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.

his spine, the pain on his face momentarily forgotten under the hellish

to me, he’s my brother, my friend! You hit him, you hit me. And if you think you can strut around the

so here for this!” Aviana almost cheered

up to this jerk now, she’d be serving

brimmed with

ironic,

the Brights, he found within the walls of the Ashbourne residence, filling his cold heart with a solace

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 should have hit you harder. If you

defiance was

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

had

from the Bright family’s generosity, and you dare raise your hand against me? You’re ungrateful! The Ashbourne

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, York. What does it have to do with

of a pan, stormed

the Bright family? Fine, then

“Lunatic!”

Warner’s face turned beet red as he made a hasty retreat. Chasel took one last deep look at Evadne, no longer

the railing, and his hands, which were

at Chasel’s back, pain tugged at his heart and spread

couldn’t help it anymore. He spat hard on the ground and

could be seen that Evadne was

his

were about to break. “When I get home and see Grandpa and Dad, you’ll

the atmosphere seemed to lose some of

Emeric when his own

with pain. “He gets himself enemies, and he expects who to deal with

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

room fell

even reporting for duty, sounded better

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