Chapter 626

Bevis felt like his niece Evadne had clamped onto his jugular with her sharp tongue, the pent-up rage in his chest threatening to burst forth like an erupting volcano.

Thaddeus had a warm glow in his heart, seeing her stand up for him, but he didn’t let it go to his head. He still looked at Evadne with concern, gently squeezing her hand as a signal to hold back in front of Emeric.

“Evadne, that’s enough,” Emeric’s face darkened as he spoke.

“Uncle Bevis, I thought you’d turned over a new leaf when you came with such fanfare to visit my dad today.”

Evadne’s lips curled with a cold sarcasm. “But as it turns out, you came to settle scores. You made a mess, and my dad got sick trying to clean it up for you. If everything is going to be wrong regardless, might as well go all in. Why don’t you pay back that five million you owe? For someone of your stature, that shouldn’t be a penny short.”

Evadne’s words were a vindication for the Ashbourne family. She had thrown Bevis’ grandstanding right back in his face!

Bevis’ mouth twitched uncontrollably, his rage searing through his hair as if about to catch alight.

“Evadne!”

Emeric was overcome with fury, his head throbbing with pain, his hands shaking uncontrollably beneath the covers.

“Evadne, stop. Mr. Emeric doesn’t look good!” Thaddeus noticed Emeric’s pallor and whispered urgently to her.

Bevis, seeing his chance, suddenly burst into tears, heedless of his image.

“Emeric, my heart aches! I have no dignity left as an elder. I might as well be dead!”

bedside, their hearts in knots with worry that he might have another episode in front of Bevis.

said I won’t pursue it, and I won’t,”

raised in

show these kids, and at the company,

wouldn’t demote you, and I’ll stand by my word,” Emeric

was tearfully grateful

was his strength but also the ultimate credit card in Bevis’ pocket, to

brother, which was one

llana, battered and barely alive on that beach, where would his brother have found his life’s great love? How else could he have built such a storybook marriage,

Bevis

account in front of the children and said. with a grave face, “But this is the last time. The company isn’t mine alone. As a manager, you have the authority to manage funds, but never to claim what’s public as your own. If this happens again, I won’t help you. I’ll be impartial and

couldn’t understand

iron-fisted titan of commerce, didn’t need to please anyone, nor did he tolerate any miscreants.

why, oh why, did he

practically a saint! failure of

not make the same mistake! Get well soon, I won’t disturb you any

satisfied with giving Bevis peace of mind, prepared to

let me see Mr. Ashbourne out,”

smile. He hadn’t gone far when Suri’s voice rang out, “Stop right

was met by Suri’s icy glare as she rapidly approached

Smack!

up and struck him hard across the

hit me?” Bevis’ eyes bulged, his cheek bearing

said, her beautiful face now steely with anger. “I should have slapped you the day Emeric was hospitalized because of you. I should have confronted you then and torn that

sneer show. “Oh, thinking you’re the lady of the Ashbourne house? You’re just like those other

play the part thanks to Emeric’s late wife, who gave you this chance to strut

not at the insult to her but at the disdain with which he spoke of

“Beast!”

quicker, grabbing her wrist and shoving her back, nearly sending her

Delusional woman, I’d spare you for my brother’s sake, but you

her contemptuously and left without

her bruised wrist, shivering with

“Suri!”

Thaddeus, worried, had followed. They had seen everything that had just happened. like

Thaddeus’ eyes blazed with

smile and shook her head.

beneath his tailored suit.

be rash!”

head vigorously. “This isn’t your fight. And with your status as CEO of the Abernathy Group, it’s not worth tarnishing your reputation over such a

deepened. “Suri, you’re family to Evadne, and that makes you family to me. I couldn’t care less about

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