Chapter 336

Byron’s face quickly turned from rosy, to a sickly green upon hearing the words.

The crowd was left in shock.

Mr. Avery was quite bold and provocative with his words.

Guests began to chatter among themselves.

“Seems like there’s some bad blood between the two Chambers brothers.”

“Bad blood? More like a full–blown feud!”

“Did Mr. Avery just claim that the horse was his? Did Byron just make use of his younger brother’s property without giving a heads up?”

“That’s not quite right, is it?”

The murmurs reached Byron’s ears and he clenched his teeth, barely holding his anger in check. “Avery, it’s just a horse. Was it necessary to make such a scene?” He retorted coldly,

“Absolutely.”

Avery’s chilling reply was as piercing as his sharp gaze, “If it were just a horse, I wouldn’t mind. But you’ve laid your hands on the gift meant for Miss Evadne before she even had a chance to see it. Do you find that appropriate?”

Evadne, her eyes still wide with excitement over the sight of the prized horse, was taken aback by his words.

“Byron, have you lost all sense of decency over the years?”

Avery didn’t hold back from mocking him, not caring about the fact that they were brothers, “Didn’t our father ever teach you that taking someone else’s belongings without permission is rude?”

Byron felt like he had been slapped across the face, his composure slipping away.

He could handle the slight embarrassment over the horses. But with Evadne present, the humiliation was magnified a thousand–fold, his heart pounding wildly in his chest, his blood seething with a rage that threatened to consume him.

“If the horse was meant for Miss Evadne, why was it tied up here? I assumed it belonged to the Chambers‘ stables and as a Chambers, I have every right to lead it.”

Avery adjusted his glasses, a smirk playing on his lips, “So if you’re tied up here, does that mean I can lead you away too?”

“You!”

Laughter erupted from the crowd, making Byron’s face grow even redder with anger. He took a step forward, his fists clenched. If it weren’t for his secretary holding him back, he would have lunged at Avery in a heartbeat.

“Let it go, Avery. It’s a trivial matter, there’s no need to spoil the mood over this.”

Evadne gently touched Avery’s arm, her voice soft, “We shouldn’t disrupt Byron’s gathering. Let’s go somewhere else.”

“Alright.”

quietly, leading the magnificent horse away with Evadne under the watchful eyes

knight in shining armor, strolling under the starlit night

humiliation, and even more so at seeing him taking Evadne for a moonlit stroll around the stables, blatantly

was fuming, downing a glass of whiskey before smashing

he dares to

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owning the horse, but from having a valid reason to humiliate you in public, his secretary

I gave him

After all, you’re the

need you to come up with a solution!” Byron snapped, his eyes red with fury, his

of whiskey. After Byron downed it in one gulp, his breathing slowly

the elegant and composed man they saw in public relied on strong liquor to numb his

return the favor. At the very least, we can’t let his

Byron’s eyes. After a

Get it done

reach Evadne and unable to find out her whereabouts from Cassius, Thaddeus

felt like his ears were ringing and his heart was out of sync, as if a swarm of

Mr. Frederic has an important social engagement and he wants you to join him. You’ve been absent from the public eye for a while due to your illness, so tonight’s party is

CEO’s secretary, was always clear and to the point, “You’re the CEO, the chosen successor of

staring blankly at his dark

be in love,

“I know you’re concerned about Mrs. Abernathy, but she’s a grown woman of prestige with plenty of capable protectors. What could possibly happen to her? You didn’t use to be so irrational. As a man, you should prioritize

to put

“No. That’s not what I

when I was like a machine, working tirelessly day and night. I had a wife, but I never really put her first. Nothing was more important to me

I lost Evadne, I realized

just that. Everything I’ve ever had,

top? Even there,

say that? You used to tell me that you climbed to the top, despite knowing it’s a lonely place, because you knew you couldn’t protect those around you without power. You wanted to

tragic death, he felt the heartache come in waves,

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to play both sides. You’re so busy trying to win Mrs. Abernathy’s favor, neglecting your business. What will you do

be a kept man? That’s no way to hold

a feeling of resentment welling up

correct. Unpleasant,

the car.

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give me one, but he was always afraid I would get

horse’s fur. The pulse under her fingertips made

dry, and what came to her mind was Thaddeus, bare–chested in front of her, his muscles tight, his

her cheeks flushed, and

of her, completely letting go, he was

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