Chapter 484

Cassius’s brow twitched with ferocity as he stepped forward, disarming Bennett with a swift and deft move.

Colonel Bennett, too, was known for his prowess in combat, and to think of disarming him was usually nothing short of a pipe dream,

But Cassius had covered the gun’s muzzle with his own hand; Bennett feared an accidental discharge that could injure his elder brother and ultimately had to let go.

“Cassius, if you really care about our sister, you wouldn’t stand in my way!” Bennett’s eyes, bloodshot with rage, bore into Thaddeus as if they were daggers, ready to tear the man apart at a glance.

The accusation was harsh, especially coming from the usually gentle and upright Mr. Waverley. Its impact was doubly potent yet Cassius felt no

resentment.

If this rage could be vented in such a manner, then perhaps it was for the best, lest his brothers do something truly terrifying.

“Bennett, I care about Evadne, but I care about you too, and Arnold, Elvis. We grew up together. Which one of you do I not care for? I just don’t want you to throw away your lives over some scoundrel. You may feel vindicated, but have you considered Evadne’s feelings? You’ll let our parents down, you know that?!”

At the mention of their mother, a wave of sorrow surged through the brothers, moistening their eyes.

“You’ve finally come home after so long; we all missed you, and Evadne must have been delighted to see you.”

Cassius closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and suppressed the pain in his heart, “Let bygones be bygones; Evadne. has moved on. The person involved doesn’t want to pursue it, and our incessant fixation only inflicts additional pain on Evadne, forcing her to live in the shadow of her loss.”

The shadow of her loss. It was the loss of her kid!

Thaddeus panted heavily as if on the brink of death, tears welling up beneath his reddened eyes, only to be washed away by the cold rain.

His and Evadne’s child, had he still been alive, would have been three years old. What had he done. What had he done!

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“The rain is pouring down, and you’re already exhausted from your journey. Getting soaked will only make you sick. Go home,” Cassius grabbed Bennett’s rigid arm and pulled him toward the front door.

“President Ashbourne.”

Thaddeus’s voice trembled like that of a grievously wounded man, his broad shoulders drooping, “Please let me see Evadne just one more time.”

“In your dreams!“.

Bennett exploded with rage, struggling against Cassius’s restraining arms, “Thaddeus! Get the hell out of here and don’t defile the Ashbourne family’s home ever again! If I see you one more time, I swear I’ll kill you! Get out!”

“President Ashbourne. I need to see Evadne.”

his ground, stubborn as if the world falling apart would not make him flinch, “The past, our child, so

go; it’s all in

you, stop being trapped in past sorrows; look ahead. Go back, and don’t come here again.”

brothers turned to leave, they froze in

“Dad?”

stepping out from under the umbrella held by Arnold, was Emeric, pale–faced, moving towards Thaddeus through the pouring rain.

chilling aura emanating from this dignified

approached him, expressionless. He opened his pale lips, wanting to say something but faced with the father of the woman he loved most, words failed him.

as Emeric landed a

“Dad?!“.

“Dad!”

brothers were

his own sons. Their father, a proud tycoon, had never needed to dirty his hands; he was more haughty

a single punch, Emeric’s fists pounded again

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swollen, his mouth bleeding, yet he felt no pain, only a numb agony in his

Anger like this

father, who was barely able to stand,

on, hurt time and again, she is my life? My last shred of hope in this world left by the

Ashbourne, I’m sorry.”

pain in his chest boiling like a nest of ants, “Give me another chance. I want to

couldn’t commit, why did you marry her? And if you married her,

back to your despicable family! From now on, K Group will be the number one enemy of the Abernathy Group!

of the Ashbourne family left, the

soulless, as if between him and the Ashbourne family

at last, he slowly bent his knee, kneeling in a puddle, his back

halting beside him. Panting heavily, Thaddeus, inch by inch, struggled to lift his

Mr. Thaddeus Abernathy?”

ever, Avery’s lips curled into a mocking smile, his eyes looking down on Thaddeus as if he were nothing more than a stray mutt.

rain trembled

don’t need

arrogance of victory, “Considering the grave error you’ve made towards Evadne, I dare say Mr. Emeric Ashbourne must loathe you

Avery’s umbrella, let out a derisive chuckle, “Had you not mentioned it, I never would have guessed this was Mr. Thaddeus Abernathy’s self–flagellation! To the uninformed, it would seem Mr. Thaddeus Abernathy fancies himself

As if only by tormenting his flesh, shattering his dignity, could he find some solace in his heart, to keep the

Thaddeus Abernathy. Aren’t you going home?

it’s hard being the man everyone kicks when he’s down. But in the end, didn’t you bring this upon yourself? Had you treated Evadne better, you wouldn’t be in this sorry state. Just kneel here and savor

finally spoke

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