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.”

his strength. Only Emeric used to carry her like this when she was little,

Hormones were flying.

Evadne’s protests in the background,

‘Mr. Thaddeus?”

was surprised to see Thaddeus holding Evadne like a child, both looking

my God. Oh

shocked, his mind racing, his face turning red, and

couple had finally reconciled? Could

embarrassed she didn’t know where to put her facé,

I let him in?” Thaddeus

front of Gordon, Evadne had no choice but to nod, despite the anger

I come

familiar voice

were taken aback, seeing Jareth had appeared behind

grinning, his eyes squinted, his smile wicked and

“Congratulations.”

Thaddeus glared at

not having to stand outside.” Jareth

Evadne was speechless.

“You, say what you need

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

Thaddeus said, “Come in.”

“We are not

her, Jareth brazenly

and personally helped her put

some distance between them, but her actions made

sat next to Evadne, so close she could hardly breathe. As

but chuckle, he played with her hair

so petty, not the

found out that Thaddeus

important news, they were all

Ward?” Thaddeus asked

dare meet Ward. That would be like walking into a trap, announcing to the world that they’re

cahoots.”

“I found out she went

large amount

up, “Mrs. Abernathy, you are

smiled, very satisfied

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

Bank of Country R. I don’t know how much money is in

A whopping 20 million!”

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

and escape fund Ward demanded from her.” Thaddeus sneered, his

surprised me more is that Elspeth could just casually pull out such a large sum from her account at the Bank of Country R!” Gordon was genuinely

as I know, Elspeth has some shares in 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.” Evadne pondered, her finger

her. So the money in the Bank of Country Rmust be her secret funds, of which Frederic is unaware. And the origin of this money is dubious. I’ve long suspected that Elspeth has been using Glynnis‘ Moonlit Treasures to bribe and launder

evidence?” Evadne twisted her waist to

released her hair, and his

was so gentle that

the two ‘third wheels‘, Jareth and Gordon, grind their teeth in

exposing Moonlit Treasures wouldn’t be enough to completely take down Elspeth and Glynnis. Secondly, Frederic would defend them at all costs. If I acted rashly, it would

his predicament

In the eyes of outsiders, Thad was the illegitimate child who had claimed his rightful place. There

as well.

president of the Abernathy Group, and

power in the Abernathy Group, he would be at the mercy of

Elspeth was the mastermind behind my mother’s

Jareth and Gordon were

had just met Thaddeus. Thanks to Evadne’s comforting presence, Thaddeus was able to recover somewhat, so

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