Chapter 620

“What on earth has Bevis been up to now?” Evadne asked with a steely tone, her eyes deep and unfathomable as the depths of a dark lake.

Thaddeus couldn’t help but feel that Bevis, a distant cousin of the Ashbourne Group and the only brother of Chairman Emeric, seemed to be anything but well-behaved.

He had always thought the Ashbourne family to be a rare example of unity and harmony, but it seemed even they were not immune to having a black sheep in their midst.

“Bevis got into some backdoor stock options to make a quick buck, but then the stock market of Country M took a nosedive and he lost a fortune,” explained Cassius, his brow furrowed in disapproval. “He could have backed out in time to save himself, but he got some wild idea that the government of Country M was going to stabilize the market, so he doubled down on his options. Only he didn’t have the funds, so he started eyeing the company’s money.”

“Bevis is the king of fools! His brains are worth less than the cobblestones!” Evadne fumed, her fist thudding against the car window.

Thaddeus took her hand in his, sharing her sentiment, “Options trading is a high-stakes game, it’s like throwing dice with no chance to win. Just six months ago, one of our execs at Abernathy Group got in so deep he ended up jumping from his office building.”

Jason was equally livid, dropping all formalities, “A few days ago, when Ruby was goi over the financial reports, she found two discrepancies that screamed fraud. She reported it straight to President Ashbourne, and that’s how Bevis got caught. If it were for that, we would’ve been in an even bigger mess. As it is, we’re still down by over five million!”

Ruby was the finance director, a trusted protégé personally mentored by Cassius.

The reason KS Group had dominated the business world and remained at the pinnacle of Skyrim’s elite for decades was because the Ashbourne patriarchs had a keen eye for talent and knew how to place the right people in the right positions.

“Heh, Cassius, you practically saved Bevis’ life.

Evadne clenched her teeth, “Otherwise, he’d be the next one taking a dive off the roof!”

Cassius sighed helplessly, “I tried to handle this quietly, but word still got back to Dad. You can imagine how furious he was.”

“And to make matters worse, Bevis had the audacity to argue back, refusing to repent and even said some outrageous things. It was enough to give Dad a stroke,” Evadne hissed, shuddering with rage.

“In front of Mr. Ashbourne?” Thaddeus asked gravely.

“Yes, Dylan was there too. Thank God he was. He got Dad to the hospital in time to save his life,” Cassius replied, his eyes reflecting the chill of his words.

fell silent, his handsome

are heavy with meaning, but family matters are not my

eyes blazed with a cold fire, and only Thaddeus’ embrace kept her

Ashbourne family?” Thaddeus finally asked,

contain his anger anymore, his foot pressing hard on the accelerator, “Bevis’ debt, that fifty million hole, Chairman

was taken aback but quickly understood, “Mr. Ashbourne must hold a significant position within the conglomerate. If word got out, it

his only brother, they grew up together. He’s always

honor. Without such traits, how could

wasn’t always like this.”

chap. He’d stand up for Dad in front of Granddad and sneak into the chapel at night to feed him and even help him copy scriptures. His imitation of other people’s handwriting was so good, he copied dozens of pieces and Granddad never noticed

above the wellbeing of

this slide, but I will not! I won’t let it rest!”

a look that was

all too well that Evadne, with her iron will, would never

was on, but the atmosphere remained

the mood, Thaddeus searched for a safe topic

sharp suit you’re wearing.”

at

Bright gave it to me,”

pleasure, even revealing a hint of bragging

let out a low

with warmth. “Ahem, don’t get the wrong idea. He gave me the clothes to thank

in surprise.

his face away, his

proclaiming there was no silver buried

hospital, it was the wee

watch over the patient tonight. After three grueling, sleepless even the strongest person would crumble, so she took

others had arrived, Suri

“Evadne, you’re back!”

Suri, her composure started to crack, her

to embrace Suri, her tears flowing freely.

into a sobbing

elder brother, could

You’ve all been through so much. How’s Dad doing?” Evadne choked back her tears, sniffling with her

tonight than the past

it just you here? Where are my brothers? The heartless lot. If they don’t come now, then

Evadne could finish her sentence ddoon at the

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teeth in frustration. “You snore like

hard his words were slurred, but he dn’t miss a chance to retort, ‘And you thininyoute any better? if I’m a thunderstorm, u’re a jackhammer, mate. And you grind your teeth to boot Whoever marries you

was moved to tears, feeling a

spoken so about her

kids had always been

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