Chapter 282
Chapter 282
Evadne blinked her bright eyes, unable to suppress a mischievous smile.
Seeing such a yful expression on hisdy, Thaddeus momentarily forgot the pain he was in. His
entire focus was on her, a content smile tugging at his lips.
The room full of people was shocked to see Mr. Hamilton publicly chastise the man of the Windermere
Estate, Frederic, without giving him any face!
What? Frederic being scolded by his own father in public? Such a loss of face!
Frederic felt his pride taking a hit. His face turned a furious shade of red, and he gritted his teeth,
ordering, “Butler, have everyone leave this room.”
“No! Tonight’s issue must be settled face to face. No one leaves this hall!”
Mr. Hamilton’s imposing authority was no joke..
Evadne’s temper, when she was angry, was simr to Hamilton’s, just like she was his true
granddaughter.
“Dad, what are you trying to do?” Frederic frowned, his voice filled with irritation.
“What am I trying to do? Humph, whatever you’re trying to do, that’s what I’m trying to do!”
Mr. Hamilton’s eyes were half–closed as he sneered, “You embarrass Thaddeus in front of everyone,
not caring about his self–esteem. Now I am dealing with tonight’s issue in front of everyone, what’s so
uneptable about that?”
“Dad! You can’t always favor this disobedient son of mine! Isn’t this simply aiding and abetting?”
Frederic, his face red with anger, pointed at Thaddeus and shouted, “You’ve spoiled him so much that
he’s be arrogant andwless. If this continues, he won’t even respect his biological father!”
“Huh.” Thaddeus let out a coldugh, his eyes icy.
When his mother had thrown herself off the rooftop of this vi, his so–called father ceased to exist in
his eyes. He had died with his mother.
This coldugh, Evadne heard it clearly.
She watched Thaddeus‘ handsome pale profile without showing any emotion, catching a glimpse of
deep, heart–wrenching hatred in his clear eyes.
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through her heart.
“You say Thaddeus is arrogant andwless,e on, tell me, how is he so?
Mr. Hamilton was calm, even casually picking at his teeth with his little finger!
Everyone felt speechless.
Man, the older he got, the more outrageous he became..
Perhaps he had been suppressed for too long in his youth, now that he was old and had everything, he
completely let go.
“He defies me, disobeys me!”
Frederic was so angry that he couldn’t think straight, saying whatever came to his mind, “I punished
him ording to the familyw, it was unavoidable! Besides, I’m his father, what’s wrong with
disciplining him?”
“Hmph! Talking about defiance and disobedience, Frederic, you sure set a great example for your son!”
Hamilton nced at Elspeth with a disgusted look, “ording to your logic, when you brought Elspeth
into the family back then, I should’ve whipped you into
submission!”
Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy’s faces changed, growing uglier by the second.
“The Abernathy familyw punishes the ones who truly make mistakes and the ones who truly deserve
punishment. I just want to ask you, what mistake did Thaddeus make? Tell me!”
Hamilton mmed the armrest hard, causing Elspeth to shudder all over.
“He ignored our family’s activities and went to support the Ashbourne family!” Frederic finally lost his
patience, blurting out his grievances.
Evadne’s eyes widened slightly, turning to Thaddeus.
“For a long time, K Group has been challenging our Abernathy Group, and your precious
granddaughter has been causing trouble for our Abernathy Group, causing the stock price of the
Abernathy Group to fluctuate, losing more than a billion recently! At such a critical moment, we finally
organized an event over the weekend towork with the high society of Elmsworth. As the CEO of the
group, he ignored his own family’s interests and chose to support the opposing party! Tell me, how
could I not be angry? How could I not be furious?”
Evadne’s eyes grew
wider and wider, staring at Thaddeus in disbelief. Her heart was slightly chaotic.
“Oh, so the event you’re talking about is the birthday party you’re holding for your woman this
weekend?” Hamilton asked.
Frederic replied, “Yes, it’s a birthday party, but it’s a great opportunity!”
“Hmm, since Thaddeus isn’t attending, I won’t show up either.”
“What?” Frederic was taken aback.
“Not only will I not attend, but I will also follow na to the birthday party that Emeric has prepared for
his wife, Myra. What? Are you going to whip me too?” Hamilton raised his snowy eyebrows, a cheeky
smile on his face.
“Grandpa.” Evadne waspletely dumbfounded.
Her grandfather’s tant favoritism was touching.
“Dad You! You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you? Why are you going so far?” Frederic threw the
weapon in his hand onto the ground.
“Huh, don’t you know why I’m going so far?”
Hamilton’s eyes were filled with disappointment, “Your wife has a bad reputation outside, and you’re
still throwing her a birthday party? Frederic, you may not be afraid of losing face, but I’m afraid of losing
my old face!”
The people around them looked at Elspeth with disdain and satisfaction.
After all, her reputation at home wasn’t great, often abusing the servants and treating them like dogs,
which was a routine matter. Everyone secretlyined about her, and there had been a lot of
grievances!
Elspeth was so angry that her neck turned red. She felt as if she was being tortured, wishing she could
find a hole to crawl into!
She thought, “This old man. Why is he still alive! Mark my words, one of these days you’ll meet your
maker! Then we’ll see how you’ll protect your illegitimate. grandson Thaddeus and the little tart
Evadne!”
“Anyway, I’m not going, and neither is Thaddeus! Tough luck if you’re not happy about it, I’m standing
by my grandson!”
With that, Hamilton’s resolute gaze softened as he turned to the young couple, “na, Thaddeus, let’s
go. You’reing home with me tonight!”
Evadne and Thaddeus exchanged a nce.
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Unspoken agreement passed between them as they both nodded.
At that moment, Mr. Murray hurried in with a man carrying a medical bag.
“Mr. Frederic, the doctor is here.”
“Alright, you cane with us too! Let’s go home! I can’t stand to stay in this damned ce a minute
longer!
With his two beloved grandchildren in tow, Hamilton left Frederic standing there, leading the group
towards the door.
“Oh, and starting today, the Abernathy family’s old rules are abolished!”
Being pushed by Mr. Murray, Hamilton raised his voice to ridicule his own son, “We are in the modern
society now, yet you’re more conservative than me! I can’t believe you’d dig up such a rotten tradition!”
Everyone covered their mouths, struggling to stifle theirughter!
Frederic’s face turned red, his head bulging like an overripe tomato.
The group returned to Hamilton’s Havenbrook mansion.