His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 779

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.”

“Because they looked so much

“I understand now.”

you who, for

the woman’s identity, but a darker shadow crossed

hoarse, “If it’s

heard snippets of information. But one thing is certain, she wouldn’t be far from

clenched her fists, her gaze sharp as a hawk’s, “The area around that factory is desolate, no residential zones, not much in the way of buildings. Search the surroundings thoroughly, you’re

“Yes!”

call ended, Evadne and Thaddeus exchanged a glance that conveyed volumes and simultaneously uttered,

“Avery!”

or the last, the mastermind

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always been Avery!

formidable support; the hitman

pawn to destroy Jareth and overturn the Fairhaven group, positioning himself to reap the

who had frequented the Ashbourne family since his youth, would certainly have seen and recognized

he still chose to exploit

malicious intent was

as Thaddeus‘ eyes darkened with the brewing storm, “He’s crossed a

we can’t tip off Avery!”

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

eyes widened slightly, “Elsie.”

reveal Marilla’s location, clearly switching sides to our ally! If we confront Avery now, it’s like putting Elsie on the chopping block. With Avery’s ruthlessness, he’d kill Elsie in a heartbeat

Thaddeus‘ chest, filled with a

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foreboding.

wrapped around Evadne’s waist, pulling her close, his

to let

a conscience cannot stand by Avery’s actions,

was as steadfast as ever, “As long as there’s light in her

a swollen cheek, a stark

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