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.

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

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

here for this!” Aviana almost cheered out loud.

stand up to this jerk now, she’d be serving

eyes brimmed

ironic,

the Brights, he found within the walls of the Ashbourne residence, filling his cold heart with a solace he had never known

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 should have hit you harder.

was

his heart swelling with pride yet concerned that her

industry elite, had never suffered such

street brawling, he simply trembled 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

Suri who sought the medicine for Evadne. The debt of gratitude is owed to Suri, and by extension, York. What does it have

face 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,

“Lunatic!”

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,

upright by the railing, and his hands, which were

at Chasel’s back, pain tugged at his heart

He spat hard on the ground and spat out a mouthful of

be seen that Evadne was really ruthless when she

saw it in his eyes, and the corners of his lips couldn’t stop rising. Then Warner saw his

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

Harbor, the atmosphere seemed to

Emeric when his

enemies, and he expects who to deal with

tried to soothe her, “Evadne, don’t be hard on

room fell

for duty, sounded better than going to work like

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