Chapter 141

After nearly a week, Elspeth finally walked out of the prosecutor’s office, looking completely wiped out and smelling like a durroster.

Sans makeup, she looked dull as dishwater. Her usually well–maintained face now looked a decade older, with strands of gray hair pesking through

She dodged the swarm of reporters as she didn’t want to let them see her current situation. She couldn’t bear to go home looking like that terrified that if Frederic saw her, the image she had carefully maintained would shatter in a matter of seconds.

So. Glynnis accompanied her to a beauty salon in secret. She took a shower, got a fresh set of clothes plucked out the gray hairs, and put on light makeup to brighten her face before she dared to face the world again.

“You should go see Acacia before heading home.”

Elspeth adjusted her bun in the mirror and said grimly. “She’s my niece after all I heard she tried to end her life I can’t just ignore her current situation. I need to put on a kind and gentle front for your dad”

She had been maintaining that image for twenty–five years, it couldn’t collapse now!

“Mom! Acacia actually resorted to a suicide gimmick

Although Glynnis despised Acacia, the thought of the bloody bathroom still sent a shiver up her spine.

“Regardless of whether Thaddeus will be affected by her plot if something goes wrong or if people don’t find out in time she might actually bite the big one. She really played hardball with hersel

“How could they not find out in time!” Elspeth put away her mirror, raising an eyebrow in jest

Glynnis paused, suddenly realizing something “Mom! You knew all along?”

Elspeth put her finger to her lios, signaling for her to keep her mouth shut

Having Acacia use “suicide” as an extreme method to manipulate Thaddeus was Elspett’s idea.

Back in the day. Elspeth used that trick to arouse Frederic’s sympathy and protective instinct, which led to her successful entry into the Abernathy family, and her standing

today.

troubled by depression, and it was Acadia who helped him step out of

he would keep recalling Acadia’s

let Thaddeus and that bitch Evadne have any chance of

at the prosecutor’s office. Every time she thought of Evacre she wished she

a finger on me. I swear I fight you to the

group might be a big shot in that little town of Skyrim, but Emsworth is still our Aberratty group’s ture We’ll have plenty of opportunities to deal with that with Glynis gritted her teeth, vowing to

the hospital room and got the information that both Frederic and Thaddels were there Rispeth put on the face of a loving wife and

open the door.

Why would you do such a stupid

both families, Elspeth held Acacia tightly, sobbing uncontrolladly. “Why are we so unlucht We get

played her part crying her eyes

was supposed to be a visit turned into mourning

Thaddeus stood by, expressionless.

him. His cold aura and indifference frightened

whenever she cried, he would always be the

that tenderness at that time

gradually

the tree women sobbed in each other’s arms.

Thaddeus, come here.

minutes later, in

face still had tear streaks as she looked at Frederic tenderly and continued to say. 7 thought I’d never see you again. These past few days I have been in so

his wife’s haggard face and felt a pang in

of problems that hit them at that time left him in no mood to comfort her, even if

TV on the

a cooperation agreement

with Mr. Bartley, ther friendly

stared at the screen his grid on the coffee cup was tight, his veins were pooping out,

that same moment Frederic’s face had

that they thought was in their bag was just stolen

did we the Abernathy group, ever do to her? She not only stole the project, but she’s also trying to land me in jail? How can this woman be so heartless?

his coffee cup and looked at Elspeth coldly as he retorted, “Elspeth, is your idea of respect is having Evadne cook for you for

fuming, gritting her teeth, “It was Evadne’s choice. We

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