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“What?”

Evadne was furious, a rush of anger overtaking her, “Darn it. I’m already on the edge and now they dare to provoke me? Watch me smash their skulls with a good baseball bat!”

“Cassius is with Emeric right now; I haven’t let them know about this yet.”

Thaddeus‘ eyes

darkened, whispering in her ear, “We all know why the Bright family is here. At this sensitive time, Cassius can’t show up, and even less can Emeric. Otherwise, those Bright group will take advantage of this incident to stir the pot, and who knows what kind of dirty tricks they’ll pull.”

“Huh. Let them try.”

The memory of Chasel’s suffering at the hands of the Bright family ignited a fiery rage in Evadne, “Chasel is such a good man, and just because he was trying to get medical treatment for Emeric, they beat him half to death. The Bright family clearly treated Chasel as a scapegoat! Do they even have the face to claim as Chasel’s family? They’re not worthy at all!”

Thaddeus nodded in solemn agreement, “This is a matter between your two families, and as an outsider, it’s not my place to step in. But don’t you worry, Bennett and Arnold are already on their way, and I’ll step in if need be. I won’t let them cause a scene and disturb Emeric’s recovery.”

“Who says you’re an outsider?” Evadne almost let her true feelings slip, biting her lip gently, her hands clutching at his crisp shirt.

“Hmm?” The man lowered his gaze, his breaths coming in warm, making her blush and heartbeat quicken.

“You’re part of the Ashbourne family, you’re my husband, definitely not an outsider.”

Her voice was soft and coy, cheeks blushing red as she nestled into his embrace.

Thaddeus‘ heartbeat raced, his hands trembling as they caressed the back of her neck, his voice deep and warm, “I’m your husband, always have been and always will be.”

God knows how agonizing it had been for him to wait for her to call him “husband.” Such sweet endearments are commonplace among lovers, but for him, someone who had once hurt her deeply, he dared not even hope for it.

He thought of Evadne’s past troubles, remembered that though she was rightfully his wife, she had to live alone in her cold room like a widow every day, longing day and night for his return, not even daring to call him “husband.”

Regret flooded him, and Thaddeus‘ throat tightened, his eyes involuntarily moistening.

“Evadne, Thaddeus.”

Chasel, having composed himself, approached them with a determined expression, “Let me go.”

“No way!”

Evadne flatly refused, her eyes filled with concern, “They almost beat you to death last time. Are you looking to throw your life away by walking into the lion’s den?”

“Dr. Bright, it’s better if you don’t show up. If something happens to you, Evadne and I wouldn’t be able to explain it to Cassius,” Thaddeus said sharply, hitting the nail on the head.

But Chasel shook his head firmly, “I may love men, but first and foremost, I am a man who doesn’t shy away from trouble. If I play the coward now, I don’t deserve to be considered part of Evadne’s family, nor to be worthy of her calling me…”

Evadne was moved, “Chasel.”

done nothing wrong. Why should I

jaw set firm, his fists clenched tightly, “Whether it was before or now, the ones in the wrong are

brother has gone

to Casslus and was hidden by him! Can you believe it? He was debauched abroad, messing around with a bunch of foreigners, and now that he was back, he didn’t even try to be discreet, getting involved with Cassius! It’s a disgrace to the

“Shut up!”

furious, found the incessant noise intolerable, wishing he could tear Warner’s mouth

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your brother’s, and your business acumen is mediocre at best, but I

feeling unjustly

laundry be aired like this? Now the whole world knows the Bright family has a freak

abroad, and you know how stubborn he is. I wanted to handle it, but I must be able to do so!”

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scandal this time, when you catch Chasel, you must keep a close watch on him, and make sure he has no

did Zachary, who at that moment wanted nothing more than to throttle the cause of all this

a short distance when they

forbidding any approach.

Arnold

two younger Ashbourne men suppressed them with such an imposing aura that they dared not even breathe too loudly,

‘Bennett.”

younger brother beside him. “Looks like the Bright family showed up with their whole dog pack. I’m getting jittery, bro. Among us four, Im the least skilled in combat, so you’ve got

“Relax, if a fight really breaks out, I’ll guard you like

hard his toes curled inside his shoes.

to do?!” Warner, bolstered by their numerical advantage and eager to show off in front of his father, stepped forward with a loud

“Kid, you’ve just stolen my line. What does the Bright family, bringing such a crowd to our hospital, intend to do? You all seem to have your limbs intact; could it be a collective issue from

the point you could nearly

you’re insulting? Warner pointed

I’m referring to

“Can’t even grasp such an obvious taunt.” “You!” Warner was so mad he wanted to charge over and

in the courtroom, wasn’t even breaking

“Warner, that’s enough.”

hand, then turned his cold gaze to Arnold. “I know Chasel is

right back around. Chasel won’t be going back with

What right do you have to say that? Chasel is a member of the Bright family, not for

even deserve

“I seldom come home, but today has sure been an eye–opening. I’m curious to see what sort of ‘family‘ is so callous

the act of human?” Arnold added indignantly

know? This is the Bright family’s internal affairs. Violating family disciplines warrants punishment; it has been a rule established early on. Unlike your Ashbourne family, with its myriad of wives, lacking respect for hierarchy–such a family with no moral compass, how could you understand the

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