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 constant grumbling

she had constantly heard, the family’s arch enemy, in her

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

Dolores

for her cousin Evadne, who had always seemed unattainably graceful

all. He wet himself

so disgusting!” Dolores grimaced, but couldn’t help but laugh.

Even Emeric himself never imagined he would fall into such a pathetic state, did he? If he can’t even manage his own bladder, how can he

want him to step down; I want the

doesn’t bite the dust, I’ll make sure he’s socially dead, to be utterly disgraced and never

and fierce, that even Dolores felt

childhood. Anything good, he wanted; any good woman, he had to possess. His downfall today is nobody’s fault but his own, a direct result of

paused, “Dad, what woman?”

his molars tightly, offering no answer.

was Emeric’s wife,

radiánt and graceful woman he

despite him being her savior,

should he forever live in the shadows, deprived even of the right to vie for the

heart

plan to do next?”

contained the situation at the meeting

into his, his eyes glinting with excitement, “Just you wait and see, my girl, our good days are

and officially taken control of K Group, could you perhaps find a way to snatch Thaddeus from Evadne for me?” Dolores clung to his arm; her eyes filled with

of here!”

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

very supportive of me being with Thaddeus

pouted, “Being the father–in–law to the CEO of the Abernathy Group isn’t good enough for you now?

rich bachelor or nobleman from Skyrim or Elmsworth, just not

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

predicted, there were no

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