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.”

used to carry her

Hormones were flying.

Evadne’s protests in the background, Thaddeus opened

‘Mr. Thaddeus?”

to see Thaddeus holding Evadne like a child, both looking disheveled as if they had just woken

God. Oh my

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

couple had finally

embarrassed she didn’t know where to

I let him in?” Thaddeus looked at

but to nod,

come in

voice lazily chimed

Evadne were taken aback, seeing Jareth had

grinning, his eyes squinted, his smile wicked

“Congratulations.”

on what?” Thaddeus glared

finally not having to stand outside.”

Evadne was speechless.

frowned, “You, say what you need to say,

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

Thaddeus said, “Come in.”

said, “We are not lovebirds!”

her, Jareth

down and personally

some distance between them, but her actions made her

Thaddeus sat next to Evadne, so close she could hardly breathe. As he tried to put his arm around her waist, she dodged

played with

so petty, not the

out that Thaddeus had sent Gordon to track

important news, they were all eager to

Elspeth meet with Ward?” Thaddeus asked with a dark

right now, Elspeth wouldn’t dare meet Ward. That would be like walking into a trap, announcing to the world that they’re

cahoots.”

water before continuing, “I found out she went to Elmsworth

transfer a large amount of wealth?” Evadne asked,

her a thumbs up, “Mrs.

satisfied with the

her curiosity got

my resources that she had a secret account in the Bank of Country R. I don’t know how much

A whopping 20 million!”

million? Wow, the old hag sure did save up for

hush money and escape fund Ward

me more is that Elspeth could just casually pull out such a

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 resting

control. Her account with the Abernathy Group is completely transparent. In a way, this is also Frederic’s way of controlling her. So the money in the Bank of Country Rmust be her secret funds, of which Frederic is unaware. And the origin of this

Evadne twisted her waist to face

deep eyes softened, his fingers released her

so gentle that

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

completely take down Elspeth and Glynnis. Secondly, Frederic would defend them at all costs.

his predicament

son. In the eyes of outsiders, Thad was the illegitimate

as well.

to become the president of the

lost his power in the Abernathy Group, he would be at the mercy of others. For his mother’s

know that Elspeth was the mastermind behind my mother’s death. So

this, Jareth and Gordon were

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

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