Chapter 568

At this moment, Frederic’s eye muscles twitched, his mind a whirlwind of chaos.

Amidst the turmoil, there was a profound sense of unease and fear.

“I have no clue what Mr. Thaddeus meant,” Dennis managed, his forehead beading with cold sweat. He was caught between a rock and a hard place, and any slip of the tongue could spell disaster on both fronts.

“You said earlier that Cynthia’s death might have been foul play? That Thaddeus said Elspeth did it? Does he have proof? Does he?”

“You really need to ask Mr. Thaddeus, I truly don’t know.”

Frederic released his grip, his hands veined and trembling. His shoulders felt as though they bore the weight of mountains, pressing down inexorably, as each breath became more laborious to draw.

The confident aura he had upon arrival was now nowhere to be seen.

He could accept, tolerate, and stoop as low as possible. Elspeth had trampled over every boundary.

Even now, his disdain for the scheming woman was complete, but for the greater good of the Abernathy Group, for the sake of his reputation as the chairman, he swallowed bitter pills, feigning deafness and muteness time and again!

was one thing, just one thing he could not accept the fact that

himself, to

were said in anger, meant to guilt him, to sicken

ventured, “Mr.

do

eyes wide with panic, “The trial is imminent, there’s much you have to do. Don’t get distracted! Right now, there’s nothing more important than navigating the Abernathy Group through

was awash with her scandalous deeds. She was the wife of the Abernathy Group chairman, so it was inevitable that some of the backlash would affect Frederic

you to arrange?” Frederic steadied himself, his suit soaked through

set. Tomorrow afternoon at three, the conference will commence on time.”

as he looked towards Cynthia’s gravestone,

long moment, he spoke with a heavy voice, “Let’s head back.”

Thaddeus‘ stern visage was pale as a winter’s

feeling as though she held blocks of ice, and her

hesitation, she spoke gently, “Thaddeus, I hope you understand why I

I know where your heart is.”

as my mother’s killer to Frederic too soon, it might compromise your quest for justice. You fear that his love for my mother might not be strong enough to withstand the pressures of upholding

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