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<b>Chapter </b>717
<b>Thaddeus </b>gently cradled Evadne’s chin<b>, </b><b>his </b><b>l*ps </b>descending upon <b>hers</b><b>, </b>dissolving the <b>rouge </b>that had ensnared his very soul.
<b>Their </b>fervent k*ss traced the contours of her <b>l*ps</b>, tasting an iparable sweetness. As passion threatened <b>to </b>surge uncontrobly<b>, </b>they parted <b>by </b>tacit agreement.
Thaddeus <b>gazed </b>at Evadne’s flushed cheeks and dewy <b>l*ps</b><b>, </b>a satisfied smile spreading across his face<b>, </b><b>“</b><b>Now</b><b>, </b>your l*ps are more delicate <b>than </b><b>any </b>blossom.”
<b>You’re </b>just <b>too </b>much. Either k*ssing or <b>making </b><b>love</b>. Give me a break sometimes, will <b>ya</b><b>?</b><b>” </b><b>Evadne </b>nestled into his embrace, <b>her </b><b>fingertips </b><b>yfully </b>pressed against his chiseled chest <b>– </b><b>a </b>gesture she <b>found </b><b>irresistibly </b>flirtatious.
<b>Each </b>poke<b>, </b>each touch<b>, </b>seemed to <b>lift </b>even the <b>darkest </b>of moods <b>a </b>little indulgence she <b>couldn’t </b>resist.
<b>“</b><b>So</b><b>, </b><b>I </b>want to k*ss<b>, </b>I want <b>to </b>make love. Will you <b>give </b><b>it </b><b>to </b>me?” Thaddeus whispered <b>into </b>her ear, his voice husky with desire.
Evadne’s shoulders tensed ever so slightly, her flushed cheeks providing <b>the </b><b>only </b>answer he needed.
The couple snuggled on <b>the </b>couch<b>, </b>admiring <b>a </b>vibrant bouquet <b>of </b>roses, savoring this cozy <b>moment </b>of bliss.
“Thanks to <b>you </b>for <b>uncovering </b>Bevis‘ Achilles‘ heel – his tax evasion schemes <b>– </b>it forced him to cough up <b>that </b><b>five </b>million he owed<b>.</b><b>” </b>Evadne’s fingers teased his jawline, her eyes sparkling in admiration, “You’ve indeed lightened my <b>load</b><b>.</b><b>” </b>
As she spoke, she <b>looped </b>her arms around his n*eck and nted a yful k*ss on his cool, thin l*ps, “Tonight, <b>you </b>shall be handsomely rewarded.”
“Thank <b>you</b><b>, </b>my queen,” he murmured, his tone rich and velvety.
Thaddeus<b>, </b>usually so stoic, was putty in Evadne’s hands. She was yful, and he was always there to join in the fun.
“You’re quite the charmer, aren’t you?” Evadne traced his smiling l*ps, “Deviously charming, but I like it.”
“Bevis has been exiled from the K Group and saddled with a debt of five million.”
Thaddeus held her hand gently, “Is this where we stop, Evadne?”
“Stop?” Evadne scoffed, her eyes alight with mischief, “You hit where it hurts the most. Do you think I’d let that scoundrel off so easily?”
Pressing his l*ps, Thaddeus found her words amusing.
“Publicly, yes, I’ve let him be. But in the shadows, I can strike him from behind.”
She snuggled closer, finding afortable spot in his arms, “Bevis‘ two restaurants have been doing well these past years<b>, </b>and that Gabriel has a stake in them too. Such establishments can’t withstand close scrutiny a tax audit alone could reveal at least one or two millions in evasion.”
“Do you want him to bleed more?” His eyes narrowed slightly, “It’s easily done.”
“That way, Gabriel will have to think twice about where he stands in the K Group if he wants to stay safe.” She shook her slender fingers, “Mixing up with the likes of Bevis is a dead–end street.”
Thaddeus‘ phone rang then, a call from Gordon.
“Gordon, what’s up?”
“Mr. Abernathy, today Jeff sentwyers and his secretary to the detention center to see Matthew!”
Gordon’s voice carried the urgency of fresh intel, and a hint of concern, “Nothing’s going to go awry that lets the Chambers Group find a loophole to bail out that beast, right?!”
“No, the evidence is irrefutable. Matthew is in a checkmate position; there’s no chance for a
Thaddeus‘ gaze darkened, “Jeff’s visit is likely a final reckoning between father and son.”
turnaround.”
Evadne’s l*ps curled knowingly, “The power bnce within the Chambers Group is about to shift again. Some viper, squirming in its dark pit, must be in a panic by now.”
At the city hospital, in a ward, Jeff’s face turned <b>stormy </b><b>as </b>he reviewed the share transfer agreement signed by Matthew.
“Mr. Jeff Chambers<b>, </b>are you truly not going to see Mr. Matthew Chambers onest time?” His secretary asked tentatively.
“Did he leave anyst words<b>?</b><b>” </b>Jeff’s tone was icy, as if the man behind bars was not his own <b>son</b>, but a total stranger.
<b>Blood </b>in the Chambers family ran colder than a serpent’s. They experienced the gamut of human emotions, but after hate, after anger, they would quickly detach themselves from grief and re–immerse in the games of power, as if endless scheming was the
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only thing that could warm their veins
The secretary flinched, “Exactly as he said<b>?</b><b>” </b>
Jeff snapped, “Spit it out!”
