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His Ex wife is a billionaire Chapter 643

    <b>Chapter </b><b>643 </b>


    After calming Suri down, Evadne and Thaddeus retreated to their room.


    <b>With </b>the door locked behind them, Evadne’s l*ps parted as if to speak, but Thaddeus, with his long arms, wrapped around her slender waist. His l*ps<b>, </b>trembling with anticipation, sealed hers in <b>a </b>precise k*ss.


    Her lovely eyes widened in surprise, but soon she closed hershes and nestled into his n*eck, melting into his embrace like a warm bundle of cotton.


    Yet he held her gingerly, as if fearing she might vanish into thin air if held too tight.


    Their k*ss was passionate and tangled, a fiery dance of l*ps and breath.


    <b>In </b>the growing warmth of the room, her moans intertwined with his heavy breaths. Evadne felt his breath, the heat of his skin through his shirt, and the intoxicating dance of their tongues, all threatening to engulf herpletely to dissolve her.


    It was a long k*ss, spinning her world until atst, Thad managed to pull back, his desire still unchecked.


    <b>“</b><b>It’s </b>that time of the month, we can’t.”


    Feeling the change in his b*dy, Evadne blushed, her fingers yfully wrapped around his tie. “If you really need to, I can help you in other ways.”


    Thaddeus shook his head, his eyes brimming with unshed tears<b>, </b><b>and </b>tenderly k*ssed her forehead, nose<b>, </b>and the corners <b>of </b>her l*ps.


    “Thad<b>.</b><b>” </b>


    “Does it <b>still </b>hurt here<b>?</b><b>” </b>


    <b>His </b>hand trembled as it caressed her t belly, sending waves of warmth through her.


    <b>She </b>understood his innuendo, a bittersweet ache filled her heart, but she managed a faint smile, “It doesn’t hurt anymore. It stopped hurting a long time ago.”


    <b>“</b><b>I’ve </b>been such a fool, and so wrong.”


    <b>Thaddeus </b>fought back his tears, “All the pain you’ve endured, and I’m just now<b>… </b>starting <b>to </b>understand. It shouldn’t have been <b>Suri </b>kneeling <b>at </b><b>the </b>Bright’s doorstep. It should have been me.”


    “What are <b>you </b>talking about?. A man don’t kneel easily. Why kneel <b>to </b>them?”


    Evadne chided <b>softly</b><b>, </b>tapping his forehead with her finger. “Back then, I had juste off the operating table<b>, </b>still groggy from anesthesia<b>, </b>unaware <b>of </b>anything around me. Had I known Suri would kneel before the Bright family for my sake, I would <b>rather </b>have lived <b>without </b><b>a </b><b>womb </b><b>than </b>agree to her doing that.“,


    <b>The </b>thought <b>pained </b>her, her words tinged with the sting of affection for Suri, <b>“</b>I <b>know </b>she did <b>it </b>for me. But <b>if </b>the price <b>is to </b><b>trample </b>one’s own dignity<b>, I’d </b>rather not have it.”


    <b>Thaddeus</b>‘ <b>heart </b>ached<b>, </b><b>the </b><b>memory </b><b>of </b><b>his </b>own cold <b>abandonment </b>haunting <b>him</b><b>. </b>


    She <b>had </b><b>just wanted </b><b>to stay </b><b>by </b><b>his </b><b>side</b>.


    “<b>This is </b>odd. I <b>feel </b><b>like </b>everything has <b>been </b><b>off </b>from <b>the </b><b>start</b><b>.” </b>


    <b>Evadne </b>changed <b>the </b><b>subject</b><b>, </b><b>her </b><b>finger </b><b>resting </b>on her chin <b>in </b>thought, <b>“</b><b>Suri’s </b>acting strange<b>, </b><b>Chasel’s </b><b>acting </b>strange<b>, </b><b>and </b>Cassius even more so. I <b>can’t </b><b>shake </b><b>the feeling </b><b>they’re </b><b>keeping </b><b>something </b>from <b>us</b><b>.” </b>


    <b>Thaddeus </b>pondered<b>, </b><b>“</b><b>Maybe </b><b>there’s </b><b>an </b>issue <b>with </b>the <b>Bright </b><b>family</b><b>, </b><b>and </b><b>they </b><b>can’t </b>talk <b>about </b><b>it</b><b>. </b><b>As </b><b>for </b><b>Cassius</b><b>, </b><b>he’s </b><b>always </b><b>been </b>close <b>to </b>Dr. Bright. <b>With </b>Dr. <b>Bright </b>being <b>called </b><b>away</b><b>, </b><b>he </b>must <b>be </b><b>upset</b><b>.</b><b>” </b>


    <b>“</b><b>Indeed</b><b>, </b>they’re <b>very </b>close.”


