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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