Chapter 972

"Evadne, you and Thad, you're not even legally married."

Evadne's pupils contracted sharply, her breath hitched.

"He hasn't proposed, no wedding bells have rung. Not three years ago, not now. Not even a decent diamond ring to speak of. And yet, he dares to call himself your husband? Laughable."

Avery tenderly took her soft hand, gently kissing the back of it before slipping a shimmering pear-shaped pink diamond ring onto her finger.

Evadne wanted nothing more than to fling it into the ocean's depths.

But she was paralyzed, allowing Avery to manipulate her as he pleased.

or back. A man so

will. We can have a romantic beach wedding right here on Rose Island, with the local wildlife and seabirds as our witnesses. I own a vast field of roses here,

"With you, none of this means anything! Avery, no matter how cunning you are, your heart is

his pale complexion turning even more ghostly, adding an eerie,

regained composure, his long, pale fingers reaching for her neck as

Where is she?" Evadne, desperate

heart clenched,

the grief and pain, and pressed on, "What happened

she passed away," Avery's voice broke

"When?!" Evadne's head buzzed.

Rose Island, she left us," Avery's palms turned cold, perhaps out of guilt,

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