    She thought, <b>“</b>Almost inseparable. Chasel was <b>either </b><b>whispering </b>secrets <b>into </b><b>Cassius’s </b>ear <b>or </b><b>making </b><b>him </b><bugh</b><b>, </b>like <b>a </b>pair of love–struck teens.”


    <b>Lucky </b><b>for </b><b>her</b>, she wasn’t <b>into </b><b>that </b>sort <b>of </b><b>thing</b><b>, </b>otherwise, <b>she’d </b><b>be </b>content just <b>shipping </b><b>them </b>all <b>day </b>long.


    <b>“</b>But seriously<b>, </b>for <b>Warner </b><b>to </be at us alone, <b>so </b><b>brazenly, </b><b>I </b>never saw iting<b>. </b><b>Thaddeus </b>scooped Evadne off <b>her </b>feet, settling on the couch with her in his <bp</b><b>, </b><b>his </b><b>hand </b>resting <b>gently </b><b>on </b><b>her </b>stomach, massaging.


    <b>Remembering </b>their earlier confrontation, his gaze darkened<b>. </b>


    If she <b>had </b><b>been </b>at <b>a </b><b>disadvantage</b><b>, </b><b>he </b>couldn’t bear the <b>thought</b>.


    Hmph, no matter how <b>wild </b><b>he </b><b>acts</b>, my ps must have put him <b>in </b><b>his </b>ce, right?”


    Evadne wrapped her arms around his n*eck, her warm breath teasing his skin, igniting <b>the </b>embers of his desire, “<b>The </b>Bright family’s audacityes from <b>their </b><b>recent </b>momentum. They’ve spearheaded a few medical research projects, and there’s talk of a breakthrough drug for Parkinson’s <b>almost </b>ready If they seed, Bright Biopharmacy won’t just lead the country, they could be a global pharmaceutical powerhouse. The <b>wealth </b>that would <b>generate </b>is unimaginable. That’s why <b>they’re </b>so arrogant. <b>By </b>then, not <b>just </b>the Ashbourne family<b>, </b><b>but </b>all four major families <bbined </b>wouldn’t hold a candle to them.”


    <b>it’s </b>easy <b>to </b><b>get </b>carried <b>away</b><b>, </b><b>but </b><b>they </b>should actually have something <b>to </b>be <b>proud </b><b>of </b><b>first</b>.”


    <b>Thaddeus</b><b>‘ </b>l*ps curled <b>into </b>a <b>wry </b>smile, “Although the Abernathy <b>Group </b><b>isn’t </b><b>involved </b>in pharmaceuticals, <b>I </b>know that developing a drug involves <b>countless </b><b>trials </b><b>and </b><b>is </b>fraught with difficulties. <b>If </b><b>the </b>Bright Group thinks <b>they </b>can dominate the market, let’s see if <b>they </b><b>have </b>the <b>ability</b><b>.” </b>


    “And <b>then </b><b>there’s </b><b>my </b><b>dad</b><b>. </b><b>Suri </b><b>has </b><b>followed him </b>for <b>years </b><b>without </b>recognition or <b>title</b>. <b>Dad </b><b>must </b><b>feel </b>some guilt. That’s why <b>the </b><b>Bright </b><b>family </b><b>can </b>twist <b>that </b><b>knife </b><b>and </b><b>send </b><b>Warner to </b><b>y </b><b>the </b>fool<b>.” </b>


    <b>Evadne </b>pped <b>her </b><b>thigh </b><b>in </b><b>frustration</b>, <b>“</b><b>Ah! </b><b>When </b><b>I </b><b>think </b><b>about </b>my worrywart <b>dad </b>rushing <b>back </b><b>to </b><b>work </b>before <b>he’s </b><b>fully </b>recovered<b>, </b>it <b>drives </b>me crazy. He doesn’t <b>take </b><b>care of </b>himself<b>, </b>and <b>there’s </b>nothing we can do <b>about </b><b>it</b><b>!</b><b>” </b>


    <b>“</b><b>Evadne</b>, <b>don’t </b>worry. With Dn <b>by </b>his side<b>, </b><b>your </b><b>father </b>will be fine<b>.</b><b>” </b>


    <b>Thaddeus </b><b>pinched </b><b>the </b><b>soft </b>flesh at <b>her </b>waist<b>, </b><b>“</b><b>It’s </b>still early. Why <b>don’t </b>you take nap<b>, </b>and when you wake up, we can go <b>pick </b><b>up </b>your <b>father </b>from work, <b>okay</b><b>?</b><b>” </b>


    Evadne nted <b>a </b>k*ss <b>on </b><b>his </b><b>l*ps</b><b>, </b>her eyes brimming with relief and joy.


