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!

tingled as she geared up

save my

the other girl’s parents knelt before them!

this!” Evadne and Thaddeus rushed to help them, but the parents were inconsolable, their bodies heavy with grief. If not for

won’t get up unless you agree!” The mother wailed, her sorrow piercing the hearts of all present.

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

scorn. “Before this, I’ve been reaching out on behalf of

Abernathy was ready to throw you a lifeline, but you refused it, didn’t you?”

voice was

lifeline? You call that a

Evadne, 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

recognizing the

you, keeping tabs on your every move. 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

But what 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

a sting in

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

“You’re being naive.”

hand steadied Evadne’s trembling waist, his expression calm and composed as if he were a deity observing mortal strife, “The peace you’re experiencing now is because the Chambers Group is

Higgins froze, her bloodshot eyes

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 the root of the problem isn’t removed,

Mrs. Higgins, please don’t

gaze was fraught with a helpless desperation. “Mr. Abernathy, Mrs. Abernathy! It’s not that we didn’t want to seek your help, but the folks from the Chambers Group have been breathing down our necks! They came around, threatening us, saying if we spoke out of turn, they had ways to make us disappear from Elmsworth without a trace. How were

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