Chapter 1023

When Thaddeus finally woke up, Evadne Ashbourne just broke down, tears streaming down her face as she crumpled to the cold concrete outside the hospital. Her slender frame shook in the winter wind, and she hugged her knees tightly, sobbing.

"Ms. Evadne..." Jason Dempsey's voice caught in his throat as he watched her. His heart just about shattered at the sight.

Ever since Thaddeus Abernathy slipped into a coma, the days had blurred together for Evadne. She drifted through them like a ghost-she was alive, technically, but the vibrant, rose-bright woman she'd been was nowhere to be found.

She'd carried so much guilt, so much pressure, it was eating her alive from the inside out. She was losing herself, slipping further from reality each day.

"Oh, sweetheart, why are you crying? Thaddeus is awake! That's the best news we could hope for!"

On the other end of the phone, Hamilton Abernathy tried to comfort her, his concern clear. "Honey, it's freezing out—are you outside right now?"

Evadne choked out, her tears hot

in alarm. "It's this late, and you're still

to see Thaddeus... But...

reassuring. "Murray and I are on our way to the hospital right now. Don't

hour later, Hamilton arrived in his wheelchair, pushed by

stood at attention outside the VIP suite. But with Hamilton in charge, nobody

boy!" Hamilton could barely contain himself. He struggled to his feet from

once-bright eyes now dim and tired. Hamilton's composure

matters," Frederic Abernathy sighed with relief. He hadn't slept or eaten properly in days, as the dark circles under his eyes clearly

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Gordon, the family's longtime assistant, spotted Evadne standing frozen at the doorway, too afraid to step inside. Tears welled

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