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.

Elvis wouldn't come this late without a good reason. Let's go see him,

In the living room.

Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy saw Elvis with his face bloodied and his clothes torn, their expressions turned

she'd never seen her brother so disheveled and distraught. Elvis,

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

What happened? Are you

hands frantically searching over his shoulders, her

I'm alright," Elvis looked as if his soul had

Look at your face! And what

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

asked for anything over the years, but

him, Thaddeus widened his eyes in

carefree and reckless to the violently angry, Thaddeus had seen many sides of Elvis. But this version of

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

any way

"Save who?!"

Elvis choked up, "Elsie."

first time they had heard another woman's name

of blue pills from

“Elvis, where did you

"From Elsie."

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

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