His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 413

The following day, Thaddeus and Jareth, along with their elite squad, set off in secret towards Star Island.

The journey was anything but smooth. It was a clear day when they set off, but two hours into their boat ride, a sudden storm hit, with dark clouds and heavy rain.

For the sake of stealth and safety, they didn’t opt for a large vessel, but instead traveled on yachts. This ensured they were less conspicuous, faster, and could scatter if detected by the enemy, making it harder for them to be completely surrounded.

However, the downside of these boats became glaringly obvious in the extreme weather.

“Mr. Abernathy! Mr. Fairhaven! What do we do?! Are our yachts going to capsize?!”

The crew from the Fairhaven group struggled with the wheel, but the yacht continued to rock wildly in the storm, unable to maintain balance, let alone move forward.

Suddenly, a huge wave rolled towards their boat, heading right at Jareth.

Jareth’s eyes widened in shock. Before he could react, his vision was blocked.

Thaddeus had thrown himself instantly in the path of the wave, shielding Jareth with his broad body.

The wave crashed into him with a force that would have knocked anyone else over, but Thaddeus, he was as steady as a rock. This man had really the ability to capture other people’s heart with his charm, even for men.

“Thad! Are you okay?!” Jareth immediately reached out to him, his pupils contracted.

“I’m good. It’s nothing,” Thaddeus replied, his lips curling up slightly, his eyes as bright as deep–sea pearls.

Their eyes met, and Jareth blushed, “Damn it, Thad, stop looking at me like that. I think I’m falling for you!”

“Thank Marilla. If it weren’t for her, I’d really fear you’d fall for me one day.”

After saying this, Thaddeus quickly moved away, taking the wheel from one of the crew members and started steering himself.

“What the heck! I was just joking around and you’d take it seriously?” Jareth scoffed, wiping off the water from his face. He gazed at Thaddeus‘ firm and broad figure which could render people sense of enough safety for a long while before letting out a self–mockery sigh. Deep down, he admired his best friend more than anything.

Back then, he was pompous enough to pursue Evadne, and when she turned down his affection, he got quite depressed for a prolonged time.

Now it seemed that Evadne did the right choice. Having been pampered by Thad, she could never fall for him. Except, he didn’t feel frustrated, nor did he think it was a pity.

Instead, he needed to thank for this one–sided love; otherwise, he’d never meet his love of life, Marilla, the woman he would spend the rest of the time

with.

Mountainous sea was tumbling over, the situation dire, but under Thaddeus‘ helm, the boat navigated steadily toward Star Island.

Two hours later, their boat was the first to reach the island. Half an hour later, the rest of the boats arrived one after another.

By this time, night had fallen. Luckily, the storm had started to subside.

“Perfect night for some action. Let’s go, Thad!” Jareth tucked two of his guns behind his back, excitement glinting in his eyes.

Rumors said that Mr. Fairhaven was well–known for his inclination to gamble with his life, which seemed true. It looked like he had again overlooked the peril ahead of them.

“Do you think this is some sort of video game? You only have one life. If it’s lost, it’s game over!”

Thaddeus, dressed in black tactical gear, looked rugged and wild. His hands, gripping the gun, were veined and strong.

“You’re not the same as before. You have my sister now, and you’re not a lone wolf anymore.”

Jareth stiffened at the mention of Marilla. Yes, he was a family man now, and he had something to lose. His heart, once as hard as iron, had softened like

a sponge.

Marilla had almost broken down because of Erica’s decease; if anything happened to him, what would happen to his delicate, fragile wife?

“Mr. Abernathy, Mr. Fairhaven! Look! A helicopter is coming!”

They turned to see a helicopter swiftly approaching. Everyone immediately went on high alert, guns drawn and aimed at the helicopter. “No need to panic. It’s probably not the enemy,” only Thaddeus remained calm and steady.

you be sure?” Jareth

The fact that they haven’t

Jareth nodded, “Makes sense!”

landed smoothly on the beach, causing a whirlwind of sand that

stood tall and steady against the wind, watching the handsome man disembark from

next second, his eyes widened

It’s

J

men approaching, dashed behind Thaddeus

prestigious “devil” who would scare those from both the legal world and the underground gang, Jareth’d never fear anyone. Now he knew who scared him – Cassius, a man always

and Cassius locked eyes, a palpable tension

eyes were sharp, his voice

the same goal. Is there

of his former brother–in–law. Even though he now knew of Thaddeus‘ true feelings for Evadne and his remorse, and that he would never marry

other words, they

Thaddeus had once ruthlessly abandoned his sister, who had waited for him like Penelope in

life for him on

change his attitude towards Thaddeus. Evadne was a star in the sky, and if he wanted her, he would have

You don’t need to worry, President Ashbourne,” Thaddeus said, his expression grim. He was not going to

all, this is the Ashbourne family business. I can handle it. There’s no need for you to interfere,”

“Jareth, let’s go.”

didn’t want to argue any longer;

I remember correctly, didn’t you tell my sister that you were

voice was like a thorn in Thaddeus‘

you lied to her, even though you did it for her, do you think she will be angry with you or not?

afraid that if she knows I’m hunting down Ward, she’ll come to me in a fit of desperation. I can’t let the woman I love be in danger, never! But if I don’t take care of this issue personally for Evadne, then what kind

deep emotions,

couldn’t help but feel a pang of sympathy for his

I know, you still hate me for causing

my life to get back everything she wants,

really afraid that Evadne would be angry with him. Their relationship was just starting

one.

what he feared more was her

only teased him, but he hadn’t expected

seriously, “Fine, you can proceed, but you have to work with

to strike an attack,

day of important cooperation meetings between the Abernathy Group and Aether Dynamics. Frederic and the group’s senior executives had arrived early in the conference room to prepare. On such an important occasion, Thaddeus was the only

previous operations, had plummeted, even reaching the international media! It was

price had also fallen for three consecutive

financial group, may not be affected by domestic projects, but it was a

and even the Fairhaven family, could possibly take advantage of the situation and carve

be steadying their morale, he was

head of the conference room, his face dark

shareholders

isn’t

meeting in years. As long as the universe doesn’t explode, Mr. Thaddeus has

the old Mr. Thaddeus, now? Hmph,

do you mean by

the Ashbourne family, always spinning around her skirt. He doesn’t have time to

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busy making the young lady happy; maybe they’re

snickers spread

external troubles. Our reputation is already poor, and without Thaddeus attending such an important meeting, won’t the other

ears, causing the hand resting on the table to slowly clench into a fist, his brows furrowing

phone vibrated Frederic glanced down with a gloomy face, and

was his

that there was less than five minutes before the remote video meeting started, Frederic

over.

The meeting officially began.

After all, even the group’s CEO hadn’t personally attended; who would want to