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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don’t

his eyes were misting as

not your

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

guilt; he wished Jareth would just grab him and shake the life out of

lioness trapped in a cage, attacking her captors with a

hard!” Edith, clutching her bleeding ear, screamed with a

blows upon Marilla. A kick to the abdomen

brutal assault, Marilla had her lips curled into a bitter smile. For the first time in her life, she fought back with

death, she had no

a twisted delight

think I brought you here to watch the show?” Edith snarled

scoffed, with arms crossed, “Why don’t

was I who gave you the chance for revenge, and you expect me to

a fool? If I lay a finger on her, I’d be a murderer,” Glynnis sneered, “Why should I take that risk for you? I wouldn’t

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Edith shrieked, “You ungrateful wretch! You deserve everything

maliciously, “I’m not just an ungrateful wretch. I’ve

you’ve got that dirty disease? Stay

away? Oh, we’re much closer than you think.

madness, “Welcome to the

you talking about?”

a special

blood.”

She remembered the strange

like her world was crumbling

up the remnants of last night’s meatloaf and mashed potatoes.

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downstairs–there was metal clashing, followed by a series of swift, heavy footsteps.

the door was kicked clean

blade was Lily, who burst into the room like a comet streaking through the

all five of them sprawled on the floor; with her knife moving so quick and precise, she sliced them to

for men or women alike.

tendons in their hands and feet, one by

into a slaughterhouse

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!”

and Glynnis tried to flee, heads in hands, but

each iron grip; the pain was so intense that they

*Argh!”

her strength to bang

like dead weights, collapsing to the

chest heaved with

to finish them off–no, these wretches deserved a more personal end

“Madam!”