“Mr. Matthew Chambers said bringing <b>that </b>b*tch into the family was the most idiotic decision of your life<b>.</b><b>* </b>
“Fricking bullshit!”
Jeff mmed his fist onto the bed, his eyes zing with <b>fury</b>, “I trusted him unconditionally, elevating him <b>to </b>the head <b>of </b><b>the </b>Chambers Group. The real idiocy was not seeing him for who he really was!<b>” </b>
In retrospect, everything felt like a fool’s game. <b>Jeff </b>thought <b>of </b><b>that </b>night at the banquet, of how that <b>beast </b>had <b>schemingly </b>treated his wife, and had deceived him for years, leading <b>to </b>his current disgrace, the <b>copse </b><b>of </b>the Chambers Group. He <b>barely </b>contained his impulse to charge <b>in </b>the cell and execute his son a hundred times over<b>. </b>
“Mr. Matthew Chambers <b>also </b>mentioned that Mr. Avery Chambers’s sudden return from Helgen <b>to </b>Elmsworth wasn’t <b>to </b>aid you. He’s been lying low, ying the fool, all <b>to </b>avenge his mother <b>and </b>take over the entire Chambers Group<b>.</b><b>” </b>
Given the important of this matter<b>, </b>the secretary dared not alter such a message; he couldn’t only ry the words precisely, <b>“</b><b>It </b>seems the downfall of Mr. Matthew Chambers and Ms. Bertha Chambers was orchestrated by the Ashbourne family ostensibly, but Mr. Avery Chambers was actually behind it all. Now that your three children have fallen, <b>the </b>next target is <b>you</b><b>!</b><b>” </b>
Jeff’s b*dy tensed, his face draining of color as if he had seen a ghost. At that moment, he started to recall, the Chambers Group was <b>in </b>turmoil, with one disaster after another pummeling it as if a curse had settled over the firm since Avery’s return.
Back in the day, even though Camille had <b>been </b>outmaneuvered by his three children<b>, </b>Avery had been kept in the dark. <b>Jeff </b>had blindly believed the nderous lies and exile the mother and son to the bleak Helgen for fifteen long years without <b>so </b>much as a word.
But that unforgivable blow had indeed been created by Avery! At the thought of <b>it</b>, chills ran down Jeff’s spine. The faint traces <b>of </b>guilt in his heart were rapidly overwhelmed by a rising tide of fear and anger.
Suddenly, the door to the hospital room swung open. Avery’s delicate features were shadowed with a chilling darkness, his usually warm eyes now a swirling mix of sinister coldness.
Jeff’s pupils contracted involuntarily, and he instinctively tried to hide the contract in his hands. But it was toote; Avery had seen it upon entering, and his gaze turned even more ruthless.
“What brings you here?” Jeff attempted to soundposed as he hastily passed the contract to his secretary.
“Dad, you know you’ve only got <i>one </i>son left now.” Avery chuckled, “You’re sick and in the hospital. If I don’t visit you, who will?”
He casually took a seat on the couch, crossing his legs with an air of dominance.
This kid, he didn’t have an ounce of respect for Jeff, the head of the family. It was as if he was pping Jeff in the face with his audacity!
“I’m fine, just a minor ailment. You can go back now.”
“There’s another matter I need to inform to live at the Chambers Estate.”
you of, apart from visiting you.” Avery spoke deliberately, “Tomorrow, I’m bringing mom
“That’s out of the question. I do not agree!”
Jeff exploded with refusal, “Your mother and I are no longer husband and wife; it’s inappropriate to live under the same roof! Moreover, your mother is now mentally unwell; she belongs in a hospital where she can be cared for, not at home where she could have an episode at any moment!”
“Ha, do you still not realize your own mistakes?<b>” </b>
“That’s my line to you!”
Maybe it was guilt, but Jeff’s anger betrayed a sense of shame, though his mind seemed clearer in this moment than it had in a long time, “What was the meaning of revealing all that at the Chambers family gathering? You’ve been plotting this for a while, haven’t you? You’re trying to drive the Chambers Group into a corner, then swoop in like some knight in shining armor, hold Matthew and Byron down, and gain my trust so I’ll hand over the CEO position to you on a silver tter! You little critter, you’ve been scheming since a child, still full of cunning and intrigue. I almost fell for it!”
Averyughed off with contempt, “Dad, are you confused by illness or just old age? How does it benefit me to see the Chambers Group in trouble? Sounds like something Matthew would have someone whisper in your ear. These aren’t your own thoughts, are, they?”
Jeff felt a painful twinge in his heart, “You!”
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“I suggest, given the circumstances<b>, </b><b>that </b><b>you’d </b>best go along <b>with </b>what I want Otherwise, you can <b>find </b>someone else <b>to </b>resolve
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The threat was clear as day! Avery’s l*ps curled into a sharp<b>, </b>menacing smile, bing even more aggressive.
Just let mom move back <b>into </b><b>the </b>family home, and transfer <b>Matthew’s </b><b>shares </b><b>to </b>me. With that, not only can I solve the Chambers Group’s current problems<b>, </b>but I can also inject <b>a </b>significant <b>amount </b><b>of </b>capital into thepany. The choice is yours.”
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