Chapter 86
Chapter 86
Thaddeus was hunched over on the couch, ma**aging his throbbing temples. His shoulder muscles
shivered from the intense pain etched on his face. Truth be told, his headache had begun on the way
home. Listening to their nonsensical words only made it worse.
Noble blood… lowly status… Even if na was the worst, it wasn’t their ce to judge!
“Mr. Thaddeus! Is your headache acting up again? I’ll get your medicine!” Alva quickly fetched some
painkillers from the drawer and poured a warm ** of water for him to wash it down.
After taking the medicine, Thaddeus felt a slight relief from the pain, and his face was returning to a
less pained expression.
“Mr. Thaddeus, you can’t keep relying on these pills. They all have side effects! I remember Ms. na
used to ma**age your head, and it helped a lot. Should we invite her back?” Alva suggested gently.
“Alva.” Thaddeus’ eyes were a bit red, and his voice choked. “Did they always talk about na like that?
They said na cooked for the Abernathy family for three years… Is that true?”
“Yes, Mr. Thaddeus. I’ve mentioned before how hardworking Ms. na is, but you thought she was just
putting on a show. But who can pretend for three years straight? If she was faking it, she deserves a
medal for persistence!”
Thaddeus’ lips were tightly pressed together, pale in color.
“When Ms. na first arrived, her cooking was average at best. She humbly asked for my advice and
asked me to teach her. I told her there were ser vants and chefs for that, all she needed to do was
enjoy life with you. But she was relentless. She said a wife should take care of household chores, and
since she couldn’t a**ist you in your work, she hoped to contribute more to other daily life activities.
At first, Ms. na would cough from the smoke while cooking and had to wear a mask in the kitchen.
But she gradually got used to it. Every morning, she would be bustling in the kitchen before I even
woke up.”
Coughing? Why would she cough? Was she allergic to smoke?
Thaddeus suddenly felt a suffocating sensation, as if the painkillers couldn’t relieve his headache.
Alva heaved a frustrated and angry sigh, “I’ve had it with Elspeth and her daughter. Ms. na has
sacrificed so much for this family, yet they don’t appreciate it and even mock her. It’s outrageous!
Mr. Thaddeus, as much as I want you two to reconcile, it hurts when I think about what Ms. na had to
endure in the Abernathy family. I hope she finds a better family where she won’t be bullied by gossipy
people.”
A tongue that was unseen did the deadliest deed.
Thaddeus felt like he was hit over the head, his eyebrows furrowing deeply.
Days pa**ed, and everything calmed down. But Mr. Hamilton’s birthday was drawing closer.
With the divorce papers soon to be in hand, Evadne’s feelings were a mess. When she and Thaddeus
got married, they didn’t hold a wedding or announce it publicly. They had a quick registry wedding
without even a celebratory meal.
On their marriage certificate’s photo, she had a blissful smile, leaning towards Thaddeus. But his face
was devoid of any happiness, looking stiff.
She thought he would gradually ept her after marriage. As long as she worked hard, Thaddeus
would eventually develop feelings for her. But now, she realized love was probably the only thing in the
world that couldn’t be achieved through effort alone.
It was not that Evadne didn’t try hard enough for Thaddeus; it was just that the distance between them
was too great.
“Ms. Evadne, this is the wedding n for Ada that our event nning department worked on all night.
Please have a look.” Jason ced the folder in front of her. Evadne picked up the folder to review it,
then took a pen and began marking the documents.
“These, these, and these, are no good. We need changes. No creativity, these are designs from five
years ago. Also, the overall color scheme is not right. Ada hates bright colors, so we need to use more
Morandi tones. Take it back and redo it!” Evadne said.
“Yes, Ms. Evadne,” Jason responded.
“We must start nning Ada’s wedding after Grandfather’s birthday. This time, we must give it our all,Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.
and everyone needs to be on their A-game, no room forcency,” Evadne said.
“Understood! We can’t lose to Thaddeus!” Jason said.
Evadne scoffed, “I don’t like to lose, and it has nothing to do with Thaddeus. But if he wants topete
with me, I’ll show him what true ruthlessness is.”
At that moment, her phone rang. It was Aviana calling.
“Aviana, what’s up?” Evadne asked.
“Ms. Evadne, I made it!”
Evadne was slightly confused. “Huh?”
“I’ve got the Dante Chair from your father!” Aviana eximed happily.
“Aviana, you’ve worked so hard! I must thank you when we meet!” Evadne said.
“Haha, it’s no trouble at all, as long as you’re happy,” Aviana said.
“But what if my father finds out? What will you do?” Evadne asked.
Aviana sounded fearless, “No worries, I ain’t scared of nothing. If things go south, just prepare a nice
grave for me.”
Evadne was speechless.
That night, Jason drove Evadne back to the vi. She kicked off her heels, slipped intofy velvet red
slippers, and went upstairs to change and take a bath.
“Ms. Evadne, I’ll prepare your bath water,” Jason said.
“No need, just whip up a simple dinner. I can handle the rest.” Evadne smiled.
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“Alright, what would you like?” Jason asked.
“Bolognese pasta,” Evadne replied.
Evadne yawned and headed upstairs to bathe.
Jason tidied up the living room, then donned an apron, gloves, and mask, ready to cook. Just as he
finished cooking, the doorbell rang.
Aside from him and Ms. Evadne, only Cas sius and Arnold had keys to this vi. But they never rang
the doorbell. They just walked right in.
Who could it be at thiste hour? Who else knew that Ms. Evadne lived here?
Jason frowned and walked to the door, pressing the video call button. The next second, he gasped.
The face on the screen turned out to be the proud and fearless handsome face of Jareth!
“Hey! Anyone home?” Jareth peeked in.
“Mr. Jareth, what are you doing here?” Jason immediately became alert, looking at him coldly.
“Me? I just followed you here.” Jareth suddenlyughed, looking like aplete rascal
“You! Since when?!”
“Since you guys left the hotel, I’ve been tailing you. Geez… you’re not much of a secretary, not even
realizing your boss is being followed. Your counter-surveince skills are weak.”
Jason took a deep breath to calm himself, and said frostily, “Ms. na has retired for the night and isn’t
receiving any guests. Please leave.”
“But her room light is still on, so how could she be asleep?” Jareth winked. “I’ve brought a gift. At least
let me deliver it before you kick me out, yeah?”
“Jason, who are you talking to?”
At this moment, Evadne had already changed into a light pink silk nightgown, her long hair tightly
wrapped in a white towel, and came over with steams from the shower.
“It’s, it’s…” Jason was at a loss for words.
Evadne walked over, leaned her pretty face close to the screen, and raised an eyebrow. “Oh, it’s you.”
“na! It’s me, it’s me!” Jareth heard the voice of his beloved, and his eyes were lighting up with
excitement.
“What is it?”
“na, I’ve brought you a gift. I didn’t see you during the day, so I wanted to give it to you in person
tonight!”
“Mr. Jareth, I’ve made it very clear to you before, I won’t ept your gifts. I’ve epted your good
intentions.” Evadne calmly rejected him.
“But this is crystal artwork made by the famous artist nche in Helgen, it wasn’t easy to get…”
nche?! Evadne licked her lips and pressed the button to open the door.
Jason helplessly rubbed his forehead.
Jareth’s way of giving gifts had sessfully touched Evadne’s heart!