Chapter 648

As the towering figure of Cassius stood, fim as an oak, Chasel knew he’d recognize him even if he were reduced to ashes

Chase’s blood pumped furiously, concentrating in his trembling heart as he gripped the balcony railing, his body leaning out as if he were about to leap.

Such a remarkable presence, the magnetic pull straight to his heart it could be no one else but Cassius.

“Cassius! Cassius” Chasel’s voice tore through the air in a desperate shout.

But alas, the distance was too great. A gust of wind picked up, and with Chasel already weakened from serious injuries, his feeble cries were swept away before they could reach Cassius.

“Cassius! Are you deaf?! Look back! I’m right behind you.”

His last words fractured into a hoarse whisper, barely audible.

Chasel watched, eyes wide, as Cassius got into a black sports car that roared to life and disappeared into the night.

“Bastard! Why couldn’t you just wait a little longer for me?!”

As if his soul had been drained, Chase slumped to the ground, gasping for air as tears streamed down his face, “Cassius, why couldn’t you wait, let me go with you.”

Late at night, in the study.

Zachary was on the phone with York, updating him on Chasel’s situation,

Upon hearing that Chasel had been disciplined, York was clearly displeased. Although he refrained from lashing out, his tone was far from gentle.

“Chasel’s reputation in neurology is impeccable; even I’ve heard of his achievements, you’re telling me you haven’t?”

Zachary clenched his teeth, “Of course, I’ve heard of him, Dad. But what Chasel did, breaking the family code, disregarding the dignity of the Bright Group, is infuriating. If I don’t punish him severely, who’s to say he won’t commit more follies in the future and bring ridicule upon us?”

York couldn’t help coughing, his voice hardened, “If you insist on punishing him, you could have disciplined him in other ways. There was no need to harm him physically.

In our Bright family, we have only Warner and Chasel as the next generation. Warner, now groomed to be a businessman, has given up on medicine. And I haven’t stepped into an operating room in over a decade, focusing on managing our

pharmaceuticals, biological institutes, and hospitals, thriving in the business world. Now, the only one who can truly carry on my legacy is Chasel. If you cripple him, the Bright Group will truly be without a successor and can no longer be called a dynasty in medicine.”

“But Dad…”

real reason behind your harshness towards Chasel.”

these years, have you not let go

because as they grow up, they become defiant. I fear they might cause trouble

been with the Ashbourne family for over twenty years without a single rumor of discord

“Dad.”

always had

struck at Zachary’s most hidden wounds. His lips whitened as he clenched his

will always be your sister. There has never been, and there will

over twenty years ago, once again to Zachary.

it. The old grudges and resentments, even if they persist,

coughed again, his words resonant, “From now on, don’t punish Chasel because of Suri and the Ashbourne family. It’s enough

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heard

coming after you. I’ve toiled all my life, I don’t want to

The call ended

Dad. You’d rather Sun be Emeric’s mistress, nameless and without

tense, like a plaster about to crack in the freezing cold, “All because

knocking

burst in, panic–stricken, “Dad! It’s ad! Chasel has escaped through the window!”

the butler, the

wide open, the midnight chill rushing in,

everywhere?!” Zachary’s voice

“W–We’ve looked everywhere!”

the building, not in the garden, nowhere!” Nowhere meant the boy had not perished, he had indeed

fifth floor?” Zachary peered over the

He must have jumped onto the tree across and slid down. There are a few broken branches at the base of the tree.”

turned quickly to anger, his hand smarting

if not a stubborn Phoenix, rising defiantly from the ashes. Steel cages, the crushing weight of authority – what was there to fear?

in flaunting his medicine and issuing his challenges, Thaddeus had been on the move with Gordon by his side, traveling to that country on behalf

to accompany him, but Thaddeus, not wanting her to suffer the strain

over the

down gently in front of him, “Mr. Abernathy, you’ve been at it non–stop since we took off – either signing off on documents or researching. Take a break;

if you’re tired,” eyes downcast, Thaddeus lifted the cup of

could have easily delegated this to me. You should be spending time with Mrs. Abernathy. Why

lies. But when he said the drug is a patented development of the country and reserved for royalty and the highest

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