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.

been deeply troubled by depression, and it was Acadia who helped him step out

he would keep recalling Acadia’s goodness.

choice, I can’t let Thaddeus and that bitch Evadne have any chance

at the prosecutor’s office. Every time she thought of Evacre she

lay a finger on me. I swear I fight you to

that little town of Skyrim, but Emsworth is still our Aberratty group’s ture We’ll have

at the hospital room and got the information that both Frederic and Thaddels were there Rispeth put

open the door.

you do

families, Elspeth held Acacia tightly, sobbing uncontrolladly. “Why are we so unlucht We get

played

was supposed

Thaddeus stood by, expressionless.

and

be the first to comfort het, to stay by

tenderness at that time was gone without

affection towards her was gradually fading, all because of that

each

come here. We need

minutes later, in the

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

wife’s haggard face and felt a pang in his

him in no mood to comfort

the TV on the

CEO of the K Group Ca**ius signing a cooperation agreement with

the handsome Ca**ius exchanged contracts with Mr. Bartley, ther friendly handshake captured

cup was tight, his veins were pooping

same moment Frederic’s face had also

they thought was in their bag

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