His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 460

Seeing Evadne’s disinterest, Thaddeus suddenly realized that his previous words were indeed too crude, too ungentlemanly.

His woman, both in the past and now, had never lived a day of ease by his side. Although he couldn’t help himself at the moment, he, a man burdened by his own sins, hadn’t even given Evadne a proper proposal. How could he dare to dream of a marital life?

Not flipping out on him was already giving him more face than he deserved.

“Oh no, my soup!”

At that moment, the soup on the stove boiled over, and Evadne hastily scurried to clean up the mess.

Thaddeus saw the boiling pot, the steaming kettle, and the delicately arranged pastries, and suddenly felt a lump in his throat. A tear stealthily escaped the corner of his eye, but he quickly wiped it away.

He couldn’t bear to see Evadne laboring away. Without even changing his clothes, he rolled up his sleeves to clean the kitchen and set the table.

He had felt the urge to cry earlier, his emotions a tangled mess, filled with pity for her and shame for himself.

The missing three years could have been days of such bliss, yet he never cherished them. But thankfully, he had regained what was lost. From now on, he would hold tightly to this hard–won happiness.

“Hey, it’s been hot lately, and I made some lemon mint sorbet for dessert, try it.”

Evadne pinched a piece of the sweet and offered it to Thaddeus‘ lips. He leaned in, his lips parting slightly and she playfully withdrew, holding the sorbet between her lips and teasing him with a flutter of her eyelashes.

Thaddeus eyes reddened with desire, his hand trembling as he clasped the back of her neck and caught the other half of the sorbet with his mouth.

First, he savored the cool sweetness, then he sealed her lips with his own, swallowing her breathy moans and soft whimpers.

After a moment of deep kisses, Evadne was left languid, her silk gown damp and clinging to her willowy waist, revealing a shape that could haunt a man’s dreams.

Thaddeus gazed down, his eyes feasting on the sight, feeling a tightness in his gut as if it were about to burst.

“Sweet?” Evadne, her hand on his shoulder, traced her finger along his sticky lips.

“Yes. But not nearly a fraction as sweet as you,” Thaddeus’s eyes was heavy with passion as he sucked on her fingertip.

“You’re getting naughtier by the day, with that silver tongue of yours.”

A tingle shot through Evadne from her fingertip, and she shivered, her voice a playful scold, “Alright, let’s eat before it gets cold.” Thaddeus reluctantly let her go and sat down properly, picking up his fork, when Evadne’s cell phone rang. Seeing it was Aaron, her heart leaped and she quickly answered on speaker, “Aaron, what’s happening?”

“Evadne, I’ve got good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?” Aaron’s tone was mixed.

Evadne and Thaddeus exchanged a knowing look, “The good news first.”

“We’ve finally got enough to charge Elspeth. She can’t escape the drug use and possession charges. First–time offenders usually get sent to rehab, but Elspeth’s possession is enough for a sentence – three years minimum.”

Three years seemed light. But no matter, this was just the beginning. The real show was yet to come.

the bad news?” Thaddeus asked with a deep

we could charge Elspeth is that Victor turned himself

were visibly shocked, and Evadne’s heart clenched,

on Elspeth to me, and, well, let’s just say every piece of it could rock the Abernathy Group to its core and shoot Frederic’s blood pressure through the roof. Even Cedric racks his brain and wouldn’t clear her of

herself to feel happy about it. Thaddeus, reading her distress, wrapped her in his arms, his voice gentle and soothing, “I know you’re upset. Let’s go to the precinct first. I’ll reheat dinner for you later.”

his chest, nodding as her

him from Elspeth. His

who seemed like a

I have to confess, all the details of my crimes

more severe than Elspeth’s.

understand what you’re saying,” Victor’s expression

then?” Aaron, bound by his duty as an officer, could only

Elspeth implicated him, the police couldn’t touch him without

parents, Aaron, surely there’s someone you care about deeply. You’d do

face

a smile as earnest and joyful as that of a young man first laying eyes on a girl he admired

looked stunned and

one can understand this kind of pure, yet complex

the station. But to their utter disbelief, Victor refused to see them.

more she thought about it, the heavier her heart

her ear, “Evadne, don’t panic. I’ll hire the best international lawyers for Victor, ones that won’t be outdone by Cedric. We’ll do our best to minimize his sentence. After he gets out, he won’t have to worry about making ends meet. Even if he can’t be a doctor

drop in the bucket, really. But with Thaddeus by her side, Evadne found a measure of solace amid

gave me, there’s this. He insisted it be entered as court evidence, but I hesitate. With or without it, Elspeth’s guilt is clear. Yet, this could make Frederic turn

and played a video from a surveillance camera. Although the video was silent, the images were explosive, to say the

shocked. They were all adults, but he

Victor and Elspeth were entangled in a steamy embrace, Elspeth sitting atop

it all – brains blown out, body parts in bags…any of it more stomach–churning than

more composed, actually mocking with a sneer, “Well, the

truly immense,” Aaron

video should be as if it never existed. It must not

Victor had willingly been her pawn, never regarding himself as anything but a tool in

vengeance, I stoop to trampling others‘ self–respect, to profiting from their pain…I’d despise myself. I refuse to become a slave to hatred,” Evadne said through

“Evadne.”

men stood behind her, watching her delicate yet resolute silhouette enveloped in a shroud of sorrow, at a loss for words. Aaron saw them out of the office.

hand, his gaze sharp as a blade on Cedric. Cedric’s breath hitched, feeling as if a

steadied himself, taunting with a sneer, “Well, Ms. Ashbourne, your

was striking, as she smiled haughtily, “But it’s such a shame, Cedric; after all your running around for Elspeth, it all

practice, you’ve never lost a case? Even outside your law firm

“I’d suggest you take down that sign tomorrow morning. Save yourself the embarrassment when the Elspeth case goes to trial and people come to smash your sign instead.”

match in looks but also in sharp tongues. Was it from all the kissing they exchanged

seething! The Elspeth case wasn’t huge, just a drug charge. But a loss would tarnish his golden reputation, his standing in the legal community, and