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 adored!

front of his future father-in-law,

weighing on him, Chasel sprawled across his desk, his lips

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

had taken a tumble for Cassius, tasting the

“This is the last time. I

Knock, knock, knock-

knocking interrupted his

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

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

“Chasel.”

skipped a beat, his fingers

in his voice, Chasel’s composure

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

watered at the thought, and despite

he kept his pride, barely giving Cassius a warm look, sitting down with a cold expression,

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

you upset?” Cassius asked softly, ignoring

me,” Chasel fluttered his lashes.

why the

and he glanced inadvertently at the

lip, his eyes red-rimmed, his nose

opening the boxes of fried chicken

forks and napkins with thoughtful precision.

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

looked up into Cassius’ deep eyes.

with the whole family here and my father ill, as the eldest son, I have to take

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

apologize? It’s so weird.”

him eat. “You need

flavor’s decent. But next time, remember to bring ketchup.

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

Cassius nodded seriously.

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

in his

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 drumstick and too ferocious

I truly mean

owes

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

price, anything you want,”

Chasel seized his jaw, pressing his fiery lips against Cassius’ cool

the past days evaporated in an instant, with Chasel’s domineering kiss tinged with resentment,

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