His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 782

The moment the live stream flickered to life, the police had zeroed in on the kidnappers‘ hideout.

Squad cars encircled the crumbling villa, with sirens piercing the night sky; the blue and red lights of the cars expelled the shadows of fear.

Glynnis was still knocked out cold on the floor, but Edith, with the tenacity of a cockroach, had come to her senses earlier.

Hearing the wail of sirens, she panicked and attempted to flee, only to be confronted by several familiar silhouettes storming in with earth–shaking presence.

“Marilla!”

Jareth burst in first; in his eyes brimming with tears of blood, a glimmer of hope shined through the pain.

He’d always been fearless; even having known that Star Island was home to stone–cold mercenaries, he’d ventured there with Thaddeus.

But now, he was pale; his steps were unsteady, and he was almost stumbling.

The living room was a mess, with the bullies sprawled out across the floor, and Glynnis was still unconscious.

The space was small, but Marilla’s fragile figure was nowhere to be seen.

Thaddeus and Evadne dashed into the other rooms, calling out for Marilla, but to no avail!

That’s when Aaron, flanked by two colleagues, burst through the door:

“We’ve searched the villa top to bottom, including the basement. No sign of Marilla!”

“And Lily?!” Evadne was frantic, and her beautiful face was slick with sweat.

“We can’t reach her! But our tech team is on her phone’s trail!”

A sinking feeling hit Thaddeus, “Evadne, you said this was Gary’s doing, so could these scum be a smokescreen? Could Marilla and Lily have been moved by him?!”

Evadne was choked by terror, barely able to breathe.

Edith, seeing no way out and shaking like a leaf, tried to play the victim; she crawled to Jareth, sobbing and wailing:

“Big brother! You’ve come for me? I was brought here by Gary, and he tried to kill me. Ah!!”

Her plea cut short by a bone–chilling scream, but Jareth, with his eyes blazing with murderous intent, kicked her like a soccer ball, sending her flying!

the thud of Edith crashing against the wall, then sliding down

*Ugh.

and vomited a mouthful of

just stomped toward her and kicked her relentlessly.

wanted her dead,

was excruciating, but Edith couldn’t even sob; she could do nothing but writhe before her old classmate, her former lover; her disgrace

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not this time. He watched

his hands be stained with blood, nor would he let his buddy pay the

she dies, you’ll

step in, “Do you want to be separated from Marilla

as he broke free from Aaron, grabbed Edith

up:

“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”

“I… don’t… know…”

barely speak through the blood, but she was still denying, “It

even now you

you’ve done since entering this villa was caught on hidden cameras, and it was streamed online. The whole country has seen your crimes; you’ve been played by

her mouth agape, and it grew increasingly wide until it

I know!”

coward, blurted out, “Two men came; they took Marilla and a woman away! Edith called one of them Ken, but he ignored her! Mr. Thaddeus! Mr. Fairhaven! We were all tricked by Edith! She threatened us if we didn’t hurt Marilla, she’d kill us! We

in the

with his teeth

We were all under her spell!” another chimed in between

betrayed you? It was

guts! You’ve always just used us to bully

in, the traitors turned

corner,

his tongue was

slide the one who tried to assault his sister.

strode over, and delivered a brutal kick below Alston’s belt.

and his body turned

he was completely

Aaron. We need to

port, station, and airport is locked down tight. He won’t get far,” Aaron gritted, with his knuckles cracking.

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