His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 781

Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy arrived at the abandoned factory grounds at the same time as Jareth; their steps echoed through the desolation.

When Jareth stepped out of his sports car, his chiseled face was as pale as marble, except for the piercing eyes that glinted ominously under the headlights.

“Where’s Marilla? Any news?!” He spoke with a strained voice and with his lips cracked.

His hoarse voice made his words sound broken and fragmented. Seeing the pain in his eyes, Thaddeus felt a pang of sympathy.

In a single night, Jareth had been struck by blow after blow, each as devastating as a thunderbolt, which left him visibly shaken to the core.

“Lily was here early. She’s on the trail, but I’ve lost contact with her!” Evadne clenched her jaw when pulling out her cell phone, “Every damn cell signal is blocked here. The kidnappers chose this place on purpose. Cunning bastards!”

“Evadne, keep cool. I’ve got a hunch. Gordon’s already contacted Abernathy Telecom, our family’s company. They’re sending portable satellite backpacks and some cutting–edge gear to restore the signal,” Thaddeus said, while wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her close.

Thaddeus was prepared for this scenario, as he had lived through a similar ordeal in his youth.

“Lily’s got skills. She’ll be okay. She’ll find Marilla.”

Jareth’s pale lips trembled as he repeated the words like a mantra; it was hard to tell whether what he said

was for their comfort or his own.

Ignoring them, he started towards the back hills, only to be intercepted by Thaddeus.

“Jareth, where are you going?”

“To find Marilla.” Jareth’s gaze was dazed and unfocused.

“Alone? You won’t find her by blindly charging over those hills!”

Thaddeus’s eyes burned with intensity, “Don’t panic. The team Evadne and I brought is already spreading out to search. Captain Ashbourne will be here any minute!”

“Don’t panic? Thaddeus, they’ve taken Marilla, she’s my life!”

Jareth’s voice broke into hysteria, and his eyes were bloodshot, “I’ve got nothing left, only Marilla. If anything happens to her, if anything happens to her…”

He couldn’t finish.

Alive he might be, but he felt as if there was no difference from being dead.

That’s when Aaron arrived with a squad of police; there was enough manpower to surround the entire factory. Drones were dispatched to scour the west district.

“Team one, sweep the back hills! Team two, with me!”

“Yes, Captain Ashbourne!”

Despite being in pain from a recent scuffle with Hans, Aaron was too worried about Marilla to care for his own injuries.

“Aaron!” finding his face so pale, Evadne rushed to his side.

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fine, don’t

a deep breath; his eyes were misting as he faced

not your fault.”

Marilla. I know. The person who took was probably after me. I’m the one who’s put her in

he wished Jareth would just grab him and shake

but she fought like a fierce young lioness trapped in a cage, attacking her captors with a ferocious desperation she had never shown before. But her frail body was

Edith, clutching her bleeding ear, screamed with a vicious fury, “otherwise, do you want to

down blows upon Marilla. A kick to the abdomen sent a sharp pain through her, and a

her lips curled into a bitter smile. For the first time in her life, she fought

if it meant death, she had no regrets.

twisted delight and cackled at

here to watch the show?” Edith snarled while shoving her, “She’s nearly

with arms crossed,

gave you the chance for revenge, and

Glynnis sneered, “Why should I take that risk for you? I wouldn’t even do that for my own mother, let alone you.”

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shrieked, “You ungrateful wretch! You deserve everything that’s

hit Glynnis hard, and she laughed maliciously, “I’m not just an

and revolted, “You filthy thing, you’ve got that dirty disease? Stay away from

we’re much closer than you think. We’re

with madness, “Welcome to the world of AIDS, Ms.

you talking about?”

coffee I served you last time? I added a special ingredient to show my gratitude. It was

blood.”

struck by lightning, and the room started spinning around her. She remembered the strange taste of that coffee, the subtle hint of

retched violently; it felt like her world was

clutching her chest, and retched up the remnants

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erupted from downstairs–there was metal clashing, followed by a series of swift,

a deafening crash, the door was kicked clean

into the room like a comet streaking through the night sky!

this seasoned bodyguard; within moments, she had all five of them sprawled on the floor; with her knife moving so quick and precise, she sliced them to the bone

men or

severed the tendons in their hands and feet,

ceaseless screams turned the place into a slaughterhouse drenched

it came to Alston, who could barely speak, Lily plunged her knife into his leg twice more, in order to vent the fury meant

“Run for it!”

flee, heads in hands, but Lily wouldn’t grant these

in each iron grip; the pain was so intense that they thought their scalps might

*Argh!”

her strength to bang the

dead weights, collapsing to the floor in unison.

chest heaved with hatred and

a

“Madam!”