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.

was the father of the man he

his future

sprawled across his desk, his

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

charmer, renowned for his conquests, now Chasel had taken a tumble for Cassius, tasting the bitterness of unrequited affection

a slap, his eyes shimmering with resentment. “This is the last time. I swear it’s the last time I help you! Next time, even if you

Knock, knock, knock-

sound of knocking

a tissue, blew his nose, and walked to

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

“Chasel.”

fingers tightening around the door

tenderness in his voice, Chasel’s

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

the thought, and despite his best efforts, he let Cassius

Cassius a warm look, sitting down with a cold expression, resisting the urge to

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

you upset?” Cassius asked softly, ignoring

me,” Chasel fluttered

the tears?”

raced, and he glanced inadvertently

his nose tinged pink – the very

opening the boxes of fried chicken and setting them before

with care, providing forks and napkins with thoughtful

for all the trouble these past few

he looked up into Cassius’ deep eyes.

beside him. “But you know, with the whole family here and my father ill, as the eldest son, I have to take care of

surged, and he took a big bite of the chicken to hide his feelings.

apologize? It’s so

he watched him eat. “You need to

time, remember to bring ketchup. My

curl of his lips. “Oh, you

like it,” Cassius

“So, what do you like more,

in his gaze, drawing Chasel in helplessly. “Is there a difference?”

further would only yield answers he didn’t want to hear. So, in a fit of pique, he grabbed a drumstick and too ferocious bite.

truly mean it

gratitude. “It’s not just me who owes you one, the

of fried chicken, are you?”

price, anything

Cassius finished speaking than Chasel seized his jaw, pressing his fiery lips against Cassius’ cool ones in a bold

the past days evaporated in an instant, with Chasel’s domineering kiss tinged with resentment, clearly not willing to

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