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.

father of the

in front of his future father-in-law,

him, Chasel sprawled across his desk, his

him back from the brink of death. Three sleep-deprived nights of standing until his legs. cramped up, both hungry and exhausted. And there was Cassius, doting on his father but scarcely offering

his conquests, now Chasel had taken a tumble for Cassius,

with resentment. “This is the last time. I swear it’s the last

Knock, knock, knock-

sound of knocking interrupted

dabbed his eyes with a tissue, blew his

Cassius’ striking visage greeted him. A gentle smile on his lips, his obsidian eyes

“Chasel.”

a beat, his fingers

his voice,

haven’t eaten yet, have you?” Cassius lifted the 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 out, you treat yourself to fried chicken.

mouth watered at the thought, and despite his best efforts, he let Cassius in.

kept his pride, barely giving Cassius a warm look, sitting down with a cold expression, resisting the urge to gaze at

save lives. I would do my utmost to save anyone, not just Mr. Emeric. President Ashbourne, you don’t need to

asked softly, ignoring Chasel’s coldness.

upset? Not me,” Chasel fluttered his

the tears?”

and he glanced inadvertently

red-rimmed, his nose tinged pink –

the boxes of fried chicken and setting them

and napkins

the trouble these past few days,” Cassius said, his voice

looked

the whole family here and my father ill, as the eldest son, I

he took a big bite of the chicken to

apologize? It’s so

as he watched him eat. “You need

time, remember to bring ketchup. My favorite’s always plain chicken

Cassius’ attire with a pleased curl of his lips.

like it,” Cassius nodded seriously.

handsome face filling Cassius’ vision. “So, what do you like more, that suit, or

his gaze, drawing Chasel in

want to hear. So, in a fit of pique, he grabbed

mean it

who owes you one, the wh

me off with just a bucket of fried chicken, are you?” Chasel said with feigned annoyance, although he was

not. Name your price, anything you

his jaw, pressing his fiery lips against Cassius’ cool

an instant, with Chasel’s domineering kiss tinged with resentment,

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