Chapter 547

Thaddeus’s heart sank as he quickly turned to Evadne. “Evadne, I’ll handle this.”

After all, the rumors swirling about her were like a relentless tide, and the denigration showed no signs of abating. And here they were in a hospital, a sensitive place where a confrontation with the relatives of a witness could do her harm.

He could deal with this, shoulder the burden.

But he didn’t want his woman to face such ugliness. It would hurt him too much to see her in pain.

“Thad, i get it,” Evadne said, capturing his hand in hers and offering comfort with her calm demeanor. “But they want to see me, and if I hadn’t insisted on meeting with Beverly, we wouldn’t be in this mess. So I need to step up, apologize, and show sincerity. You know me, the word ‘retreat‘ isn’t in my vocabulary.”

“Coincidentally, it’s not in mine either.”

His gaze was deep and affectionate as he clasped her hand tightly. “So, I’m going with you.”

Although Beverly was tucked away in a private room with a high degree of security,

Jason still feared the relatives might cause a scene in the hospital, damaging the lady’s reputation, so he had them brought over posthaste.

Side by side, Evadne and Thaddeus stood in the corridor.

Beverly’s mother and the parents of another victim approached swiftly, and while Evadne kept her composure, her heart was in turmoil.

The trio halted before them.

Thaddeus’s eyes were a cold and alert, Jason too kept a vigilant watch, ready to intervene should they lash out at the lady.

Beverly’s mother, with cheeks stained by tears and eyes red with the ferocity of a lioness deprived of sleep, hadn’t spoken yet, but her face was a canvas of blame and anger directed at Evadne!

she geared up

my daughter! I beg of you!”

a thud, the other girl’s parents knelt

were inconsolable,

won’t get up unless you agree!” The mother

a sharp pain in her chest, her eyes moistening, “Please, stop crying, you’ll harm yourself. Stand up, and we can

to Mrs. Abernathy here, what’s that about?” Gordon, irate, confronted them with scorn. “Before this, I’ve been reaching out on behalf of Mrs. Abernathy and Mr. Abernathy, and how did you treat us? Have you

throw you a lifeline, but you refused it,

enough!” Thad’s voice

You call

her voice raw with fury, “If it weren’t for you! Who would have harmed my daughter like this? You only wanted her to testify for you, to take down the thorn in your side! Did you ever consider the lives of ordinary folks like us? My daughter is only seventeen,

he held back, recognizing the gravity of being in Ms.

Do you want your daughter to live under such surveillance for the rest of her life?” Thaddeus’s brows were furrowed, baffled by their inability to discern right

can I do?” Mrs. Higgins trembled, nearly hysterical, “I’d rather have this than let my daughter suffer any harm, be in danger!Her life was getting back on track, everything was improving and you, you’ve thrown it all into chaos again! Almost costing my daughter her life! You only care for your own comfort and meddle in other people’s lives! By

felt a sting

retorts, but overwhelming guilt and injustice clogged her throat, leaving

“You’re being naive.”

mortal strife, “The peace you’re experiencing now is because the Chambers Group is in disarray, with Byron detained at the station. They’re too

her bloodshot eyes filled with confusion.

troubles are settled, and he’s free to do as he pleases again. Do you think, with his vindictive nature, he’ll just leave your daughter alone? If

right! Mrs. Higgins, please don’t be misguided any

not that we didn’t want to seek your help, but the folks from the Chambers Group have been breathing down our

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