His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 457

The three others stood agape.

“Thaddeus, it’s been twenty years, where could you get the evidence?!” Evadne seized the man’s hand.

Thaddeus interlaced his fingers with hers, his voice hoarse and deep, “Remember when I told you I went to track down that maid who used to work for my mom?”

The woman nodded obediently.

“People often have a premonition when disaster looms. Before Elspeth met her end; the maid seemed to sense danger. Gordon sent someone caught her in time, and then, well, I had to resort to certain measures.”

Thaddeus took a deep breath and continued, “In a state of sheer panic, to save her son, she revealed some truths, things not even mentioned in that recording, the real truth.”

He was innately good–hearted. If it hadn’t been a dire necessity, why would he use a kid’s life as a leverage to coerce, to threaten, to become a merciless fiend?

Evadne believed that even if the maid had remained obstinate, Thaddeus would not have harmed her son. He couldn’t do it. If he had, how would he be any different from Avery?

“My mom was killed by Elspeth. It was Elspeth who poisoned her with her own hands,” Thaddeus’s eyes were rimmed with red, struggling to contain the surging waves of hatred, making his hand, held tightly by Evadne, as cold as a block of ice.

“Poisoned with her own hands?!” Arnold and Aaron were so shocked their faces stiffened.

Gordon swayed as if he had been struck by a heavy blow! Evadne’s throat tightened, the air seemed thin, and her chest felt crushed by a massive stone.

Anyone else would have gone mad, but because Thaddeus had not, the calmer he remained, the more her heart ached.

“Mr. Abernathy, what in the world happened then?” Aaron pressed urgently.

“The maid confessed that she had indeed followed Elspeth’s orders to switch out my mom’s depression medication, but she replaced it with harmless vitamins that wouldn’t be fatal. However, during that time, maybe Elspeth sensed my mom and Frederic’s relationship thawing. Afraid of complications, she switched the harmless pills with a poison. Taken in small doses daily, it would accumulate and cause a heart attack, sudden death,” Thad’s broad shoulders trembled as he uttered each word, each syllable laced with ice and bone–deep hatred.

Tears welled up in Evadne’s eyes, her soft hand gently stroking his back.

“How did the maid know all these details?” Arnold, the prosecutor, eager for information, questioned.

“She saw it.”

Thaddeus clenched Evadne’s hand as if only through this tangible touch could he remain composed, “She said, two days before my mom’s fall, she realized Elspeth would sneak back in to switch the pills again after she had done so, without ever mentioning it to her, and she dared not ask.“–

because, if your mom had indeed died of heart failure, the maid handling her medication would have been taken

in charge of the medication; she

the time. But she was already in too deep with no turning back, so she could only continue down that dark path.” Thaddeus paused, his handsome face growing paler, “But on the day of the incident, there was an unexpected turn. My mom, who had been walking

she caught Elspeth in the act of

just outside the room, eavesdropped. She was

all that lost sleep

Abernathy family, she seemed to lose all sense of emotion. That was the first time she ever saw her so enraged, it even scared the

Evadne watched him

sudden silence in the room and

with each breath. His hand, drenched in sweat

haunting image of his mother plunging to her death. For the first time, he realized the sound of a body hitting the ground from a height was so muffled,

looked once, but the pain and shadow of that glance would burden him for life, nearly crushing him time and again.

him, as tightly as she could, wishing their hearts and pulses could intertwine. He hadn’t shed a tear, yet she couldn’t help but let her own

haven’t lost my mind to it; I haven’t

my side, Evadne. You don’t know how much you mean to me. You’ve given me tremendous courage. Without it, I

moment, Arnold and Aaron saw the truth. Cassius was right. Evadne

couple had calmed down, Aaron furrowed his brow and asked, “The maid heard the argument die down in the room just about the same time you heard Elspeth fall from the balcony. Could that be indirect

Mr. Abernathy had been on better terms, and she was furious when she found out that her medication had been tampered

truth might just be as we suspect. It’s highly likely that she was

that moment, Elspeth threatened the maid to keep silent, giving her a hefty sum of hush money so she’d never have to serve the Abernathy family again. The maid said it wasn’t about the money; she was more afraid of Elspeth’s revenge, so she took the money and stayed quiet,” Thaddeus wrapped his arm around

must protect her at all costs,”

and not let her out. Then, collect more evidence as quickly as possible to

that Evadne understood why Thaddeus didn’t arrest Elspeth on charges like incitement to murder. Because he only got one shot, and it had to count. If

asked, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.“”

his lips grazed her ear, “Later, behind closed doors, I’ll tell you all about

the Velvet Haven was a scene of

blood–curdling screams within, which were enough to

an eyelid. The only other woman I’ve seen with nerves like yours is Ms. Ashbourne.”

“It’s sad enough that I resemble

I?” Before Harvey’s voice trailed off, the

crimson. He breathed heavily, blood mingling with sweat down his chiseled face, his eyes fierce and vengeful, yet satisfied like a ghoul who

and Elsie bowed

onto the floor, removed his gold–rimmed glasses, and wiped the