Chapter 779

“Marilla’s gone?”

The news hit Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy like a cold blast of winter air.

“She’s gone! I’ve looked everywhere, she’s just not there!” Lily’s voice trembled on the verge of tears.

Evadne tried to keep her composure, softening her tone to soothe Lily’s distress,

“Lily, you only told us where Marilla might have been taken in the heat of the moment without any details. Now, take a deep breath and tell mè everything that happened. Who informed you that Marilla had been taken to the old Wye factory?”

“Aaron and I were close on the kidnapper’s heels when that hitman, the same one who took Marilla before, blocked our path!”

“Him again!” A sharp pang clenched Evadne’s heart.

The face that haunted her thoughts was the one Marilla had sketched,

eerily resembling Hubery.

“I couldn’t overpower him, so Aaron decided to hold him off while I

went to rescue Marilla!”

Lily bit her lip hard, “But that scoundrel brought backup, a woman! She traded a few blows with me, then deliberately knocked into my knife, wounding me severely. Then, she whispered to me where Marilla was being held and urged me to go save her. I thought I’d found an ally, but it was a ploy–a diversion, a ruse! She sent me away to make it easier to deal with Aaron! Ms. Evadne, I’ve been such a fool! I deserve to

die!”

“Lily, Aaron’s fine, he’s already en route with backup. Don’t worry, and

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don’t blame yourself.” Thaddeus‘ voice was deep and calm, patiently comforting her.

As Evadne’s mind raced, a thought struck her, and she asked urgently, “What did this woman look like?”

“She wore a mask, but her eyes, I’ll never forget those eyes.”

of conviction, “Because they looked so

“I understand now.”

her tense insides finally relaxing a bit, “Lily, she’s our friend. I can’t tell you who, for her own

Thaddeus also had a hunch about the woman’s identity,

“If it’s

of information. But one thing is certain, she wouldn’t

desolate, no residential zones, not much in the way of buildings. Search the surroundings thoroughly, you’re bound

“Yes!”

a glance that

“Avery!”

the

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always been Avery!

had found such formidable support; the hitman was one

to use Gary as a pawn to destroy Jareth and overturn the Fairhaven group, positioning himself to reap the rewards

Avery, who had frequented the

Hubery, he still chose to exploit him in

intent

Evadne was brought back to the present as Thaddeus‘ eyes darkened with the brewing storm, “He’s crossed a line, attacking

can’t tip

to his shoulder, her brows knitted, “If it comes to him, who

eyes widened

clearly switching sides to our ally! If we confront Avery now, it’s like putting

gripped Thaddeus‘ chest, filled

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foreboding.

pulling her close, his husky voice

too kind. You can’t bear to let down or hurt anyone who’s

anyone with a conscience cannot stand by Avery’s actions, no matter how compelled they are.”

“As long as there’s light in her heart,

drugged and groggy, lay with a swollen cheek, a stark bruise

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