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.

father of

impression in front of his future father-in-law, and

thoughts weighing on him, Chasel sprawled across his desk,

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

tumble for Cassius, tasting

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

Knock, knock, knock-

sound of knocking interrupted his brooding.

a tissue, blew his nose, and

striking visage greeted him. A gentle smile on his

“Chasel.”

fingers tightening around the

in his voice, Chasel’s

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 sure what flavor you’d like, so I

at the thought, and despite his best

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

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

Cassius asked softly, ignoring Chasel’s

me,” Chasel fluttered his

the tears?”

heart raced, and he glanced inadvertently

his eyes red-rimmed, his nose tinged

chuckled silently, opening the boxes of fried

with care, providing forks and napkins with

for all the trouble these past few days,” Cassius said, his voice husky with

he looked up

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

bite of the chicken to hide his feelings.

apologize? It’s so

“You need to eat more;

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

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

it,” Cassius

filling Cassius’ vision. “So, what do you like

forming in his gaze, drawing Chasel in helplessly.

and pestering him further would only yield answers he didn’t want to

truly mean it

“It’s not just me who owes you one, the wh Ashbourne family is in your debt.”

off with just a bucket of fried chicken, are you?” Chasel said with feigned annoyance,

Name your price, anything you want,”

seized his jaw, pressing his fiery lips

with Chasel’s domineering kiss tinged with resentment, clearly not willing to let this stubborn man

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