Chapter 663

Suri was utterly shocked, her hand numb and suspended in mid–air.

That slap, unreserved, landed solidly on Cassius‘ face.

With tears welling in his eyes, Chasel gazed at the man who had stepped in to shield him, feeling his heart pounding so fiercely it threatened to burst out of his chest.

“Cassius!”

“Suri, please don’t hit Chasel. It’s not his why it’s all mine.”

The air in the hallway seemed to freeze at that moment.

Facing the overwhelming pressure, Cassius‘ composure only made the situation more heart–wrenching. “For me, for the Ashbourne family, he’s taken too many blows already. From now on, I don’t want him to suffer even a bit more. I’ll do everything I can to protect him.”

Everyone was astounded!

Chasel hung his head low, moved yet filled with a deeper, more painful sense of guilt and self–reproach.

From a young age, his grandfather and aunt told him that he was the future hope of the Bright family, that he should be a man who stands tall and upright.

But the truth was, he who was supposed to stand tall and upright had instead only brought trouble to his loved one, causing him endless problems.

What kind of man was he?

“Cassius, you said Chasel took a beating? What do you mean?!” Evadne’s heart tightened sharply.

“Chasel has been in a bad state since he ran away from the Bright family.”

Cassius, recalling the cruel, swollen scars on Chasel’s fair skin, he clenched his trembling fists, “Hearing of father’s illness, he didn’t want to delay a second and came over despite his condition, to treat father.”

Suri’s gaze suddenly sharpened with concern, “The Bright family used family discipline on him?!”

“Cassius, stop talking.”

Chasel tugged at the hem of his shirt, shaking his head with a voice so faint it was nearly inaudible, “Stop, it’s all in the past. You don’t need to explain anything for me.”

It seemed to be true.

Suri shivered and staggered backward.

from the Bright family herself, she knew all too well the fearsome nature of

exposed, the Bright family might very well

the examination room

seated in a wheelchair, was pushed out by Mr.

medical emergency, but he sat upright determinedly, refusing to let his children see him in

torn between concern

was clear he knew everything

wrath and disappointment toward their brother.

that this might aggravate their

“Dad.”

instinctively tightened his grip on Chasel’s arm, pulling him behind for protection.

struck Evadne

was no

had given her, with

what if they

steal someone’s food? Kidnap someone’s child? Even if slandered by a thousand tongues, watched by a thousand judging eyes, what

Ashbourne family would always be their safe harbor. That was

rigidly behind Cassius, not daring to

was, he now seemed to have lost his backbone, curling inward and shrinking down, wishing he could bury

his gaze piercing through Cassius

long silence, he spoke softly, “Cassius, let’s have a word,

hospital room, only

facing the window, took his time before speaking.

onslaught of questions, anger, and reprimands he had imagined, but they did not come

this silence was even more unbearable.

you’ve seen is

anymore, bowing deeply to his father, “I’ve let down the upbringing and expectations you had for me. Everything is my fault. I only ask one

Emeric remained silent.

the K Group. Tomorrow,

this, abruptly rose from his wheelchair, his body swaying as he steadied himself

Emeric turned around, looking

because of this, you’re quitting?”

taken

well. The domestic environment is a bit more conservative, but this is just a personal affair; who does it bother? Who does it harm?”

the wall, his voice filled with anger, “Back in the day, I married four times, and the tabloids had a field day with me. Did I not sit untroubled at the helm, keeping my seat as chairman for decades? Those who gossiped behind my back, didn’t they still have to treat me with utmost

stunned, his lips parted but no words came out, “Dad,

son, how come you have a heart smaller than a pinhole? Your

bewilderment, “This is strange, who do you take after? Neither your

and his heart warmed with the

the difference? How are you different!”

from his sickbed and strode over, “Are you less good than me? Are you less good than anyone? You’re not even less good

about what others think. Just remember one

shoulder, “No matter what happens, you’ll always be

went wide.

making his blood run warm, filling him with a feeling of warmth throughout.

passing, Cassius had never shown weakness in front of his father, but now,

me, Suri, Evadne, Arnold and even Thaddeus, we all have

be a test I’ve set for him, to see if he’s up to the mark. He needs to understand that

Beyond that, Cassius didn’t know

filthy abuses he had seen online, embraced his son with a heart full of

knew the world was laughing at

the Ashbourne family and the K Group, branding it as the shame of Emeric’s life.

they were all

powerful, and respected, before all his unreachable statuses, he was foremost a father to the

to protect her children, to ensure they lived safe and sound through their lives.

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