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 man

future father-in-law,

weighing on him, Chasel sprawled across

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 Chasel a word of

Chasel had taken a tumble for Cassius, tasting the bitterness of

resentment. “This is the last time. I swear

Knock, knock, knock-

sound of knocking interrupted his

Chasel dabbed his eyes with a tissue, blew his nose, and walked

greeted him. A gentle smile on his lips, his obsidian eyes glittered with a starry

“Chasel.”

skipped a beat, his fingers

his

You 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

and despite his

look, sitting down with a cold

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

you upset?” Cassius asked softly, ignoring

Chasel

why the

glanced inadvertently at

red-rimmed, his nose tinged pink – the very picture of

chuckled silently, opening the boxes of fried chicken and setting

forks and napkins with thoughtful precision.

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

heart clenched, and he looked up into Cassius’ deep

son, I have to take care of him, comfort the family, and find time to steady

bite of the chicken

It’s so weird.”

watched him eat. “You need to eat more; you’ve lost weight.”

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

the chicken, eyeing Cassius’ attire with a pleased curl of his lips. “Oh, you wore it, huh? Looks like you’re quite fond of it.”

like it,” Cassius

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

lifted his lashes, a charming vortex forming in his gaze, drawing

guy was a wise-cracker, and pestering him further would only yield answers he didn’t want to hear. So, in a fit of pique, he grabbed a

Cassius. I truly mean it this time.’

just me who owes you one, the wh Ashbourne family

fobbing me off with just a bucket of fried chicken, are you?” Chasel said with

course not. Name your price, anything you want,” Cassius

than Chasel seized his jaw, pressing

with Chasel’s domineering kiss tinged with resentment, clearly

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