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.

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

reply; he simply placed the bowl in

gentle, familiar aroma drifted up, and Evadne's eyes lit up in

herself. All the dishes


was soft and kind, spreading warmth like sunlight on water. "So? Feeling a

trembled. Her voice was barely above

up at Windermere Estate. When Alva first came, she was hired to look

bowl patiently, his eyes sincere. "So, she's not just watched over Thaddeus-she's watched over me,

with those

sorry-I shouldn't have troubled her. She belongs to Thaddeus now and took care

was razor-sharp; every flicker of emotion on her face, he caught. "Don't worry. It

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

of emotion inside, Evadne lifted

the moment she took the bowl, her hand

it nearly slipped, Chad quickly caught her hand. The coolness of his touch sent a

she thought of

palms were always warm, almost feverish. She'd loved to play with his hands, especially in winter when they served as


that warmth was gone

eyes stung with tears. Her

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