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.

forced a polite smile. "Thank you, but honestly, I don't have much of an appetite

reply; he simply placed the bowl in

drifted up, and Evadne's eyes lit up in surprise.

All the dishes are


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

barely above a

Windermere Estate. When Alva first came, she was hired

bowl patiently, his eyes sincere. "So, she's not just watched over Thaddeus-she's watched over me, too. Asking her to cook a bowl

him with

troubled her. She belongs to Thaddeus now

razor-sharp; every flicker of emotion on her

but the more he tried to downplay his own importance, the more uneasy

lifted her trembling hand to

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

Chad quickly caught her hand. The coolness

suddenly, she thought

were always warm, almost feverish. She'd loved to play with his hands, especially in


warmth was gone

eyes stung with tears.

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