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!

was his first impression in front of his future father-in-law,

thoughts weighing on him, Chasel sprawled across his

from the brink of death. Three sleep-deprived nights of standing until his legs. cramped

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

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

Knock, knock, knock-

knocking

blew his nose, and walked to

it, Cassius’ striking visage greeted him. A gentle smile on his lips,

“Chasel.”

beat, his fingers tightening around the door frame.

in his voice, Chasel’s composure

bag he was 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 sure what flavor

at the thought, and despite

down with a cold

save anyone, not just Mr. Emeric. President Ashbourne, you

Cassius asked softly, ignoring

Not me,” Chasel fluttered his lashes.

the tears?”

and he glanced inadvertently at the

lip, his eyes red-rimmed, his nose tinged pink – the very picture of

boxes of fried

with care, providing forks and napkins with thoughtful

trouble these past few days,” Cassius said, his

looked up into Cassius’

wiped his 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

big bite

apologize? It’s so weird.”

him eat. “You

to bring ketchup. My favorite’s always plain chicken dipped in

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

Cassius nodded seriously.

vision. “So, what do you like

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

the guy was a wise-cracker, and pestering him further would only yield answers he didn’t want to hear. So,

Cassius. I truly mean

“It’s not just me who owes you

a bucket of fried chicken, are

course not. Name your price, anything you want,” Cassius

Cassius finished speaking than Chasel seized his jaw, pressing his fiery lips against Cassius’ cool ones in a

in an instant, with Chasel’s domineering kiss tinged

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