    <b>At </b><b>the </b><b>K </b><b>Group </b>headquarters <b>in </b>Skyrim<b>, </b>Emeric kept up appearances, though he was far from <b>recovered</b>.


    <b>But </b>he had <b>to </b><b>show </b><b>his </b>face, <b>to </b>steady the troops. If not<b>, </b>rumors would spread, <b>and </b>enemies might seize the chance to strike.


    <b>After </b><b>wrapping </b><b>up </b><b>a </b>board meeting at headquarters, Emeric had skipped lunch <b>to </b>rush back to his office for <b>a </b>much–needed break.


    He shrugged off his zer and slumped onto the couch, his dress shirt soaked with cold sweat, feeling as if his energy had been siphoned <b>off</b><b>. </b>


    <b>“</b><b>Mr. </b>Emeric, how are you holding up? Everything alright?” Dn burst in, water and medication <b>in </b>hand, ready to nurse him back to


    health.


    “Dn, I’m afraid I’m no spring chicken anymore,” Emeric chuckled wryly at himself.


    Dn winced, “Don’t talk like that! It’s just a re–up. Keep taking your meds, stay on top of your treatment, and you’ll stabilize in no time. Everyone your age has their share of ailments. Mr. Barry’s practically a fixture in the hospital these days, and word has it <b>that </b>Jeff’s ticker hasn’t been ticking right for the better part of a year. He’s in and out of the hospital so often, he might as well have his own parking spot. Behind those well–maintained facades could be bodies not nearly as resilient as yours. Don’t give up <b>on </b>yourself!”


    “Barry might as well be an ancient relic, and you’reparing me to him?” Emeric’s brows furrowed. “As for Jeff, well, he had iting.”


    Dn offered a faint smile, choosing not toment further.


    “I’m not being melodramatic. Thisst spell I had, waking up from that faint, I just don’t feel the same. My hands shake,” he said, his grip on the water ss trembling, “I should probably get my will in order.”


    Dn’s throat tightened, “Mr. Emeric!”


    “Don’t fret. It’s like this with tycoons everywhere. <b>At </b>my age, it’s wise to have things prepared, just in case<b>.</b><b>” </b>


    Emeric looked at Dn earnestly, “Dn, these are things I <b>can’t </b>discuss with my wives; they’re too kind–hearted for such matters. And I certainly can’t tell the kids. As <b>a </b>father, I may look like I have it all, but I’ve made my share of <b>messes</b><b>, </b>I’m well aware of my faults. So, it’s you I trust with this.”


    Dn, with a touch of sorrow, replied, <b>“</b>Mr. Emeric, you’ve told me you want to see all your kids settled and sessful to hold a bundle of grandchildren.”


    “Heh, I’d need another two hundred years on this for the likes of Cassius, Arnold, and Aaron, not to mention that rascal of a fourth. None of them are quite living up to expectations–too caught up in work <b>or</b><b>, </b>heaven forbid<b>, </b>Jesus. None of them quite hit the <b>mark</b><b>!</b><b>” </b>


    Emeric sighed again, “At least Evadne seems to be on the right <b>track</b>. If only…”


    <b>His </b>thoughts were interrupted by Dn’s vibrating phone. After a brief conversation, Dn’s expression darkened, “Understood.”


    10:56


    “What’s happened? Emeric inquired


    “Mr. Avery has arrived, Mr. Emeric. He’s downstairs right now


    Emeric’s jaw clenched, his mood turning somber


    “If you’d rather not see him, I’ll go down myself and send him away”


    “Let him up.”


    Dn was taken aback, Mr. Emeric, Mr. Avery is an enigms, and given your record 18667767, there’s no need to post read?


    “I must see him”


    Emeric set his ss down and looked resolute, “He’s not just Avery now, he’s the president of the Chimbers Groop times have changed, and avoiding him would be unwise. Besides, he’s shrevid Fie’s here is probe, under the case of a vist #firefuse, w# raise suspicions<b>.</b><b>” </b>


    Ten minutester.


    Avery, the epitome of vitality, walked into Emeric’s office dressed in a sharp, tailor–made suit, carrying a thougpatog


    “Mr. Emeric, my congrattions on your recovery Avery said, this strute warm, betrafing no hard of their past wrathbent/


    “Thank you for your concern, Mr. Chambers. But in business, it would be more appropriate to ackless me as Chatthan Emene Emeric replied, sitting authoritatively behind his desk, his demeanor asmanding as IST


    Avery’s smile deepened, “Okay, Mr. Emerio”


    Emeric’s brows furrowed.


    The more he forbade, the more defiant the young buck became


    It was intentionall


    “Though you’re out of the hospital, you sound breathless and seen a fat pate, Every observed, his eyes glinting coldy as he moved closer. “Could it be that your stroke has not fully healed?
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