Chapter 845

In the wee hours, the darkness was oppressive.

Evadne was nestled sweetly against Thaddeus, deep in slumber, but the man himself hadn't yet fallen asleep. He was poring over a stack of financial reports and project plans that he had pulled from the nightstand.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, followed by the anxious voice of Alva, "Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy, are you asleep?"

Thaddeus, cautious not to wake his beloved, quietly got out of bed and tiptoed to the door.

"Alva, what are you doing up this late?"

"Mr. Abernathy, Mr. Waverley is here!"

"Mr. Waverley? You mean Evadne's brother Elvis?" Thaddeus was slightly taken aback.

"Yes! He's in the living room right now; he looks terrible. You better come down quickly!"

Just then, Evadne, in her fluffy slippers and rubbing her sleepy eyes, shuffled up behind him.

"Thaddeus, I heard you mention Elvis is here?"

"I'm sorry for waking you," Thaddeus' eyes softened as he gently wrapped his arm around her waist.

Evadne leaned into his embrace; the two bodies intimately snuggling with merely silk fabric between them.

but Elvis wouldn't come this late without a good reason.

In the living room.

face bloodied and his clothes torn, their expressions turned to

so disheveled and distraught. Elvis,

fought, the life-and-death situations, he'd never let

What happened?

searching over

had been drained off, his voice hollow,

pressed, "You're alright? Look at

slowly lifted his head, his breathing heavy as if a

never asked for anything over the years, but this

widened his eyes in

angry, Thaddeus had seen many sides of Elvis. But this version of Elvis was something entirely

raw with urgency; she shook his shoulders, "Elvis, you don't need to be formal with

way

"Save who?!"

Elvis choked up, "Elsie."

were both stunned. This was the first time they had

a packet of blue pills from his pocket and placed it

in disbelief, “Elvis, where did you get these

"From Elsie."

and Mrs. Abernathy's breath held cautiously, their gazes were burning with deep worry. Just thinking of those soul-stirring scenes would make their scalp numb

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