him. His cold aura and indifference frightened her

would always be

that tenderness at that time was gone without a

towards her was gradually fading, all because

the tree women sobbed in each other’s arms. Frederic’s brows furrowed

Thaddeus, come here.

minutes later, in the meeting

she looked at Frederic tenderly and continued to say. 7 thought I’d never see you again. These past few

his wife’s haggard face and felt a pang in

problems that hit them at that time left him in no

the TV on the wall started

signing a cooperation agreement with Mr. Bartley and other managers of the

Ca**ius exchanged contracts with Mr. Bartley, ther

was tight, his veins were pooping out, his heart was

that same moment Frederic’s face had also

project that they thought was in their bag

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