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!

silent, save for the thud of Edith crashing against the wall, then

*Ugh.

twitched, and vomited

he just stomped toward

her

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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just watched; normally he’d intervene, but not this time. He watched coldly, because Jareth’s

Thaddeus wouldn’t let his hands be stained with blood, nor

dies,

a cop, had to step in, “Do you

he broke free from Aaron, grabbed Edith by the hair, and hauled her battered

up:

“Where’s Marilla? Where?!”

“I… don’t… know…”

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

even now

was streamed online. The whole country has seen your crimes; you’ve been played by Gary, yet you still won’t tell the truth? Are you waiting

it grew increasingly wide until it turned into a

I

Ken, but he ignored her! Mr. Thaddeus! Mr. Fairhaven! We were all tricked by Edith! She threatened us if we didn’t hurt

the face, “How dare you call

kid cried, with

Marilla! We were all under her spell!” another

who betrayed you? It was

always hated your guts! You’ve always just used us to bully Marilla, and never gave us a second glance!”

in, the traitors turned

in the corner,

tongue was

who tried to assault his

and delivered a brutal

Alston’s severed tongue quivered and his body turned

was

fury, “It’s Gary’s doing, Aaron. We need to issue a nationwide manhunt for Gary–now!”

tight. He won’t get far,” Aaron gritted, with his knuckles cracking. As the head of the detective squad,

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