Chapter 656

Dylan strode over and swung the front door open, only to be met with a startling surprise.

“Mr. Abernathy?!”

“Mr. Dylan.”

There on the doorstep, looking weary from the road yet carrying an air of urgency, stood Thaddeus, his breath uneven from haste, “Are Mr. Ashbourne and Evadne inside? I’ve brought the medicine!”

At the sound of his voice, Evadne leapt to her feet and rushed to greet him, her heart swelling with uncontainable longing.

“Thaddeus!”

She hurled herself into his open arms, the dam of her pent–up emotions threatening to break as tears welled up in her eyes.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Thaddeus wrapped his sturdy, trembling arms around her, his own eyes reddening slightly, “Sorry for making you wait, Evadne. But it wasn’t for nothing. The medicine is here.”

He fumbled with one hand into the depths of his coat, producing a slender box of medicine. “There are six doses in here, even more than last time. It should last Mr. Ashbourne a while, just in case.”

Taking the medicine box from him, Evadne was choked with gratitude, her throat tightening with emotion.

She didn’t need him to say it; she knew all too well the lengths he must have gone to get this medicine. The cost in money was one thing, but the thought that Thad might have had to swallow his pride–to get it was unbearable.

How could she feel at ease on using it?

thank you,” she clutched the box as feeling

need for thanks between

tender smile, Thaddeus took her hand, “Let’s get this medicine to Mr. Ashbourne, shall we?”

on a

appreciate what you’re doing. Evadne, I think we

couple asked in unison.

increasingly drowsy and his spirit’s been

of illness develops in the end, I think we’re all aware. This medicine seems to mask the symptoms rather than treating them. And we can’t predict what side effects might follow. So I suggest we stop

exchanged a stunned

stop the medicine!”

overheard Suri and protested vehemently, his forehead beaded with sweat as he struggled to rise from his

medicine had initially made him feel stronger than ever. But once it wore off, he felt drained, as if all his energy

desperate. He needed this medicine, even if it was a

something’s not right with Mr. Ashbourne.”

together as he whispered gravely into Evadne’s ear, “I think Suri has a point. Maybe we should hold off on the medicine.”

drag this broken body of mine to the board meeting and make a spectacle of myself!” Emeric snapped, his irritation akin to a

Evadne was frantic, blocking her

dare you! I am your father – I won’t have you meddling in my affairs! The

stood locked

frozen in shock. For Thaddeus, who had never faced such a situation since being with Evadne, it

Evadne’s breath hitched, her knuckles grew white from strain as she

upset me anymore. Don’t make me shout at you like this,” Emeric’s breath labored and his vision of his

once, follow my wishes. Is that too

suit that seemed to armor him, appeared revitalized, showing no signs of the man who, merely an hour before, could barely get out of bed.

the way to the boardroom door, protective as parents on the first day of

who seemed impervious to shame. Emeric’s

Bevis approached with concern, eyeing his

he was probing.

now; thanks for your concern,” Emeric replied coolly.

everything – especially MI, cerebral infarction and

the building of the K Group, not that of the Abernathy Group. This was his turf, with

the meeting? Has the Abernathy Group invested in

But with Chairman Ashbourne present, and as his junior, he

“Haha, just kidding.”

Mr. Abernathy on board with us. Word on the street is that you, as the illegitimate scion climbing the ranks of the Abernathy family, are looking to marry into our Ashbourne family to gild your own name, using our influence to snag a fatter slice of the corporate pie.

too.” Evadne was internally ripping Bevis to shreds, yet her face was all smiles, cool as a cucumber, “Even if you haven’t connected to Wi–Fi for getting news yet, you can’t be skipping watching TV, can you? Thaddeus is no bastard; he’s the rightful heir to the Abernathy family. Since Elspeth bit the dust, his status has been crystal–clear, with every media outlet scrambling to cover the story. If you go around peddling that stale gossip, folks will start thinking you’re just a jilted

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