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.”

Emeric used to carry her like this when

Hormones were flying.

protests in the

‘Mr. Thaddeus?”

a child, both looking disheveled as if they had just woken

my God. Oh

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

it be, this dream couple had finally reconciled? Could he

me down!” Evadné was so embarrassed she didn’t know where to put her

Evadne, may I let him in?” Thaddeus looked at her, gently

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

I come

familiar voice lazily

and Evadne were taken aback, seeing Jareth

squinted, his

“Congratulations.”

what?” Thaddeus

having to stand outside.” Jareth said, giving Evadne a meaningful

Evadne was speechless.

say what you

do have something! I wouldn’t come otherwise, can

Thaddeus said, “Come in.”

“We are

her, Jareth brazenly

Evadne down and personally helped her put on

between them,

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

chuckle, he played with her hair when she wasn’t

not the passionate

that Thaddeus had

had followed because there was important news,

Ward?” Thaddeus asked

all the attention right now, Elspeth wouldn’t dare meet Ward. That would be like walking into a

cahoots.”

“I found out she went to Elmsworth Bank to see the bank

amount of wealth?” Evadne asked, quick

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

satisfied

her curiosity got the best

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

A whopping 20 million!”

Wow, the old hag sure did save up for her funeral.” Jareth raised his eyebrows, unable

the hush money and escape fund Ward demanded from her.” Thaddeus sneered,

casually pull out such a large sum from her account at the Bank of

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

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 money is dubious. I’ve long suspected that Elspeth has been using Glynnis‘ Moonlit Treasures to bribe and launder money. But no matter

them if you had evidence?” Evadne twisted her waist to face

eyes softened, his fingers released her

was so gentle that Evadne didn’t

Jareth and

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

his predicament at

eyes of outsiders, Thad was the illegitimate

as well.

become the president of the Abernathy Group, and she also knew about his precarious situation all these

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

pain, his breathing heavy. “Back then, I didn’t know that Elspeth was the mastermind behind my mother’s death. So I chose not to expose this matter. Evadne, you must think I’m a

Jareth and Gordon

presence, Thaddeus was able to recover somewhat,

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