His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 739

Chapter 739

The incident had left Glynnis with no choice but to leave Elmsworth for good. Yet Thaddeus couldn’t shake off the gloom that clung to him.

Stepping out of Windermere Estate, he called Jareth only to be greeted by the silence of an unanswered call.

In their two decades of friendship, such circumstance was rare and unsettling.

That evening, Evadne brought out a box of assorted pastries sent by Aaron and shared them with Marilla. The room, aglow with a soft, warm light, became the stage for a small act of kindness as Evadne presented the treats to her with a smile that crinkled her eyes.

“Marilla, you just have to try these. They’ve been here since morning and I’ve been dying to dig in, but I wanted to wait for you.”

Marilla’s frail form was propped against the headboard, her pale, delicate face thinner than ever, which distressed Evadne; the former responded softly, “You should have eaten, Evadne; there’s no need to wait on

me.”

Evadne blinked, “Oh, but I couldn’t. They were especially picked out for you!”

“Who got them for me?”

Evadne paused, while Marilla’s keen mind gently prodded, “Is it Aaron?”

“Yes, it’s from Aaron,” since she asked, Evadne preferred honesty to avoid further pretense.

“Did Aaron come by?”

As innocent and pure as Marilla was, her eyes brightened at the thought of him, “He came all the way; why didn’t he come in for a bit?”

“He’s a busy man, had to rush back to the police department for a case.”

have a moment, could you make a call and thank him for me?” Marilla’s comely features were a portrait

Marilla had no appetite; even dinner had been a small affair,

effort, a faint joy

should try one too,

choking back a sob, the pastry

care for others, to hide her struggles so as not to worry her loved ones. In her grandfather’s

Marilla had grown up; gone were the carefree days

innocence.

astonishment, “Marilla, where’s your favorite white jade hairpin? I don’t see it.”

her eyelashes trembling, “I

to

to Jareth? Are you sure

voice was barely audible, her eyes like shattered crystal, “It means

look at me.” Evadne gripped her thin shoulder, eyes fixed on her dim ones, “Have you really decided? Are you willing to let him go? Don’t

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back.”

it through; it’s hot a rash decision.”

face as she closed her eyes, “Only by parting can we both find the best outcome. To have had time together, to hold precious memories, is enough. I cherished the vibrant Jareth I once knew. I want him to be true to himself. By my side, I’d only bind him, hold him back.”

if her heart was crushed under the weight of a great wheel.

with tears, Evadne

your eyes so red? Have you been

waist, pulling her close with a tenderness that spoke of

leaned against his shoulder, his ferventness seeping through her body, which rendered

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