Chapter 547

Thaddeus’s heart sank as he quickly turned to Evadne. “Evadne, I’ll handle this.”

After all, the rumors swirling about her were like a relentless tide, and the denigration showed no signs of abating. And here they were in a hospital, a sensitive place where a confrontation with the relatives of a witness could do her harm.

He could deal with this, shoulder the burden.

But he didn’t want his woman to face such ugliness. It would hurt him too much to see her in pain.

“Thad, i get it,” Evadne said, capturing his hand in hers and offering comfort with her calm demeanor. “But they want to see me, and if I hadn’t insisted on meeting with Beverly, we wouldn’t be in this mess. So I need to step up, apologize, and show sincerity. You know me, the word ‘retreat‘ isn’t in my vocabulary.”

“Coincidentally, it’s not in mine either.”

His gaze was deep and affectionate as he clasped her hand tightly. “So, I’m going with you.”

Although Beverly was tucked away in a private room with a high degree of security,

Jason still feared the relatives might cause a scene in the hospital, damaging the lady’s reputation, so he had them brought over posthaste.

Side by side, Evadne and Thaddeus stood in the corridor.

Beverly’s mother and the parents of another victim approached swiftly, and while Evadne kept her composure, her heart was in turmoil.

The trio halted before them.

Thaddeus’s eyes were a cold and alert, Jason too kept a vigilant watch, ready to intervene should they lash out at the lady.

Beverly’s mother, with cheeks stained by tears and eyes red with the ferocity of a lioness deprived of sleep, hadn’t spoken yet, but her face was a canvas of blame and anger directed at Evadne!

fingers tingled as she geared up to

my daughter!

the other girl’s parents knelt before

please stand up! There’s no need for this!” Evadne and Thaddeus rushed to help them, but the parents were inconsolable, their bodies heavy with grief. If

you agree!”

present.

eyes moistening, “Please, stop crying, you’ll harm yourself. Stand up, and we can

out.”

with scorn. “Before this, I’ve been reaching out on behalf of Mrs. Abernathy

you a

Thad’s voice was a stern rebuke.

lifeline? You call that a

Higgins, pushed to her limit, pointed at Evadne, her voice raw with fury, “If it weren’t for you! Who would have harmed my daughter like this? You only wanted her to testify for you, to take down the thorn in your side! Did you ever consider the lives of ordinary folks like us? My daughter is only seventeen, she’s been through

he held back, recognizing the gravity of being in

tabs on your every move. Do you want your daughter to live under such surveillance for the rest of her life?” Thaddeus’s brows were

my daughter suffer any harm, be in danger!Her life was getting back on track, everything was improving and you, you’ve thrown it all into chaos again!

a sting in her

overwhelming guilt

“You’re being naive.”

experiencing now is because the Chambers Group is in disarray, with Byron detained at the station. They’re too preoccupied with their own troubles

froze, her bloodshot eyes filled with

just leave your daughter alone? If the root of the problem isn’t removed, that’s when

Higgins, please

helpless desperation. “Mr. Abernathy, Mrs. Abernathy! It’s not that we didn’t want to seek your help, but the folks from the Chambers Group

help, so we’ve been living in fear, not daring

the edge of a breakdown. The day before yesterday, she locked herself in her room and cut her

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