Chapter 484

Cassius’s brow twitched with ferocity as he stepped forward, disarming Bennett with a swift and deft move.

Colonel Bennett, too, was known for his prowess in combat, and to think of disarming him was usually nothing short of a pipe dream,

But Cassius had covered the gun’s muzzle with his own hand; Bennett feared an accidental discharge that could injure his elder brother and ultimately had to let go.

“Cassius, if you really care about our sister, you wouldn’t stand in my way!” Bennett’s eyes, bloodshot with rage, bore into Thaddeus as if they were daggers, ready to tear the man apart at a glance.

The accusation was harsh, especially coming from the usually gentle and upright Mr. Waverley. Its impact was doubly potent yet Cassius felt no

resentment.

If this rage could be vented in such a manner, then perhaps it was for the best, lest his brothers do something truly terrifying.

“Bennett, I care about Evadne, but I care about you too, and Arnold, Elvis. We grew up together. Which one of you do I not care for? I just don’t want you to throw away your lives over some scoundrel. You may feel vindicated, but have you considered Evadne’s feelings? You’ll let our parents down, you know that?!”

At the mention of their mother, a wave of sorrow surged through the brothers, moistening their eyes.

“You’ve finally come home after so long; we all missed you, and Evadne must have been delighted to see you.”

Cassius closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and suppressed the pain in his heart, “Let bygones be bygones; Evadne. has moved on. The person involved doesn’t want to pursue it, and our incessant fixation only inflicts additional pain on Evadne, forcing her to live in the shadow of her loss.”

The shadow of her loss. It was the loss of her kid!

Thaddeus panted heavily as if on the brink of death, tears welling up beneath his reddened eyes, only to be washed away by the cold rain.

His and Evadne’s child, had he still been alive, would have been three years old. What had he done. What had he done!

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“The rain is pouring down, and you’re already exhausted from your journey. Getting soaked will only make you sick. Go home,” Cassius grabbed Bennett’s rigid arm and pulled him toward the front door.

“President Ashbourne.”

Thaddeus’s voice trembled like that of a grievously wounded man, his broad shoulders drooping, “Please let me see Evadne just one more time.”

“In your dreams!“.

the hell out of here and don’t defile the Ashbourne family’s home ever again! If I see you one more

I need to see

with agony, yet he stood his ground, stubborn as if the world falling apart would not make him flinch, “The past, our child, so many things, I need her

it go; it’s all

being trapped in past

leave, they froze in

“Dad?”

out from under the umbrella held by Arnold, was Emeric, pale–faced, moving towards Thaddeus through the pouring

emanating from this dignified man threatening

say something but faced with the father of the woman he loved

then, suddenly a sharp pain scorched Thaddeus’s cheek as Emeric landed a punch squarely

“Dad?!“.

“Dad!”

Ashbourne brothers

the first time in thirty years, they saw their father strike someone other than his own sons. Their father, a proud tycoon, had never needed to dirty his hands; he was more haughty than a king.

punch, Emeric’s

J

yet he felt no pain, only a numb agony in his

like this can bring on

was barely able to stand, but

do you realize the woman you’ve trampled on, hurt time and again, she is my life? My last shred of hope in this world left by the woman I love the most; she is

Ashbourne, I’m sorry.”

acute pain in his chest boiling like a nest of ants, “Give me another chance. I

couldn’t commit, why did you marry her? And if you married

K Group will be the number one enemy of the Abernathy Group! Mr. Thaddeus Abernathy,

family left, the door slamming shut

the rain, soulless, as if between him and the

his knee,

approached from behind, halting beside him. Panting heavily, Thaddeus, inch by inch, struggled to lift his gaze.

an umbrella, Mr.

ever, Avery’s lips curled into a mocking smile, his eyes looking down on

came in ragged gasps, his fingers soaked in the rain trembled and slowly clenched into

don’t need

cold lips curving with the arrogance of victory, “Considering the grave error you’ve made towards Evadne, I dare say Mr. Emeric Ashbourne must loathe you to the bone by now. At this point, do you really

held Avery’s umbrella, let out a derisive chuckle, “Had you not mentioned it, I never would have guessed this was Mr. Thaddeus Abernathy’s self–flagellation! To the uninformed, it would seem Mr. Thaddeus Abernathy fancies himself the

Avery’s lapdog. Or perhaps, he was inflicting this self–imposed slaughter as punishment. As if only by tormenting his flesh, shattering his

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