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

future father-in-law, and the

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

brink of death. Three sleep-deprived nights of

now Chasel had taken a tumble for Cassius, tasting the bitterness

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

Knock, knock, knock-

sound of knocking interrupted

tissue, blew his nose, and walked to the door.

smile on his lips, his obsidian eyes glittered with a

“Chasel.”

a beat, his fingers tightening around the

his voice, Chasel’s composure

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.

and despite his best

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

do my utmost to save anyone, not

you upset?” Cassius asked softly, ignoring

Chasel fluttered his

the

heart raced, and he glanced inadvertently at the

eyes red-rimmed, his nose

opening the boxes of fried chicken and setting them before

with care, providing forks and napkins with thoughtful

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

looked up into Cassius’

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, it’s not easy

he took a big bite of

It’s

deepened as he watched him eat. “You need to eat more; you’ve

bring

chicken, eyeing Cassius’ attire with a pleased curl of his lips. “Oh, you

Cassius

filling Cassius’ vision. “So, what do

forming in his gaze, drawing Chasel in helplessly. “Is

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

truly mean it this

“It’s not just me who owes you

off with just a bucket of fried chicken, are you?”

your price, anything you want,” Cassius replied.

speaking than Chasel seized his jaw, pressing

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

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