His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 683

The name echoed, tugging at the frayed edges of Aaron’s tightly wound heartstrings.

“Aaron, help me

Marilla’s pale face was streaked with tears, each one falling from her long lashes and landing on Aaron’s chest.

He wanted to comfort her, but any reassurance could provoke the hostage–taker, making her situation even more perilous.

Aaron met Marilla’s gaze before shifting his attention to the man’s bloodshot, terrifying eyes.

“Don, take a breath, buddy. The girl’s innocent. She doesn’t know your story, never met those five kids – she’s just an outsider here. How ‘bout this: I’ll be your hostage. Let her go, and you take me instead.”

Marilla’s teary eyes followed Aaron as he cautiously approached the captor, waves of guilt washing over her.

How could she have been so foolish? If only she’d waited patiently in the classroom for Lily to return. If only she hadn’t been so clumsy, maybe she could’ve outrun this.

But it was too late for what–ifs.

As Aaron edged closer, Don roared, “Don’t come any closer! I’ll slit her throat and jump, we’ll both be done for! Don’t think I can’t see right through you! You want to trade places and then fight me? You’re a cop; you think I can take you? I’ve already taken two lives what’s one more at this point?!”

Aaron’s face was stern, his heartbeat hammering against his ribs, “I get it; I really do. I don’t have a daughter, but if someone hurt my sister like this, I wouldn’t stand for it either. I’d want justice for my family.”

Don’s pupils shrank, the knife against Marilla’s neck trembling, its cold blade biting into her skin.

“I know your daughter was a student here, that those five guys hurt her, right? School bullying, isn’t that what they call it?”

Marilla’s eyes widened in shock as painful memories exploded in her mind, ringing in her ears, a relentless barrage of taunts.

Retard! Moron! You think you belong in school?

school; she belongs

she’s crazy! Who knows, maybe it’s contagious? Hahaha!”

shut her eyes tightly, her face ashen, her legs trembling,

mistake, but don’t compound it with another. Your daughter’s still fighting for her life in

up to find out her father turned into a murderer for her sake. She’ll carry not only the pain of being bullied but also the burden of your crime. How can she bear it, so young and already so wounded? She’s tried to end her pain once; do you

Ashbourne, though young, possessed the negotiation skills of a seasoned detective. His words were simple and powerfu!, striking at

was sincere – a lethal

also empathized with the perpetrator, treating them as a victim,

Aaron’s heartfelt appeal seemed

feed me that bull! You cops talk a good

“I and my daughter, we’ve gone to the school authorities, to the cops, to deal with those five beasts more than once! Just because

of righteous anger. The Elmsworth Academy of Fine Arts was outside their jurisdiction; only now, with a criminal case, had they been called to the

elite’s offspring and the collusion of officials

understand your pain”

shedding its prior terror for

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what your daughter

was taken aback, “What did you say?!”

trust me. I’ll help your daughter walk out of the shadow, and find justice,” Marilla struggled against the suffocating

girl

Abernathy family. Don’t believe

face glistened with sweat, “My brother is the CEO of the Abernathy Group, Thaddeus Abernathy. My sister–in–law is an Ashbourne heiress, Evadne. Tell me,

fear, but Marilla

is your sister–in–law?”

who didn’t have a