Chapter 225

Guests were pouring into another hall preparing for the upcoming auction.

Evadne slipped away from the media, seeking refuge in the corridor

“Miss Evadne Jason rushed to her side, his face etched with worry. Are you alright?”

Just a few persistent journalists. What’s the worst they could do? Cause a little ripple?”

Evadne’s eyes were calm, her eyebrows slightly furrowed. “You shouldn’t be here with me. You should be in the hall managing the event

“But I’m worried about you”

Jason’s voice was almost hoarse with anxiety. “Those journalists were clearly prepared. They were sent by someone to deliberately make things difficult for you! They keep bringing up our past mistakes, just to embarrass you!”

“This is normal, isn’t it? When you organize a charity event, do you expect the journalists to only sing your praises?”

Evadne crossed her arms, her expression indifferent. Besides, they’re not wrong. There were indeed oversights in my management, giving some flamboyantly dressed peacocks the chanceto peck at me I can’t blame anyone else for that.”

Flamboyantly dressed peacocks.

A mental image of Elspeth and her daughter appeared in Jason’s mind

“But, there’s one thing you said that I don’t agree with Those journalists were indeed sent by someone, but not to destroy me, but to aid me

Evadne leaned against the wall, her fingertips tracing her arm Let Glynnis have her moment of triumph. I’m an expert at letting my opponents believe they have the world at the fingertips, only to make them fall from that great height and crash and burn. It’s entertaining

Watching Evadne’s increasingly dark look in her eyes, Jason couldn’t help but shiver. She was indeed as ruthless as President Ashbourne. This rose, as beautiful as it was, came with thorns and poison.

The event required Jason’s attention as the managing secretary, so he hurried back to the hall

Evadne had been working tirelessly all day, having only a simple breakfast and skipping lunch and dinner. She hadn’t even had a sip of water

She collapsed onto the couch, famished and weak, kicking off her high heels to reveal her bare feet

Curled up pathetically, she was so hungry that her stomach was cramping

Tm so hungry”

weakly, her eyes slowly closing

smelled the rich aroma of chocolate, which seemed to be invading her

nose

sniff it? Not going to

deep, pleasant voice rang out, but it

skipped a beat, and she opened

found herself looking into Thaddeus’s deep star filled eyes

the lethal ature of those stunning eyes,

couch, looking at Thaddeus who was kniecing front of her with a chocolate cupcake in his

were covering her empty stomach,

Thaddeus had never once bowed or lowered his head

was infatuated with him, always running towards him moth to a flame, the one who was crying, feeling wronged, and humiliated was always her, Evadne Her thoughts wandered, and she felt her eyes well up with tears,

furrowed slightly. “Aren’t you hungry? Why aren’t you eating?

Im not eating”

was choked with inexplicable emotions,

your stomach has always been sensitive. Going too

said, I’m not eating!”

her eyes, hit the cupcake

Evadnell

cupcake landed far away smashed to pieces

at her, a surge of disappointment flooding him, as if a bucket of ice water had

wasnt just the cupcake that was

fiell is wrong with you? Can’t

longer feeling hungry. She was filled with a chaotic mix of emotions and resentment hate you, and I hate it even more when you’re being nice to me for no reason Thaddeus, do you know that treating me like this feels

about? Thaddeus frowned, finding her unreasonable.

saying stay away from me. I don’t need your kindness, not even

don’t know where to direct your affection? I’m not a trash can, and

clenched his fists, his eyes turning red

see her suffering from hunger and wanted to offer her a cupcake to fill her stomach. How could she

relentless?

high heels and walked away, her back

smashed cupcake, watching her heartless departure,

gave him the bright

was a deep and painful shadow in

her ikea soldier who had narrowly escaped death on the battlefield and was left with post-traumatic stress disorder. Any small act of kindness

in

a

he had ruined it

In the hall

still some time before the auction Astwo big names in the fashion and entertainment industries, tris and

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