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
his future father-in-law,
thoughts weighing on him, Chasel sprawled across
sleep-deprived nights of standing until his legs. cramped up, both hungry and exhausted. And there was Cassius, doting on his
renowned for his conquests, now Chasel had taken a tumble for Cassius, tasting the bitterness of unrequited affection for the first
“This is the last time. I swear it’s the last time I help you! Next time,
Knock, knock, knock-
of knocking interrupted
a tissue, blew his nose, and walked to the door.
him. A gentle smile on his lips, his obsidian eyes glittered with a starry
“Chasel.”
heart skipped a beat, his fingers
tenderness in his
once that you avoid carbs, but when you’re really stressed and worn out, you treat yourself to fried chicken.
the thought, and despite his best efforts, he let
giving Cassius a warm look, sitting down with
to save anyone, not just
Cassius asked softly,
upset? Not me,” Chasel fluttered
why the
he glanced inadvertently at the mirror on
him biting his lip, his eyes red-rimmed, his nose tinged pink
of fried
with care, providing forks and napkins with thoughtful precision.
past few days,” Cassius said, his voice husky
looked up into Cassius’
with the whole family here and my father ill, as the eldest son, I have to take care of him, comfort the family, and
he took a big bite of the chicken
apologize? It’s so weird.”
watched him eat. “You need
remember to bring ketchup. My favorite’s always plain chicken dipped in ketchup.”
of his lips. “Oh, you wore it, huh? Looks like you’re
like it,” Cassius nodded
face filling Cassius’ vision. “So, what do you like more,
vortex forming in his gaze, drawing Chasel in helplessly. “Is there a difference?”
answers he didn’t want to hear. So, in a fit of pique, he grabbed a drumstick and too
truly mean it this time.’
owes you one, the wh
fried chicken, are you?” Chasel said with feigned annoyance, although he was
Name your price,
jaw, pressing his fiery lips against Cassius’
of the past days evaporated in an instant, with Chasel’s domineering kiss tinged
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