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

Hormones were flying.

in the background, Thaddeus opened the

‘Mr. Thaddeus?”

Evadne like a child, both looking disheveled as if they

my God.

mind racing, his face turning red, and his

it be, this dream couple had finally

was so embarrassed she didn’t know where

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

no choice but to nod, despite the anger in her

come in too then?”

voice lazily

Evadne were taken aback,

squinted, his smile wicked and

“Congratulations.”

on what?” Thaddeus glared at

on finally not having to stand outside.” Jareth said, giving Evadne a

Evadne was speechless.

say what you need to

otherwise, can the lovebirds let me in?” Jareth

Thaddeus said, “Come in.”

said, “We are not lovebirds!”

her, Jareth brazenly

personally

distance between them, but

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

he played with

petty, not the passionate woman from last

when Evadne found out that Thaddeus had sent Gordon to track

followed because there was important news, they were all eager to report

with Ward?” Thaddeus asked with

Ward. That would

cahoots.”

thirsty, he took a gulp of water before continuing, “I found out she went to Elmsworth Bank to see

transfer a large amount of

thumbs up,

very satisfied

but her curiosity got the best of

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

A whopping 20 million!”

sure did save up for her funeral.” Jareth raised his eyebrows, unable to resist

escape fund Ward demanded from

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

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

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

Evadne twisted her waist to

softened, his fingers released her hair, and

so gentle that

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

wouldn’t be enough to completely take down Elspeth and Glynnis. Secondly, Frederic would defend them at

slowly, understanding his predicament at the

Thad was the illegitimate child who had

as well.

was for him to become the president of the Abernathy Group, and she also knew about his

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

the mastermind behind my mother’s death. So I chose not to expose this matter. Evadne, you must think I’m a coward, useless, right?

this, Jareth and Gordon were

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

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