Chapter 576

Several yards away, Thaddeus’s gaze was like ice, locking with Frederic’s in a silent standoff.

Rows of black chairs stood between them, like a thicket of brambles fraught with the turbulent whispers of secrets and deceit.

The air pressure in the banquet hall plummeted, leaving Dennis and the manager dumbstruck, their scalps tingling with an inexplicable chill.

“Thaddeus, what are you doing here? What the hell is going on?” Frederic had his suspicions, but anger compelled him to seek confirmation.

“The answer is quite obvious, isn’t it, Mr. Abernathy?”

Clad in a tailored grey suit, Thaddeus stood his ground, his aura of insurmountable pride and cold aloofness pressing down on Frederic–the kind of pressure that made the seasoned corporate mogul struggle to catch his breath.

The scales were tipping. Thaddeus was soon to be the wave that would crush him upon the shore. The intimidation and oppression he felt now surpassed anything he had known in his youth.

For a fleeting moment, he was grateful no outsiders were present to witness their confrontation.

“The reporters you invited? I sent them packing. It seems they’d rather cross you than dare to cross me,” Thaddeus’s lips curled into a frosty smirk.

“You, why would you do this?” Frederic’s blood boiled, his ears ringing with the surge of his pulse. “Is it that bitch from the Ashbourne family pulling your strings? Have you truly forsaken your own family’s dignity and reputation for her, not seeing she’s playing you for a fool?”

Thaddeus’s handsome visage darkened, a tempest swirling in his eyes, “My actions are my own, and they are unrelated to Evadne. I will not allow you to insult the woman I am to marry.”

Frederic’s pupils constricted in shock!

Dennis and the manager, upon hearing this, were petrified!

“Besides, even if Evadne were toying with me, what of it? If it brings a smile to the face of the one I love, then I welcome it with open arms.”

“Madman, you’re out of your mind!” Frederic, the tycoon at the helm, resorted to the coarsest of language in his fury.

“At least that’s better than you, harboring a criminal, losing all sense of right and wrong,” Thaddeus retorted without a flinch.

Frederic, consumed by wrath, exclaimed, “I am the chairman of the Abernathy Group. Every decision I make is for the benefit of our family and corporation! You selfish fool, engrossed in your romantic delusions, how can you understand the sacrifices I’ve made?”

In Thaddeus’s eyes lay a cold desolation.

He wished he had never existed rather than to learn that his mother’s love and trust had been bestowed upon a man of such callous hypocrisy.

“Tomorrow morning at nine, we’ll settle this in court.”

strode past Frederic, his parting shot hanging in the air, “Whatever tricks you and Cedric have up your sleeves, bring them on. But no matter what you do,

the hotel’s surveillance system once more, bearing witness to the clash between Thaddeus and

without hesitation, but the

doted on his, age had limited his

Chad return in good form, the Abernathy

it was the empire he had built. If

Knock, knock, knock-

her thoughts, and she quickly closed her laptop, turning to face the

stood outside, with two cups of coffee in

allowing him to slide in and hand

“Spying again?”

with both hands, “Well. I can’t have you

gently brushed the top of her head, his fingers softly playing

a kiss

representing the K Group and pressuring the media, my influence alone wouldn’t have kept all the city’s reporters at bay. Frederic

“Promise me, once this Elspeth matter is

lifted her chin, a smile tugging

“I’m serious.”

I promise you, as long as Frederic doesn’t target your family or trouble you again, I’ll let bygones be bygones.”

Thaddeus’s phone

with complexity, “Evadne,

Havenbrook Villa, both of them

knew how much Hamilton cherished

Thaddeus’s intervention at the press conference? Had Frederic already complained, summoning them for a reckoning?

Abernathy Group was also Hamilton’s life’s work. No one wished

with a mischievous beat. Without a moment’s hesitation, she dashed across

missed you so much!”

Hamilton’s laughter

an eyebrow

gap between them, but now that he knew they were an item, why hadn’t he corrected himself? It was

bit, I’ll check your pulse and give you a thorough exam, then I’ll whip up your favorite soup, how’s that sound?” Evadne knelt on one

loves it too.” Hamilton

no

gaze shifted to Thaddeus, his eyes

heart pounded like a drum. She had played up her charm to shield Thaddeus from any blame, but it seemed Hamilton was still miffed with

I hear you botched your dad’s

voice was calm, betraying not a hint

at his grandson.

his temper flaring.

to me first before acting on your own. What, got a

“Grandpa, I.”

I’d be ticked off too. But he didn’t consult me before going ahead with it,

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