Chapter 399

Thaddeus didn’t delve deep into this, his mind was preoccupied with her smoke allergy, he was both guilty and upset.

“I’ll call Gordon to deliver. Or maybe he can cook it himself. His culinary skills may not match Mr. Jason’s, but it’s decent enough.”

Thaddeus noticed Evadne was barefoot, her pale and tender feet exposed without shoes. With a frown, he easily lifted her by her slim waist.

“What are you doing?” Evadne grabbed onto his broad shoulders in panic.

“How can you be so careless? The tiles are cold, you shouldn’t be barefoot.”

Thaddeus gently sat Evadne on the table, knelt before her, and warmed her feet in his hands.

So warm, all the warmth she knew well.

Evadne closed her eyes in comfort, not daring to be too obvious.

“Alva once told me that a woman’s feet are important. You mustn’t catch a chill, or it will bring illness in later years.”

Thaddeus looked at her with a mix of concern and reproach. “Don’t do this again.”

“But I was in a hurry!” Evadne felt chastised and retorted.

Thaddeus raised an eyebrow, a teasing smile on his lips. “In a hurry? Afraid I’ll run off?”

Evadne’s cheeks reddened, her toes curling in his palm.

“You were unconscious. How could I leave you behind? I won’t go.”

How could he bear to leave?

He wanted to stay by her side every night, to reside in her heart.

Thaddeus gently caressed her slim legs, slowly stood up, held her waist, and kissed her forehead.

But that could never satisfy him. When it came to her, he was never satiated.

The temperature of Evadne’s skin was rising, her cheeks flushed with bashfulness.

Despite everything they had done, she was still shy when he approached her..

Just as Thaddeus‘ lips were about to touch her soft skin, the doorbell rang.

He didn’t want to answer it, yet it kept ringing!

Buzzkill!

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Embarrassed, Evadne pushed Thaddeus away. “What’s going on? Who could be ringing the doorbell? Only my brothers know this place, and they all have the passcode.”

“It’s Gordon.”

Thaddeus was getting a headache recalling his clueless secretary. “I told him to come here if there’s news.”

“What news?”

“News about Elspeth and the murderer.”

Evadne’s eyes brightened, she couldn’t wait to jump off the table.

The next second, she was in the air, lifted by Thaddeus!

“You haven’t put on your shoes. It’s best not to touch the ground with your feet.”

to carry her like this when she was little, but

Hormones were flying.

Evadne’s protests in the background,

‘Mr. Thaddeus?”

holding Evadne like a child, both looking disheveled as if they had just

God. Oh

his face turning red, and

be, this dream couple had finally reconciled?

down!” Evadné was so embarrassed she didn’t know where to put her facé, she grumbled in

him in?”

of Gordon, Evadne had no choice but

can I come in too

voice lazily chimed

Thaddeus and Evadne were taken aback, seeing Jareth

was grinning, his eyes squinted,

“Congratulations.”

on what?” Thaddeus

having to stand outside.”

Evadne was speechless.

what you need

something! I wouldn’t come otherwise, can the lovebirds let me in?” Jareth

Thaddeus said, “Come in.”

“We are

her, Jareth brazenly

put Evadne down and personally helped her put on

distance between them,

room, Thaddeus sat next to Evadne, so close she could hardly breathe. As he tried to

he played with her hair when she wasn’t

petty, not the passionate woman

when Evadne found out that Thaddeus had sent Gordon to

followed because there was important news, they

with Ward?” Thaddeus asked with

now, Elspeth wouldn’t dare meet Ward. That would be like walking into

cahoots.”

took a gulp of water before continuing, “I

going to transfer a large amount of wealth?”

her a thumbs up, “Mrs. Abernathy, you are

very satisfied with the

blushed, her annoyance clear, but her curiosity got the best of

of Country R. I don’t

A whopping 20 million!”

for her funeral.” Jareth raised his eyebrows, unable to

hush money and escape fund Ward demanded

what surprised me more is that Elspeth could just casually pull out such a large sum from her account at the Bank of

the Abernathy Group, and her annual dividends have added up to more than 20 million by now. So it’s not surprising that she can afford it.”

the money in the Bank of Country Rmust be her secret funds, of which Frederic is unaware. And the origin

you had evidence?” Evadne twisted her waist

fingers released her hair, and his

so gentle that

‘third wheels‘, Jareth and Gordon, grind their teeth

be enough to completely take down Elspeth and Glynnis. Secondly, Frederic would defend them at all costs. If I acted rashly, it would indirectly harm the Abernathy

his

had more than one son. In the eyes of outsiders, Thad was the illegitimate child who had claimed his

as well.

the

Abernathy Group, he would be at the mercy

know that Elspeth was the mastermind behind my mother’s death. So I chose not to expose this

hearing this, Jareth and Gordon were

Thanks to Evadne’s comforting presence, Thaddeus was able to recover somewhat, so there was no time to fill them

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