His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 493

Witnessing the tender embrace shared by the two lovers, Elvis felt a wave of emotions but ultimately found peace in their happiness.

As their protective older brother, wasn’t his life’s mission to ensure Evadne’s joy?

And that happiness shouldn’t be measured by anyone else but her. It was her right to choose, her decision to make.

After weathering many storms, she had chosen Thaddeus without a second thought. To strip her of this love would be the real cruelty, the true destruction of her bliss.

“Avery’s been pulling strings from the shadows, manipulating Edith. We cornered her at that dinner party, pressured her for answers, but even then, she wouldn’t rat out Avery.”

Thaddeus’s gaze was dark and troubled, “I think it’s not so much her loyalty to Avery, as it is her genuine ignorance of who’s been feeding her lines, using her as a pawn.”

Evadne nodded in agreement.

Jareth’s eyes blazed with fury, his hands trembling with rage as they clenched on his knees, “I’m so sorry, Thad, Evadne. ‘Spare the rod and spoil the child, they say. It’s my fault, and mom’s, for spoiling her rotten!”

“Jareth, don’t be so hard on yourself. This isn’t your doing.” Thaddeus said with comforting warmth.

“A fine person she could’ve been, instead, she chose to be Avery’s lapdog!”

With a wrathful punch, Jareth shattered the ceramic teacup on the coffee table, “She’s so eager to follow that Avery guy, I ought to kick her over to him, let her grovel to her heart’s content!”

Evadne pressed her lips together, unsure of how to console him.

Indeed, having such a deceitful sister was a family tragedy.

“Look, I don’t mean to be crude, but just by looking at Miss Elsie’s looks, you can tell Avery’s a man of taste,” Elvis said, arms crossed as he leaned back on the couch. “With your sister’s looks, she won’t even get close enough to carry his shoes.”

The room fell silent, a pause hanging in the air as everyone processed Elvis’s crude joke.

“I reckon that Elsie is a sharp tool Avery keeps handy. After all, ‘a woman’s beauty is a sharp sword,” Evadne said, studying the face in the photo that so closely resembled her own. “This woman must have been by Avery’s side for a while now. That face is probably his masterpiece. It shows just how deep their relationship goes. Elsie must know plenty of Avery’s secrets.”

Jareth was flabbergasted, his standards once again lowered, “Damn. Avery can’t have Evadne, so he keeps a lookalike by his side to satisfy his vile desires? Does that make her Evadne’s substitute.”

Substitute.

Thaddeus was shocked and enraged at the thought of Avery keeping that woman as a substitute for Evadne, indulging his frustrated desires in the dark!

Feeling a cold rage, he pulled Evadne closer.

“Ugh.” Evadne gagged at the thought, “He’s truly vile. But even as a substitute, he doesn’t deserve her!”

Elvis continued, “I followed them to the mountainside, watched them enter a secluded private club. It’s password–protected and strictly members–only. I didn’t follow them in, didn’t want to spook them.”

“Mountainside? A club?”

a man acquainted with such places, and Evadne, not being from Elmsworth, was even less so.

turned

talking about The Velvet Haven?” Jareth asked tentatively.

Elvis teased

expression soured. No matter the context, those

the Sky System, and that The Velvet Haven is owned by none other than Avery,” Elvis’s expression hardened. “He’s been spotted there countless times and is closely connected with many of Elmsworth’s elite. On the surface, it’s a club, but

widened. “That’s like using a cannon to kill a mosquito! Elvis, don’t risk your career over this, it’s not worth it!”

gently taking her hand, “Dont worry, an occasional use won’t raise alarms. Besides, I’m tired of wasting time on that sneaky

just him,

was deeply moved, unable to

her fingers curling in Elvis’s palm, “Elvis,

how badly you want the family to see that Thaddeus was framed by Avery, and to clear his name with Emeric. Otherwise, forget marrying in- he might not

Evadne frowned, “Elvis!”

on! Our Thad’s got a heart of steel for Ms. Ashbourne!” Jareth laughed, slapping Thaddeus on the back.

as if a crow had

lowered her eyelids, “Jareth, you do liven up the mood. But maybe

as a

now. It’d be best to keep

is hardly

get Elsie on our side, into

have expanded this big. That woman, knowing she’s your stand–in, knowing

can’t we

I’m not worried about winning over Elsie. The other night, she was out for blood with Elvis, armed to the teeth, looking like she was ready to send him to

Jareth swallowed nervously.

Ashbourne family’s young miss was tough as nails, even willing to sacrifice

be livid, but instead, the man raised an eyebrow with

see what this woman is

really going for

what they call professional dedication?

isn’t this too

succeed last time, sure as shooting she’ll try again on Elvis. She’s under Avery’s thumb and might use any dirty trick in the book. We can’t possibly guard against them all.”

scoffed dismissively, a wild and wicked amusement in his

this world can hurt

“Uh!”

dank, musty basement of The Velvet Haven, making even the stoic guards at the door wince.. And the scene unfolding

figure suspended in midair, wearing only a sheer lace slip that was nearly transparent, the pure

from his exertion, lazily slumped onto the couch, tossing the whip to Harvey and downing a glass of red

Chambers.” Harvey trembled, holding the whip.