With about eighty percent of his strength. Thaddeus slapped her.

He knew the power of his hands, forged in the military, wielding weapons with lethal force. If he had used full strength, Elspeth would not only be searching the floor for her teeth, but likely knocked out cold.

He didn’t want to give her the excuse to leave. There was still a score to settle between Evadne and her!

Everyone was in shock, witnessing Thaddeus strike Elspeth, yet no one dared intervene.

In this house, even Mr. Frederic couldn’t control Thaddeus, so who could?

“Ah!” Glynnis screamed, covering her mouth, her body trembling in fear, legs shaking violently.

Seeing her mother get hit, she didn’t even have the courage to step forward and stop it.

The folks of the Fairhaven family were also flabbergasted.

Even though Elspeth had crossed lines with her words, she was after all Frederic’s wife, Thaddeus‘ stepmother, and technically an elder. Thaddeus dared to slap her in the face in front of everyone?

Such audacity! This wasn’t just a slap on Elspeth’s face, but also a slap on his own father’s face!

Only Jareth was looking at Thaddeus with fervent admiration. He took a deep breath, a slow smile forming on his lips, as a wave of deep emotion stirred within him.

He knew Thaddeus had been holding back for a long time. As his only close friend, no one understood better than him how Thaddeus had endured all these years in this house.

“Frederic, my ears. I can’t hear anything!”

Elspeth, covering her ears and crying hysterically. threw herself at Frederic, clinging to him desperately. Blood was trickling down her lips, her meticulously styled hair was a mess, and her makeup was ruined by her tears. Her dignified image as a lady was completely shattered. “I’m deaf. Your son has made me deaf! Are you just going to let him do this? How could he dare to strike an elder?”

Evadne clearly saw blood seeping from between Elspeth’s fingers. She looked at Thaddeus, whose face was as hard as iron.

As expected, Elspeth’s eardrum must have been ruptured.

Damn, that felt good!

Frederic looked down at Elspeth, his gaze complex.

There was still a faint ache in his heart, but he knew clearly that the pain wasn’t for Elspeth, but for a woman he had buried deep in his heart long ago.

“Thaddeus, what has gotten into you? How could you strike an elder?” He had to step in.

Thaddeus curled his lips in a chilling smile, “Elder? Which tree does she fall from to be my elder? In the entire Abernathy family, my grandfather is my elder, you are my elder, and Alva is my elder. She does not have a place among those I respect.”

“Mr. Thaddeus.” Alva, being referred to, showed a grateful smile.

Elspeth’s swollen face was as red as a piece of liver, a surge of anger and humiliation welling up within her.

this house, even Alva, an old maid, ranked higher than

was outrageous! This

your age and your long service to my father. Elder? Hah, you wish!” Thaddeus‘ cold laughter was

a fight was about to break out.

would miss such

blame me for not showing respect. I can even take their

were cold, his words punctuated by a glance

didn’t say it out

was also his

was he her bottom line? Probably not even close to

felt a pang of heartache, frustration, anger, and loss. He forcibly averted his gaze from

they were connected, Evadne sneaked a glance at

him simply looking straight ahead coldly, she felt her heart skip

as if her heart had jumped into her throat, making it

able to control Thaddeus anymore, her once solid rock was no

Thaddeus found out that it was her who had worsened his mother’s depression years ago?

Cynthia trusted, to replace her depression medication with drugs that stimulated

symptoms caused by depression, but it also led to mood swings, breathing

in such unbearable physical and mental torment

could never be

it’s revealed would be her,

stand there and watch me get beaten? I am your wife.” Elspeth clung to Frederic’s clothes, her tearful eyes begging for

tough didn’t work, she had to play the

well; he had always been a sucker for such

a deep breath, his grip on Elspeth’s arm a bit stiff. “Go clean yourself up. I’ll have Glynnis and the secretary take you to

“No.” Thaddeus interjected coldly.

are you trying to do now?”

looked at him, his eyes intimidating. “It’s just a slap. It won’t kill

and she

many times do I have to say it? I had nothing to do with Myra’s situation. I don’t even know the culprit! Evadne is just defaming

you should take Frederick’s advice and visit a doctor, just to make sure you aren’t showing any early signs of dementia.” Evadne sneered, her cold gaze fixed on Elspeth whose face had

gritted her

hearing this, Barry raised his gray eyebrows, “This Ashbourne girl has a sharp

a temper as fiery as her words.” Mrs. Fairhaven disapproved of Evadne’s

a bit of a fiery spirit, especially when her family background suits her temperament. She’s a pretty one too, it’s a shame she’s already been married once. Otherwise, she would make

expression turned into one of

skipped a beat, “Grandpa! What are you saying? Evadne,

Ms. Evadne would still be desirable even if she were to divorce a hundred times. There would be plenty of men

mischief, “Grandpa, I must admit, the moment I laid eyes on Ms.

her

You pursued Ashbourne’s

two end up together? I heard you’ve got quite

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255