Chapter 705

All eyes collectively turned to the open door.

Avery, dressed in a tailored suit, was seen wheeling a frail woman into the throng of guests, making their appearance before everyone!

“Evadne, the lady in the wheelchair is?” Thaddeus whispered, puzzled.

“That’s Jeff’s first wife, Avery’s mother, Evadne looked towards Mrs. Chambers with a somber gaze. Thaddeus‘ eyes narrowed as he recalled seeing Avery’s mother once before, at Myra’s birthday party,

That time, under her son’s meticulous preparation, Mrs. Chambers appeared elegant and noble even in sickness, her beauty and demeanor still carried the grace of a distinguished lady from her younger years.

But this time, the woman’s condition was evidently much worse than before; her hair had turned ashen, her cheeks sunken, and despite the warmth of the room, she clung to a velvet blanket. Her expression revealed her discomfort under the scrutiny of strangers.

The Chambers, father and sons, were visibly shaken!

Especially Jeff, as he looked at his long–abandoned first wife, his eyes reddening inch by inch with surging fury and resentment,

motives all too well. Now that Avery had gained a foothold in the family business, his first order of business was undoubtedly to make amends with his mother for the years of neglect

was

had branded her with disgrace for life,

her here, Avery was testing his limits, and making a statement despite his outward deference, Avery was not entirely

out of line,

venomously as he glared at Avery and his mother. “Why would he bring this crazy woman here? Is it not intentionally letting outsiders laugh at the Chambers family? We had just managed to turn the page on that incident, and now she reappears, wouldn’t that dredge up the past scandal again? He claims to respect you, but he doesn’t

darker as he listened to this.

casting

to this? She doesn’t look like a noble lady anymore;

have some mental

for years, living a life neither human nor ghost. No wonder she’s

lasts a hundred days of grace, but Mr.

mumbled, clutching at Avery’s sleeve, her voice trembling.

afraid, Mom. I’m here for you, Avery whispered reassuringly, bending down to her

Evadne standing there, a vision of

dull eyes

suddenly turned to Evadne.

closer, Evadne couldn’t help but catch her breath but still managed to show a gentle and polite

Chambers, i been a while.

set, his

Thaddeus‘ gaze, a

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