Chapter 627
Evadne listened, her eyes brimming with tears, as Suri recounted the tale with a heavy heart.
Battered and barely clinging to life.
What kind of harrowing ordeal must her mother have endured to have nearly perished so far from home?
Thaddeus gripped Evadne’s trembling hand tighter, his voice laced with confusion. “Mrs. Ashbourne has been all alone in this foreign land for so many years, raising children for Mr. Emeric. Didn’t she ever reach out to her family, or visit her homeland even once?”
Suri shook her head, her gaze lowered. “Never. Not once. Emeric even went so far as to change her citizenship, gave her a new identity, so she could cut ties with her past completely.”
The more they heard, the deeper their bewilderment grew.
What could have happened to make Mrs. Ashbourne abandon her old life so completely?
With each word, Evadne’s curiosity about her mother’s past intensified.
“Evadne, that’s all I know. And over father has reminded us, more than once, not to tell you anything about your mother.”
Suri’s eyes pleaded as she took Evadne’s hand. “I don’t know why, but you must trust your father. He truly loves you and your mother. Everything he does, he does for you without a second thought. So please, let’s pretend this conversation never happened. Don’t ask your father about it, okay?”
Evadne’s heart swelled with a deep, unspoken love for her mother. But she didn’t want to make Suri uncomfortable, so she could only nod through her tears.
After a recent ordeal, Emeric’s health, which had just started to improve, was once again on shaky ground.
Chasel arrived just in time to perform a thorough check-up and administer the necessary medication, stabilizing Emeric’s condition.
Back in his office, Chasel slumped into his chair, utterly spent, as if the weight of the world was on his shoulders. As the lead physician, the pressure was immense.
this was the father of the man he adored!
in front of his future
across his desk, his lips
the balance, and Chasel had fought tooth and nail to bring him back from the brink of death. Three sleep-deprived nights of standing until his legs.
a charmer, renowned for his conquests, now Chasel had taken a tumble for Cassius, tasting the bitterness of
with a slap, his eyes shimmering with resentment. “This is the last time. I swear it’s the last time
Knock, knock, knock-
of knocking
a tissue, blew his nose, and
visage greeted him. A gentle smile
“Chasel.”
beat, his fingers tightening around the
such tenderness in his voice, Chasel’s composure wavered.
bag he was holding, shaking it slightly. “I remember you told me once that you avoid carbs, but when you’re really stressed and worn
at the thought, and despite his best efforts, he
Cassius a warm look, sitting down with a cold expression, resisting the urge
do my utmost to save anyone, not just
Cassius asked softly,
Not me,” Chasel fluttered his
the
raced, and he glanced inadvertently at the
his lip, his eyes red-rimmed, his nose tinged
silently, opening the boxes of fried chicken and setting
care, providing forks and napkins
these past few days,” Cassius said, his voice husky
looked up into
with the whole family here and my father ill, as the eldest son, I have to take care
a big bite of the
It’s so
smile deepened as he watched him eat. “You need to eat more; you’ve lost
time, remember to bring ketchup. My favorite’s always plain chicken dipped
a pleased curl of his lips. “Oh, you wore it,
like it,” Cassius
face filling Cassius’ vision. “So, what do you like more, that suit,
lashes, a charming vortex forming in his gaze,
and pestering him further would only yield answers he didn’t want to hear. So, in a fit of
mean it this time.’
not just me who owes you one, the wh Ashbourne family
of fried chicken, are you?” Chasel said with feigned annoyance, although he was devouring the chicken
your price, anything
than Chasel seized his jaw, pressing his
past days evaporated in an instant, with Chasel’s domineering kiss tinged with resentment, clearly not willing to let
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