Chapter 549

“I really thought it would be someone like Matthew or Jeff,” Aaron pondered with growing suspicion. “But it was indeed one of Byron’s own who did the deed.”

He brooded, “And, you know, I’m worried Byron might be cooking up some nasty scheme. I’ve even had his lawyer tailed for the past couple of days. Apart from his attorney, he hasn’t seen a soul. But his attorney’s been squeaky clean, too. Checked his call logs, and there’s no connection to the killer.”

“That’s where it gets fishy. Maybe one of Byron’s loyal goons panicked about the whole thing blowing up and took matters into their own hands without telling him. Ha, does he even have such capable henchmen?”

Evadne frowned deeply, then let out a cold laugh, “Or maybe Matthew, when he made his move, left himself an out with a little ‘murder by proxy‘ action.”

“Using Byron as a tool to commit murder?” Thaddeus’s voice was deep and icy.

“Matthew was in a rush to act, for sure. The moment he learned that Beverly had been in touch with us, he wanted to silence her permanently.”

Evadne, though hot–tempered, became especially composed in critical moments, analyzing calmly, “But to pull this off was a huge. risk. It had to be done in one go and under our noses at lightning speed. So, Matthew thought of using Byron’s people. If the ‘weapon‘ gets caught, the suspicion falls on Byron, and he has ways to wiggle out.”

Thaddeus stared at Evadne, struck by her brilliance, as if she were an angel descended from the heavens.

His mind stopped working, and he was simply smitten.

“Huh, the Chambers family really is one for the books – a real ‘happy family‘!”

Aaron clenched his teeth in anger, “I’ll start digging into Matthew’s affairs. Neither of these devilish brothers is getting away with this!”

“Chances are, Matthew’s already caught wind and cleaned up his act. This isn’t a direct hire, so there’s no concrete evidence. Catching him by the tail is going to be tough,” Evadne said, her eyes hard and determined.

“I’m obsessed, can’t rest until I catch that bastard. I can’t even eat!”

Aaron was seething, “I hate this, knowing who the culprit is but not being able to nab him. It’s infuriating!”

“Don’t worry, Aaron, just follow your pace. Don’t rush or obsess too much. Things might unfold in unexpected ways.”

After hanging up, the room fell silent.

“Evadne.”

Thaddeus opened his arms and embraced her, his chiseled jaw grazing against her fragrant hair, “I know it’s not the best thought, but I can’t help feeling it’s not so bad. If all the evidence points to Byron, it won’t just be a charge of assault. It’ll be conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder. He’ll be looking at a long stretch behind bars.”

“That’s just typical; you’re always on the same page as me.”

Evadne nestled into him, her slender arms around his waist, flushing his cheeks crimson, “Just giving Byron a decade or so would be letting him off too easy. I was thinking of hiring the best legal team in the country for Beverly and that girl, determined to take that scumbag down for good. Hah, who would have thought, before I could even make my move, his own brother would step in such touching brotherly love.”

“That kind of dysfunctional family, always backstabbing each other, they don’t know what kinship is. Even if we do nothing, they’ll self–destruct.”

spoke softly, his hands wandering under her shirt,

him, her mind bursting with fireworks as his

resist, Thaddeus whispered huskily by her

managed to pinch him sharply, “Stop! This is a hospital, no

news of the killer’s capture,

had been prepared, but the fact that Aaron was involved in the arrest kept

Chambers, you needn’t panic.”

the hitman – his family is in our hands. Do you think he would dare implicate you?

enough to just keep

a sinister gleam, “He must pin everything on Byron.

nodded in agreement, “You’re

clinking, his smile cold, “Let him clean up his own

keeping the Ashbourne heir away from this case so we can proceed.”

“I have a plan

next day, the explosive revelation that Aaron was Emeric’s son spread like

of the wealthiest man in

They don’t look alike, do

stepson, not from the first wife. Back in the day, he’d be nothing more than

now! Suri’s Emeric’s second wife, and even if she’s

ignorance, pal. The kids from the second wife are top–notch, every single one of ‘em. Your

still ordered to

recuse himself on the principle of conflict of interest and hand the case over to

of the handover-

Aaron, “You’ve been working hard, Aaron. Anything else

head, half–joking, “Well, it’s about time to find out if you’re one of

frowned. “What’s that supposed to

was buried by them, and it was my sister

turned their attention to him.

bastard Byron rots behind bars and gets what he deserves. The whole Ashbourne family is waiting for your

face stiffened, and his legs

a smirk

the murderer was caught-

by Byron, along with their families, came to the police station to report the crime under the protection

firmly established, and he had no chance of turning things around!

the police station, the media swarmed,

kept the identities of the two girls completely confidential, and although the media didn’t get a single photo, that didn’t stop them from hitting the headlines.

Guilty of

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