Chapter 659

“Hahaha! My girl! Hurry up, fetch our finest wine from the cellar, I need a good swig to celebrate!”

Bevis had witnessed a spectacular turn of events today, leaving him in high spirits. He burst through the door, laughter booming through the house, startling the parrot perched nearby into flapping its wings.

“Why hasn’t he died yet? Why hasn’t he died yet?”

The parrot squawked, mimicking Bevis‘ tone to perfection.

“Haha! Darling, has your beak been blessed? That old coot is truly on his last legs now, this time it’s for real, hahaha!” Bevis puckered his lips, teasing the bird with a big smile on his face.

“Dad, who hollers like that in the afternoon? You’ve woken me from my nap,” Dolores Ashbourne, with her long hair loose, descended the stairs yawning, her voice dripping with lethargy, “What’s got you in such high spirits?”

Bevis contently settled back on the couch, a sly grin curving his lips, “This afternoon, at the board meeting, Emeric had an episode right in front of everyone!”

“Really?!” Dolores’s face brightened up instantly.

up amidst her father’s

enemy, in her eyes, was none other

the heir to the Ashbourne family, had always suppressed him out of jealousy for his talents, leaving him to

a result, Dolores was thoroughly indoctrinated.

Evadne, who had always seemed unattainably graceful

that’s not all. He wet himself in front of all the

grimaced, but

cheek, “My dear girl, you have no idea how exhilarating it was for your old man! All those years of frustration finally vented out! Even Emeric himself never imagined he

gaze, “No, I don’t just want him to step down; I want the whole world to

make sure he’s socially dead, to be utterly disgraced and never to hold his head high again!”

even

woman, he had to possess. His downfall today is nobody’s fault but his own, a direct result of

paused, “Dad, what woman?”

tightly, offering

mentioned was Emeric’s wife, Evadne’s mother–Silvana

woman he had ever encountered. One glance was enough to bewitch.

distress, despite him

his brother, why should he forever live in the shadows, deprived even

his heart was bleeding

so what do you plan to do next?” Dolores asked with curiosity.

the situation at the meeting and I’m

you wait and see, my girl, our good days are yet

taken control of K Group, could you perhaps find a way to snatch Thaddeus

out of here!” Bevis

man had caused him twice over, not to mention the smartphone incident, was

Weren’t you very supportive of me being with

father–in–law to the CEO of the Abernathy Group isn’t good enough for you now? It should be

any rich bachelor or

more incensed with each thought, rising from his seat, “Put your affairs aside for now. Once I’ve dealt with Emeric and successfully seized power, I’ll find you a match that’s second to none. Rest assured, Dolores. The future husband I pick for you will be no less than Thaddeus. I won’t

Evadne had predicted, there were no secrets

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