Chapter 593

The young couple, Nydia and Jason, didn’t dare to delay. They hustled to the hospital with all the speed they could muster.

As Nydia gripped Jason’s hand, they reached the hospital room door only to hear the unmistakable shouting of Cedric, the proverbial old dog that just couldn’t learn new tricks. His voice boomed through the walls, mingled with Mrs. Dempsey’s sobs.

“Dad! Mom! I have hit rock bottom, all because of Jason, the backstabber! He’s supposed to be part of the Dempseys, my own flesh and blood! Did you see what he pulled off in court? That’s no way to treat family! He’s in cahoots with the Ashbournes, playing right into their hands! And he’s thrown me, his own brother, under the bus! I’m telling you, he’s gonna be the death of me do you hear?”

Cedric was swearing like a sailor, his voice sharp and grating, barely recognizable as the once–glamorous Lawyer Cedric,

A silent rage ignited within Jason, his jaw clenching so tightly his knuckles turned white.

Nydia heard every word, her gaze burning into Jason’s reddened eyes as she shook her head slightly, urging him to keep his cool.

“Dad! You’ve slaved away for the Ashbourne family all your life, and now they’re using your precious son like a pack mule! They’re manipulating him with their illegitimate daughter, leading him by the nose and stirring up trouble in our family!”

Cedric’s voice was shrill and uncontrolled with anger. “After you stepped down, I brought the Dempseys back from the brink. And now, Thaddeus and Evadne have ruined everything! And that fool Jason still can’t see the forest for the trees, shamelessly cozying up to the Ashbournes. That girl’s just playing him until she can climb higher and kick him to the curb! He doesn’t even see it he’s not in her league! How could he ever match up to an Ashbourne?”

His words were a barrage of insults, tearing Nydia’s tender heart to shreds, a thousand pains entwined with a profound sense of injustice, making her feel small and useless.

Jason’s family, an unending source of conflict, and she was at the heart of it.

a curse on his otherwise tranquil life? She felt so

gun!” Jason could stand it no longer. With an intense fury, he burst through

both sons of the same parents, Cedric had always been jealous of his charming, intelligent

ambition Jason had, Cedric opposed, always mocking and belittling him. He cloaked his bullying in the guise of brotherly concern, but

years, Jason had borne it for the sake of familial blood

he held back now, what

but it was too late to stop

door swinging open shocked everyone in

a jolt to the system

Shut your

devoid of humor, only a tumultuous

say anything wrong?” Cedric’s lip quivered, and he

daddy for help – a sight

each other truly, and your accusations are nothing but slander and

courtroom in fierce debate, “Everything I’ve done has been out of my own free will, no one forced or coerced me! I stand with Miss Evadne and Mr. Thaddeus because they speak up for the less fortunate, they have integrity and walk the path

to what

of Jason, and he turned to play the victim to their parents, trying to whitewash his own actions and pressure Jason, “Jason, I know you want to impress your girlfriend, and I know you’re trying to curry favor with the your own family! I’m your brother, from the same womb. How can you forsake brotherly love for Ashbournes. But you

blatant quarrel reached Nydia’s ears as she stood outside, feeling an icy

pale as she

over the Ashbournes. But at what cost to your own brother? I’m

was just about to speak when Dave, who had kept a stoic silence until now,

Ashbourne right outside the door? She’s Chairman Emeric’s daughter, a distinguished guest indeed. It’s

Dempsey’s brow furrowed, her displeasure

his parents didn’t take to Nydia. Despite their lengthy relationship,

and how could

and ushered her in, radiant with joy. He felt like

on

finger. As a man, he couldn’t miss the thick, hot love

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