Chapter 1061

Back then, Evadne had loved Thaddeus deeply, too-but in the end, didn't she still resolve to divorce him?

Both brothers knew their eldest sibling was reeling from heartbreak. It was no wonder his outlook had turned so bleak.

"Ahem... Let's be real, does Mr. Thaddeus even look like the type to lust after our Evadne?" Aaron, ever the one to break the tension, chimed in. "Besides, look at him—he's frail, on medication all the time, stuck in a wheelchair. The guy's a walking corpse."

Cassius fell silent, but Aaron pressed on, "Seriously, could he even... you know? Evadne was used to being with a man like Thaddeus-how could she settle for someone who looks half-dead?"

Cassius just stared at him. "Chad's sick, not a damn eunuch."

Arnold rolled his eyes, "Besides, my wife has a saying: The best way to tell if a man's got desires is to check if he's breathing. If he's still breathing, he's got needs."

Cassius and Aaron exchanged a look.

"So, what, Chad's somehow different? Evadne's gorgeous and brilliant. You really think he's immune? I don't buy it!"

In the hospital room.

Chad carefully opened a lunchbox, ladled a small bowl of warm, nourishing soup, and set out a few delicate side dishes on the bedside table.

"Thank you, but honestly, I don't have much of an appetite right

placed the bowl in front

and Evadne's eyes lit up in

made it herself. All the dishes


warmth like sunlight on water. "So? Feeling a little

was barely above a whisper. "How did

she was hired to

Thaddeus-she's watched over me, too. Asking her to cook a

with those round, dark

She belongs to Thaddeus now and took care

of emotion on her face, he caught.

to downplay his own importance, the more uneasy she

inside, Evadne lifted her trembling hand

was still so weak; the moment she took the bowl, her hand began

her hand. The

she

broad and calloused, rough around the edges. Yet his blood always ran hot; his palms were always warm, almost feverish. She'd loved to play with his hands, especially in winter when they


that warmth was gone

with tears. Her chest felt

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