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.“–

if your mom had indeed died of heart failure, the

“By then it wouldn’t matter what the maid said because she was in charge of the

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

in the act of switching the medication?” Evadne’s heart sank drastically.

nodded solemnly, “The maid, hiding just outside the room, eavesdropped. She was so tense during that time, on edge, and couldn’t sleep a wink.”

She can catch up on all that lost sleep behind bars!” Aaron snarled through

couldn’t see inside but heard a heated argument between my mom and Elspeth. She mentioned that ever since my mom joined the Abernathy family, she

then?” Evadne watched him

was sudden silence in the room

flaring with each breath. His hand, drenched in sweat

first time, he realized the sound of a body hitting the ground from a height was so muffled, so heavy. He could even clearly hear the sound of bones shattering.

the pain and shadow of that glance would burden

and pulses could intertwine. He hadn’t shed a tear, yet she couldn’t help but let her own fall freely, dampening his white shirt.

lost my mind to it; I haven’t

small pearls from her cheeks with his rough fingertips, “Most importantly, it’s because you’re by my side, Evadne. You don’t

Arnold and Aaron saw the truth. Cassius was

about the same time you heard Elspeth fall from

your mom and Mr. Abernathy had been on better terms, and she was furious when she found out that her medication had been tampered with Elspeth. Those don’t seem

his own analysis, “While we lack concrete evidence, the truth might just be as we suspect. It’s highly

fell, Elspeth came rushing out of the room in a panic, bumping into her. At 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

witness; you must protect her at all costs,” Aaron reminded sternly.

drug charges, keep her detained and not let her out. Then, collect more evidence as quickly

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

Evadne asked, her eyes

around her waist, leaning in close as his lips grazed her ear, “Later, behind closed doors, I’ll tell you all about

Haven was a scene

screams within, which were enough to make Harvey physically ill,

batting an eyelid. The only other woman I’ve seen with nerves like

curled her lip coldly, “It’s sad enough that I resemble Evadne; am I not even allowed my

Before Harvey’s voice trailed off, the basement door swung open.

blood mingling with sweat down his chiseled face, his

and Elsie bowed in unison.

bloodied whip onto the floor, removed his gold–rimmed