His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 494

Avery tugged at the corners of his pale lips with a grimace, “So, is that why you found a man who cares about you?”

Elsie felt his mocking laughter pierce her heart like a jagged blade.

“Elvis likes you? Cares about you? Just because he spent one night with you, just because he brought you a box of antacids, you think you’re in his heart?”

Avery released his grip from her neck, instead jabbing a finger against her forehead, “I thought, despite your lowly status, you had a bit of sense in you. But now, it seems you’re utterly worthless. To have Evadne’s face and waste it like this–it’s an insult to her beauty.”

Through her blurring vision, the man she had loved for ten years grew distant and unrecognizable.

Tears of heart–wrenching pain streamed down uncontrolled, but Avery remained indifferent to her sorrow, “Quit your delusions. The Ashbourne men–I know them better than anyone. They’re like me; their hearts belong only to Evadne, they only love Evadne. With your background, and being one of my underlings, do you really think you can catch his eye? Once he knows your true colors, death will be waiting for you.”

Avery pulled a handkerchief from his suit pocket and meticulously wiped the blood from his slender fingers, “Wake up, Elsie. You don’t stand a chance.”

“And what about you_”

With a burst of desperate courage and a smile through blood and tears, Elsie challenged him, “Do you think you are worthy of Evadne. No matter how hard you try, in Evadne’s eyes, it’s always Thaddeus and only Thaddeus.”

Avery’s face twisted as if he’d been sucker–punched, his hands clenching into fists with a terrifying crackle!

“Elsie! Just drop it, will ya? What good does it do you to go head–to–head with Mr. Chambers?”

Harvey, sweating bullets, pleaded earnestly, “Mr. Chambers! Keep your cool, man! You can’t hit her again. You might actually kill her! And what good is a dead person to you? That’s a loss, don’t you think?”

Sure enough, Avery’s sinister expression gradually softened.

Harvey, who was with him day and night, knew too well what he wanted-

Avery was the epitome of refined self–interest. He was only interested in people and things that benefited him.

As long as Elsie had value, he wouldn’t lay a finger on her yet.

At that moment, Avery’s phone rang from his pocket.

He turned away, tossing the handkerchief aside and pulling out his phone. As soon as he saw the name on the screen, his expression shifted dramatically and he answered immediately.

“Mr. Chambers, you must be feeling on top of the world lately.”

The man’s crisp, condescending voice came through, always with a sneer, “Now that all obstacles are out of the way. The entire Ashbourne family despises Thaddeus. They’re at odds with him. Your prospects with Ms. Ashbourne must be looking up, eh?”

Avery, reminded of Evadne’s scorn and Emeric’s noncommittal stance, clenched his fist in frustration, “Much obliged for your help, but the current situation’s complicated. But I swear, I won’t give up on Evadne till my dying breath.”

“Ah, you’re still not ruthless enough. Hesitation and mercy will only cause you pain while your enemies rejoice,” the man’s voice dripped with lazy amusement, “If I were you, I’d just take what I wanted by force. Even if she’s unwilling, it’s a waste to let my efforts go in vain. And if that still doesn’t work, then ruin her completely.”

time. I’ve got some issues to sort out. Once that’s done, I’ll find a way

family drama on ice for now. You’ve got a

suddenly turned ice–cold, “Elspeth’s case is going to trial soon, and neither Frederic nor that lawyer could stop it.” “The prosecutor on Elspeth’s case is Evadne’s brother, Arnold, and the

to murder, it’s tough to get a heavy sentence. However, I bet Thaddeus and Evadne won’t let her off easy. Naturally, they won’t go easy on you either.”

again, “What to do, Mr. Chambers? Your fiancée

Even if I can’t have her love, even if it’s her visceral hate, it’s worth living for.” Avery slowly adjusted his gold–rimmed

deal with Eden? If he falls into Evadne and Thaddeus’s hands, Mr. Chambers, your

private jet that will be delivered

be charming, Avery’s smile was nonetheless chilling, “Then, I’ll send him and his brothers on a one–way trip to the afterlife.”

reunion with his sister, left early to update and calm

Even in clean pajamas, her body and hair were filthy, which was torture for

“Ugh, it reeks!”

gagging, “I can’t take it, it stinks! I feel like a worm pulled out of the dirt, I need a

doesn’t smell, not one bit.”

her into his embrace, burying his nose in her soft tresses,

squirmed in his warm chest,

a fever, your body is at its weakest. Taking a shower could make

gently stroked her forehead, his voice a soothing whisper, “If you’re feeling under the weather, I can fetch some water

nothing like a proper

shimmering with playful entreaty, “Let me take a bath, pretty please! Just crank up the heat in the bathroom a bit, and I’ll

her lovely, dewy face, feeling his heart melt, “I can never say no to you. Alright, I’ll run you a bath and warm up the place.”

stand, Evadne suddenly clutched his large

her doe eyes

a beat, feeling almost breathless, he asked in a shaky voice, “Together?”

“Together.”

her up in a warm embrace, cradling

lay submerged in the steamy, bubbly water, completely open and vulnerable to

and black trousers, kneeling respectfully by the tub like a devoted valet, wiping her down.

playfully blew it towards his face,

laughed, his eyebrows frosted with bubbles,

you today? So well–behaved.”

as she leaned close, her breath a tantalizing torment, “Usually, you’re like a wolf, can’t wait

a dull pain spreading to his extremities.

longed for their

he felt inadequate, unworthy. Unfit for her, undeserving of her touch.

I ask

and restrained, “Back then, why didn’t you tell

every day, he’d been

baby, if he had known

wasn’t just your fault we couldn’t protect our child. As a mother, I was responsible,