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 of the man he

impression in front of his future

sprawled across

tooth and nail to bring him back from the brink of death. Three sleep-deprived nights of standing until his legs. cramped up, both hungry and exhausted. And

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

the glass atop his desk with a slap, his eyes shimmering with resentment. “This is the last time. I swear it’s the last time

Knock, knock, knock-

knocking interrupted his brooding.

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

he opened it, Cassius’ striking visage greeted him. A gentle smile on his lips, his obsidian

“Chasel.”

beat, his fingers tightening around

such tenderness in his voice, Chasel’s composure wavered.

you told me once that you avoid carbs, but when you’re really stressed and worn out, you

watered at the thought, and despite his best

his pride, barely giving Cassius a warm look, sitting down with a cold expression, resisting the

would do my utmost to save anyone, not just Mr.

upset?” Cassius asked softly, ignoring Chasel’s

me,” Chasel

the tears?”

inadvertently at the mirror

him biting his lip, his eyes red-rimmed, his nose tinged

boxes of fried

providing forks and napkins

few days,” Cassius said,

he looked up

his hands methodically with a napkin before sitting down beside him. “But you know, with the whole family here and my father ill, as the eldest son, I have to take care of him, comfort the family, and find time to steady the ship at the company. Chasel,

bite of

It’s so

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

to bring ketchup. My favorite’s

with a pleased curl of his lips. “Oh, you wore it, huh? Looks like you’re quite

like it,” Cassius nodded seriously.

Cassius’ vision. “So, what do you like more, that

his lashes, a charming vortex forming in his gaze, drawing Chasel in helplessly. “Is

answers he didn’t want to hear. So, in a fit

I truly mean it this

heartfelt gratitude. “It’s not just me who owes

a bucket of fried chicken, are you?” Chasel said with feigned annoyance, although he was devouring the chicken quite earnestly.

price, anything you

speaking than Chasel seized his jaw, pressing his fiery lips against

with Chasel’s domineering kiss tinged with resentment,

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