Chapter 458

Avery’s spirit, weary and dejected, perked up at the words, “I’m all ears.”

“Check your phone, there’s a surprise waiting for you.”

He quickly glanced at the screen and indeed, there was a new email notification.

Elsie watched the man’s rigid back with unwavering attention, her curiosity about the person on the other end of the line – who could make the proud and untamed Avery turn pale – only grew.

Avery’s lips tightened as he opened the email, revealing a hospital’s diagnostic report. His brows furrowed as he skimmed through the document. Suddenly, his pupils contracted with shock that clenched his heart tight, almost causing the phone to slip from his grasp.

“What’s wrong? Got scared?” The man on the phone teased.

“Is this for real? No, it can’t be.”

Avery’s eyes repeatedly scanned the diagnosis, his body trembling uncontrollably as if drained of all blood, his mind plunging into an icy abyss, “Evadne, how could she possibly have been pregnant with Thaddeus’s kid? How could they have ever had a kid together?!”

“What’s the big deal if she was pregnant? Does that mean you don’t love her anymore?”

The man scoffed, his tone cold and dismissive, “You should count your blessings that the kid was stillborn. You won’t have to play step–dad to Thaddeus’s kid. That’s a tough role to fill, you know.”

Avery was deeply hurt, his eyes bloodshot with suppressed tears, unable to extricate himself from the pain.

“They had a kid together, a fact Thaddeus is still unaware of. Ms. Ashbourne never told him.”

The man continued to laugh, “Not just Thaddeus, even Chairman Ashbourne and Evadne’s brothers – who dote on her – know nothing of it. Imagine if the men of the Ashbourne family found out that Ms. Ashbourne had miscarried Thaddeus’s kid and lost her chance to be a mom. Do you think they would still support a reunion between Ms. Ashbourne and Thaddeus? Not a chance.” Avery clenched his phone, his anguish spreading through every limb, his complexion pallid as if on the brink of death.

He was right. The greatest pain in Evadne’s life was the loss of her kid. And this pain was the perfect weapon to permanently sever Evadne from Thaddeus!

Anything to keep them apart, he would stop at nothing!

over the years, which has been a great help to me. This is just a small favor; don’t

chosen the perfect

smile playing at the corners of his eyes, “No one is more suitable than her.” A horse racing

Group’s PR department working overtime to control the narrative and delete

filth continued to spread

Elspeth’s video? Can someone send it

is meant

[I want in!]

[Count me in!]

it; it’s quite the thrill, PM

fuss about an old hag pleasuring herself? Y’all got some weird tastes,

biggest trouble for the Abernathy Group was the loss of face, while the Fairhaven Group faced more

the event

Fairhaven Group’s stock to plummet the next day, evaporating hundreds

on them. The K Group was the tycoon and might be able to demand an

also become the talk of the town. People humored him out of respect for the Fairhaven name, but his personal credibility was in

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the Fairhaven Group became

man, was hospitalized after the blow. Mrs. Fairhaven, her daughter and Gary kept vigil in the hospital room. Barry, leaning against the headboard, slapped the bed in anger, his already pale face turning red with fury, “Good for nothing, the lot of you! Incapable of resolving the Fairhaven Group’s troubles and just hovering around me, an old man halfway to the grave – what good does that do?! If we don’t

huge piece of the pie; losing it would

back on the Fairhaven family! I had just one promising son. Does God have no mercy, taking my son away from me! Look at the state of the Fairhaven family now. If only you were

of her late husband and wept

as he braced himself and said, “Dad, don’t get too worked up. I’m working on smoothing things over, and those board members

think I don’t know what you’re capable of? If you had been more courteous to Evadne and the Ashbourne family, would we be in this mess?!” Barry scolded Gary with profound disappointment, “Since the incident, have you sorted out anything?

be chastised by his own father in front of

by Jareth, and let him deal with the mess at the group. The public doesn’t want to see your face right now, so it’s better to lay low and avoid further

of a high commissioner. Even if temporary,

and maybe it was only a matter of time to take over the entire empire. Gary was a mix of shock and resentment, his wrinkled face turning

horse race, his authority was undermined? The hard work

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