Chapter 565 Fake Brother

Asher’s face revealed a bitter expression while his eyes reflected a subtle look of mockery, though it was one directed at himself.

“Respond, Mr. Asher. You’ve always been a stickler for the rules. Don’t you know that you should answer honestly when the head of the family asks you a question?”

Gwendolyn tightened her grip on his chin and locked eyes with him, her gaze exuding a look of intimidation.

Asher remained silent. However, his mind wandered back to the words that Annie had whispered to him before she left.

She said, “Now that I’ve spoken up on your behalf, Gwendolyn won’t let you off the hook easily. Are you really not going to consider coming over to my side?”

She probably anticipated Gwendolyn’s arrival and deliberately said those provocative words to threaten our already fragile bond.

At that thought, he inadvertently furrowed his brows. Still, he remained silent throughout.

“Well, well. You did not even say anything truthful. Looks like you’ve chosen to help her!”

Gwendolyn’s anger flared up. Breathing deeply, she straightened her back and released her grip on his chin.

With a cold, disdainful smile, she remarked, “You’re truly her loyal brother. Whenever it comes to her. you’ll protect her no matter what. Asher, if Evelyn and I are both held at gunpoint one day and you only have one bullet, who would you save? Me or her?”

Asher’s eyes reddened as he saw her icy expression. He reached out to grab her hand. “Kiddo…

However, Gwendolyn took a step back when he stretched out his arm.

The small coffee table between them felt like an insurmountable barrier.

“No matter what, I will thoroughly investigate Annie’s identity. If you try to stop me, don’t blame me for disregarding whatever ties we share and dealing with you too.”

After saying those harsh words, Gwendolyn spun around and walked away.

“Kiddo… Gwendolyn, please listen to me.”

Holding onto his knees, Asher struggled to rise and stop her. However, his legs throbbed with excruciating pain, forcing him to pause for a long moment.

his pained and pitiful expression, conveyed how helpless

gone was his once

Gwendolyn stopped in her tracks. She turned her head and stared at him coldly. “Tll

opportunity, it was up to him whether he made good use of

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indifferent face, Asher analyzed

the entire nobility backing him up. If you’re too insistent on finding out Annie’s identity and get into a conflict with Paul, Harris Group will be at a disadvantage. I don’t want you to offend them just for an investigation that might not

trouble upon herself and put herself in danger.

her chin arrogantly, her gaze filled with disdain.

many people still want me dead. Even my own brother

to suppress those evil–doers plotting against her behind the scenes was to become stronger herself. Others, not even those closest to her, were not to

met, she cast him a scornful

expression turned pale slowly as his back

himself, all he could do was

identity instead of advising

stance, she stomped out of the ancestral hall without even a glance back.

stood guard outside with two bodyguards, ensuring no one would

bowed respectfully

gazed at the distant clouds and instructed the bodyguards, “Bring the whip over. Follow the rules that Mr. Asher has set himself. Remember,

the bodyguards exchanged looks, stunned.

“Are

to disobey. We’ll carry out your instructions now, Ms. Gwendolyn.”

When Gwendolyn was a child, Marcus had built a small equestrian center at the foot of the mountain as she loved to

her eleventh birthday, Asher had arranged for her first horse to be transported by air from Astoria as her

greatly. However, ever since the incident that had

whip over. After bowing respectfully at her, they entered the

though he heard

Mr. Asher. The twenty whips are Ms.

placed the

wore for the punishment was a thin shirt. He nudged the table forward slightly so that the pages that he had written would not

not leave immediately. Instead, she stood at the door for a long time until she heard

the air, sending

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