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.
all, this was the father of the man he
future
Chasel sprawled across his desk, his lips puckering
balance, and Chasel had fought 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 there
renowned for his conquests, now Chasel had taken a tumble for Cassius, tasting the bitterness of unrequited affection for the
desk with a slap, his eyes shimmering with resentment. “This is the last time. I swear it’s the last time I help you! Next time,
Knock, knock, knock-
sound of knocking interrupted his brooding.
blew
A gentle smile on his lips, his obsidian eyes
“Chasel.”
beat, his fingers tightening around the
his voice, Chasel’s composure wavered.
once that you avoid carbs, but when you’re really stressed and worn out, you treat yourself to fried chicken. So here
mouth watered at the thought, and despite his
look, sitting down with
my duty to save lives. I would do my utmost to save anyone, not
asked
Not me,” Chasel fluttered his lashes.
why the tears?”
heart raced, and he glanced inadvertently
lip, his eyes red-rimmed, his nose tinged pink – the
of fried chicken and setting them
and napkins with
the trouble these past few days,” Cassius
he looked up into Cassius’ deep
eldest son, I
a big bite
It’s so weird.”
as he watched him eat. “You
the flavor’s decent. But next time, remember to bring ketchup.
eyeing Cassius’ attire with a pleased curl of his lips. “Oh, you wore it, huh? Looks like you’re
like it,” Cassius
his handsome face filling Cassius’ vision. “So, what do you like
in his gaze, drawing Chasel in helplessly. “Is there a difference?”
yield answers he didn’t want to hear. So, in a fit of pique, he grabbed a drumstick
mean it
me who owes
not seriously thinking of fobbing me off with just a bucket of fried chicken, are you?” Chasel said with feigned annoyance, although he was devouring the chicken quite
not. Name your price, anything you want,” Cassius
finished speaking than Chasel seized his jaw, pressing his fiery lips against Cassius’ cool ones in a
an instant, with Chasel’s domineering kiss tinged with resentment, clearly not willing to let
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