chapter 353

With about eighty percent of his strength. Thaddeus slapped her.

He knew the power of his hands, forged in the military, wielding weapons with lethal force. If he had used full strength, Elspeth would not only be searching the floor for her teeth, but likely knocked out cold.

He didn’t want to give her the excuse to leave. There was still a score to settle between Evadne and her!

Everyone was in shock, witnessing Thaddeus strike Elspeth, yet no one dared intervene.

In this house, even Mr. Frederic couldn’t control Thaddeus, so who could?

“Ah!” Glynnis screamed, covering her mouth, her body trembling in fear, legs shaking violently.

Seeing her mother get hit, she didn’t even have the courage to step forward and stop it.

The folks of the Fairhaven family were also flabbergasted.

Even though Elspeth had crossed lines with her words, she was after all Frederic’s wife, Thaddeus‘ stepmother, and technically an elder. Thaddeus dared to slap her in the face in front of everyone?

Such audacity! This wasn’t just a slap on Elspeth’s face, but also a slap on his own father’s face!

Only Jareth was looking at Thaddeus with fervent admiration. He took a deep breath, a slow smile forming on his lips, as a wave of deep emotion stirred within him.

He knew Thaddeus had been holding back for a long time. As his only close friend, no one understood better than him how Thaddeus had endured all these years in this house.

“Frederic, my ears. I can’t hear anything!”

Elspeth, covering her ears and crying hysterically. threw herself at Frederic, clinging to him desperately. Blood was trickling down her lips, her meticulously styled hair was a mess, and her makeup was ruined by her tears. Her dignified image as a lady was completely shattered. “I’m deaf. Your son has made me deaf! Are you just going to let him do this? How could he dare to strike an elder?”

Evadne clearly saw blood seeping from between Elspeth’s fingers. She looked at Thaddeus, whose face was as hard as iron.

As expected, Elspeth’s eardrum must have been ruptured.

Damn, that felt good!

Frederic looked down at Elspeth, his gaze complex.

There was still a faint ache in his heart, but he knew clearly that the pain wasn’t for Elspeth, but for a woman he had buried deep in his heart long ago.

“Thaddeus, what has gotten into you? How could you strike an elder?” He had to step in.

Thaddeus curled his lips in a chilling smile, “Elder? Which tree does she fall from to be my elder? In the entire Abernathy family, my grandfather is my elder, you are my elder, and Alva is my elder. She does not have a place among those I respect.”

“Mr. Thaddeus.” Alva, being referred to, showed a grateful smile.

liver, a surge of anger and humiliation welling up within

suggesting that, in this house, even Alva, an old maid, ranked higher

was outrageous! This

your age and your long service to my father. Elder? Hah, you

a fight was about to break out.

miss such

blame me for not showing respect. I can

words punctuated by a glance in Evadne’s

didn’t say it

also his bottom

was he her bottom line? Probably not even close to

Thaddeus felt a pang of heartache, frustration, anger, and loss. He forcibly averted his gaze from Evadne, refusing to look at

sneaked

looking straight ahead coldly, she felt her heart

into her throat,

control Thaddeus anymore, her once

Thaddeus found out that it was her who had worsened his

she had bribed one of the maids, whom Cynthia trusted, to replace

depression, but it also led to mood swings, breathing

spent the last few months of her life in such

could never be

revealed would be her, Elspeth’s,

get beaten? I am your

she had

well; he had always been a sucker for such

breath, his grip on Elspeth’s arm a bit stiff. “Go clean yourself up. I’ll have Glynnis and the

“No.” Thaddeus interjected coldly.

what are you trying

him, his eyes intimidating. “It’s just a slap. It won’t kill her. But the grudge between

tightened, and she pressed her lips

had nothing to do with Myra’s situation. I don’t even know the culprit! Evadne is just defaming me!” Elspeth

you aren’t showing any early signs of dementia.” Evadne sneered, her cold gaze fixed on

gritted her teeth,

“This Ashbourne girl

always been so, with a temper as fiery as her words.” Mrs. Fairhaven disapproved of Evadne’s

especially when her family background suits her temperament. She’s a pretty one too, it’s a shame she’s already been married once. Otherwise, she would make

expression turned into

skipped a beat, “Grandpa! What are you saying? Evadne, a woman discarded by Thad, is not

she were to divorce a hundred times. There would be plenty of

I must admit, the moment I laid eyes on Ms. Evadne, I was deeply attracted

clenched her teeth in

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