Chapter 642

Warner froze in his tracks, that all–too–familiar look of impatience creeping back onto his face.

Evadne let go of Thaddeus‘ hand and marched up to Warner with the speed of a tempest.

The next second, her slender arm swung through the air, her fiery blue eyes blazing with fury as she slapped the privileged man across the face–not once, but twice!

The sound resonated, leaving the onlookers, including Thaddeus, in shock.

Warner himself was stunned beyond belief, and it wasn’t until the sting on his cheek flared up and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth that he fully grasped what had happened.

He had been slapped!

“Evadne!” Warner covered his face with his hands, his voice shaking with rage as he struggled to hold back his fury.

Thaddeus strode over with long, determined steps, wrapping his protective arms around Evadne, his gaze upon Warner dark and foreboding.

felt a chill down his spine, the pain on his face momentarily forgotten under the

was for Chasel. I don’t care what he is to you, but to me, he’s my brother, my friend! You hit him, you hit me. And if you think you can strut around the Ashbourne estate and walk out like nothing

Evadne! I’m so here for this!” Aviana almost cheered out loud.

stand up to this jerk now, she’d be serving up a plate of Lionel’s “Golden Grains”

brimmed with tears.

ironic, really.

the walls of the

flared as she thought of the humiliation Suri had to endure. “I don’t care about the Bright family’s ridiculous rules. This is my home, and Suri is my family. You dare to humiliate her like this? Do you think we’re all

was palpable.

his heart swelling with pride yet concerned that her hand might

an intellectual and industry elite, had never suffered such an indignity.

with rage, pointing at Evadne’s stunning face, his voice shaking, “You’ve benefited from the Bright family’s generosity, and you dare raise your hand against me? You’re ungrateful! The Ashbourne family, all of you, bullies, not a

for Evadne. The debt of gratitude

as dark as the bottom of a pan, stormed off

say I owe the Bright family? Fine, then take my womb. It’s useless to me. I don’t want children. You want it, take

“Lunatic!”

red as he made a hasty retreat. Chasel took one last deep look at Evadne, no longer looking back, and walked out of

and his hands, which were

looked at Chasel’s back, pain tugged at

soon as he went out, Warner couldn’t help it anymore. He spat hard

that Evadne was really

and the corners of his lips couldn’t

about to break. “When I

left the Silverlake Harbor, the atmosphere seemed to lose some

his own wife is being harassed?”

himself enemies, and he expects who to deal with them if not himself?”

soothe her, “Evadne, don’t be hard on your

fell silent.

better than going to work like a common laborer.

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