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.”

as if the world falling apart would not make him flinch, “The past, our child, so many things, I need her to tell me face to

it go; it’s

stop being trapped in past sorrows; look ahead. Go

brothers turned to leave,

“Dad?”

held by Arnold, was Emeric, pale–faced, moving

the chilling aura emanating from this dignified man

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

cheek as Emeric landed a punch squarely on his

“Dad?!“.

“Dad!”

brothers were stunned!

someone other than his own sons. Their father, a proud tycoon, had never needed to dirty his hands;

satisfied with a single punch, Emeric’s fists pounded again and again onto Thaddeus’s face, his body.

J

he felt

like this can

who was barely able to stand, but Emeric fiercely shook them off and

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

Ashbourne, I’m

in his chest boiling like a nest of

you marry her?

on, K Group will be the number one enemy of the Abernathy Group! Mr. Thaddeus Abernathy, if you have what it takes, protect your own turf. Otherwise, wait for me to tear down your den myself! Get out!”

the Ashbourne family left, the door slamming shut

soulless, as if between him and the

slowly bent his knee,

him. Panting heavily, Thaddeus, inch by inch, struggled to

Mr. Thaddeus

his eyes looking down on Thaddeus as if he

gasps, his fingers soaked in the rain trembled and slowly clenched into fists, veins standing out

you don’t

you’ve made towards Evadne, I dare say Mr. Emeric Ashbourne must loathe you

mentioned it, I never would have guessed this was Mr. Thaddeus Abernathy’s self–flagellation! To the uninformed, it would seem Mr. Thaddeus

was inflicting this self–imposed slaughter as punishment. As if only by tormenting his flesh, shattering his dignity, could he find some solace in his heart, to keep

late, Mr. Thaddeus Abernathy. Aren’t you going home? If you don’t, I shall

down. But in the end, didn’t you bring this upon yourself?

finally spoke in a low

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