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.

was the father of the man he

in front of his future

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

him back from the brink of death. Three sleep-deprived nights of standing until his legs. cramped up, both hungry

now Chasel had taken a tumble for Cassius, tasting the bitterness of unrequited affection for the first

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

Knock, knock, knock-

of knocking interrupted his brooding.

eyes with a tissue, blew his nose, and walked to the door.

gentle smile on his lips, his

“Chasel.”

his fingers tightening around the

in his voice, Chasel’s composure

holding, shaking it slightly. “I remember you told me once that you avoid carbs, but when you’re really stressed and worn out, you treat yourself to fried chicken. So here it is. I wasn’t

thought, and despite his best efforts,

Cassius a warm look, sitting down with a cold expression, resisting the urge to gaze

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

asked softly,

Not me,” Chasel

why the tears?”

inadvertently at the mirror on the

showed him biting his lip, his eyes red-rimmed, his nose tinged pink – the

opening the boxes of fried chicken and setting

care, providing forks and napkins with

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

he looked up into Cassius’ deep

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

a big bite of the chicken to hide

apologize? It’s

him eat. “You need to

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

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

like it,” Cassius nodded seriously.

“So, what do you like more, that suit, or me?”

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

he didn’t want to hear. So, in a fit of pique, he grabbed a drumstick and

mean

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

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

price, anything you want,” Cassius

his jaw, pressing his fiery lips against Cassius’ cool ones in

in an instant, with Chasel’s domineering kiss tinged with resentment, clearly not willing

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