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.

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

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 happened, those two slaps are just a taste of our hospitality!” Evadne’s voice rang

for

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

brimmed with

was ironic, really.

never felt among the Brights, he found within the walls of

is for Suri!” Evadne’s anger 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 dead? I

defiance was palpable.

his heart swelling with pride yet concerned that her hand might be in

intellectual and industry elite, had never suffered

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,

Thaddeus‘ cold eyes darkened, his lips barely moving. “As you say, it was Suri who sought the medicine for Evadne. The debt of gratitude is owed to Suri, and by extension,

as the bottom of a pan, stormed off like a

Fine, then take my womb. It’s useless to me. I don’t want children.

“Lunatic!”

in strength or in wit, Warner’s face turned beet red as he made a hasty retreat. Chasel took one last deep look at Evadne, no longer looking back, and walked out of the gate of Silverlake Harbor. Meanwhile, upstairs, unnoticed

hands, which were holding the blue

pain tugged at his

he went out, Warner couldn’t help it anymore. He spat hard on the ground and

was really ruthless when

his lips couldn’t stop rising. Then Warner saw his smile.

at him with hatred, and his teeth were about to break. “When I get home and see

Chasel left the Silverlake Harbor, the atmosphere seemed to lose

hell is Emeric when his own wife

enemies, and he expects who to deal with them if

tried to soothe her, “Evadne, don’t be hard on your dad, he went

fell

to work, or even reporting for duty, sounded better

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