His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 555

In fact, the troubles were far from few and far between.

Despite Ward having spilled his guts, without getting a hold of Eden, the linchpin, their plan to drag Avery through the mud was dead in the water.

After the guests had left, Alva swung by just in time to lend a hand with the kitchen and house chores, assisting Thaddeus and Evadne.

“Thaddeus, could you maybe find a moment to chat with Jareth? I mean, every time he sees Aaron, he acts like he’s caught the green–eyed monster or something.”

Evadne placed the dishes in the sink, ready to wash them, her pretty lips murmuring in dissatisfaction, “Why does he see every eligible, handsome bachelor as a threat? I have five brothers who are all single, and yet he hones in on Aaron like a homing missile. He and Marilla aren’t even hitched yet, and he’s already acting all possessive and paranoid. If they do tie the knot, Marilla’s gonna be on a very short leash, I bet. Dare to glance at another guy, and will Jareth go full–blown jailer mode? Is he gonna end up one of those husbands from hell?”

“Evadne, Jareth’s not like that. He adores Marilla. The guy’s head over heels for the first time in his life, sees her as more precious than anything. It’s natural he’s scared stiff of losing her.”

Thaddeus strode over, his large hands effortlessly scooping her aside as he rolled up his crisp white shirt sleeves and dove into dishwashing, “Let me do it. Your hands are too soft and fair to be soaking in suds all day.”

Jareth was head over heels for Marilla.

And Evadne was equally smitten with Thaddeus, so even his offhand remarks merited her careful consideration.

After mulling it over, the sensitive Evadne bit her lip and asked.softly, “What about you, Thaddeus? Is this the first time you’ve really fallen for someone?”

The moment the words left her lips, Evadne instantly regretted them.

She knew the answer, knew all too well that Thaddeus was not one to lie, preferring brutal honesty over sweet nothings.

Thaddeus paused, his emotions clogging his throat, his brow furrowed with thought.

After drying his hands, he gently grasped her rounded shoulders, his eyes meeting her tearful gaze.

“I’m sorry, Evadne.”

“It’s not me, I know.”

A surge of heart–wrenching pain flooded from her heart, spreading poisonously through her limbs, bringing tears to her eyes, yet she managed a strained smile, “I knew what you’d say, and I asked anyway. Silly me, right? Why even bother.”

Thaddeus’s heart clenched in pain, his lips pressed into a thin line as he pulled her into his embrace, holding her so tightly it was as if he wanted to fuse her into his very bones.

She cared deeply.

How could she not? He had once shredded her affections and had made her, so distinguished, fall from grace.

if it was love with Acacia, then no, it wasn’t,” Thaddeus’s voice was hoarse with remorse, “She was sent by Elspeth to charm me, manipulate me. Her kindness was just a means to an end. Before I fell for you, I didn’t

a one–of–a–kind jewel,” Evadne’s tear–stained face buried in

“She demanded it.”

famous jeweler. She wanted his creations, so I had to find a way to get them. Looking back, I was just a soulless shell. I did whatever she asked, without a second thought. I know you won’t believe anything I say, and I don’t want to make excuses. Evadne, if you can’t get past this, then take all the knives in this kitchen and take your anger out on me,

if I get fed up with you, and I want

Thad’s shirt

an

cling to you, haunt you tirelessly. Even in death, I’ll refuse rebirth, just to stay by your side. Evadne, I

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even a little bit.”

gaze, eyes

hurried to dry them, his heart shattering at the sight of her crying.

I the first person you love??”

tentatively probed, “You want the

“Of course.”

“No.”

“Thaddeus! You jerk!”

her fists pounding against his chest like a torrential downpour, “How did I not see sooner what kind of man you

him, her punches making his voice wobble, but he stayed serious, “Evadne, you are the one I love, the one I want to marry, the one I want to protect

group, there was this girl, dressed in a white lab coat, wearing a thick

blood boiling as if even her dead

“And then?”

was her desperate efforts that saved my life.” Thaddeus slumped onto the couch with a mix of guilt and resignation, a wry smile playing on his lips, “Back when I was at war, İ fancied myself a lone wolf. But after that, I stopped spouting such nonsense. Turns out, I’m nothing special, just flesh and bones. It was pure luck and a guardian angel that kept me

seemingly lost in the depths

then what

leave me be. But she was as stubborn as you. She wrapped me up in

dull ache throbbed in his chest.

brutal memories of the battlefield, the girl’s defiant silhouette, and it was a memory that haunted him to this day, “It broke my heart, you know. And not just that, I didn’t even know what she looked like or her name, but I still felt something for her. Evadne, I can’t lie to you. That was the first time I felt that way. Maybe it was the adrenaline, the life–or–death closeness that did it, but I

silencing him with a passionate kiss that sent his thoughts scattering. The sweet, intoxicating tangle

they parted, breathless and flushed.

“Evadne.”

the girl who saved your life. From now on, you’re only

the morning star, “More than feelings. I’d gladly

she feigned composure, “Did you ever try to

I can do about it.” Thaddeus confessed with a self–deprecating laugh, “I

she quickly wiped it away. Whether he knew she was

up the kitchen and living room, they enjoyed a bath and slipped into matching