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.

this late without

In the living room.

Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy saw Elvis with his face

seen her brother so disheveled and distraught. Elvis, always as mighty

fought, the life-and-death situations,

What happened? Are

searching over his shoulders, her face

soul had been drained

worry, pressed, "You're alright? Look at your face! And what happened to

a moment, Elvis slowly lifted his head, his breathing heavy as if a violent emotion was

I've never asked for anything over the years, but this time,

at him, Thaddeus widened

seen many sides of Elvis. But this version of

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

way to save

"Save who?!"

Elvis choked up, "Elsie."

stunned. This was the first time

pills from his pocket and

in disbelief, “Elvis, where did you get these

"From Elsie."

lips together tightly, recounting the night's events. Throughout, Mr. 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 and their heart

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