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”

her eyes

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

hallucinating from hunger, her nose twitching like a

to sniff it?

deep, pleasant voice rang out, but

and she opened her eyes

herself looking into Thaddeus’s deep

of those stunning

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

were covering her empty stomach, tightened

years of marriage, Thaddeus had never once bowed or lowered his head

towards him moth to a flame, the one who was crying, feeling wronged, and humiliated was always

lack of response, his brows furrowed slightly. “Aren’t you hungry? Why aren’t you eating? This is your favorite chocolate

Im not eating”

with inexplicable emotions,

always been sensitive. Going too long without

I’m not eating!”

her eyes, hit the cupcake out of Thaddeus’s hand

Evadnell

landed far away smashed to

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

was smashed,

wrong with you? Can’t you

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

hell are you talking about? Thaddeus frowned, finding

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

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

eyes turning red with humiliation and injustice

her a cupcake to fill her stomach. How could she demonize him

relentless?

away, her back straight

picked up the smashed cupcake, watching her heartless departure, and found it hard to

no kinger gave him the

a deep and painful

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

the sharp pain in his

person, a

he had ruined

In the hall

tris and Ada

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