His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 977

Evadne felt her stomach churn at the endearing words Avery spoke.

Avery gently rubbed her dry, cracked lips with his fingertips, his heart aching for her:

"You must be parched. Here, have some water first."

He picked up a glass, pressed it to her lips, and began to pour.

But not a single drop made its way into her mouth; instead, the water spilled out, trickling down Evadne's slender jawline and over her delicate neck.

"Evadne, you're being quite the rebel, but then again, that's just who you are."

Avery's eyes narrowed slightly as he took a sip himself, then his hand forcefully cradled her chin, prying her mouth open.

"Mmph-!"

Suddenly, his cool lips met hers, sipping, probing, bit by bit, transferring the warm water into her mouth.

Yet this wasn't enough for him; he lingered, unwilling to pull away, savoring the sweetness, his gaze gradually becoming intoxicated and hazy...

Evadne's eyes reddened with fury, her fists clenched tightly, her body shivering uncontrollably in his embrace.

that dared to invade her mouth. But Avery, as if anticipating her move, held her jaw so she couldn't

reluctantly drawing away from her

his face! "Evadne." Avery's cheeks were drenched, his expression darkening for a moment. "You must be furious, right? Go on,

deeply at her, slowly wiping

would never do that. But if you insist on this path, every day from now on will be

"Avery...you're wrong."

as a butcher's knife, "I never thought about running. I've

build your strength. Otherwise, how will

again, reaching for a bowl of soup, "Eat up, and then try to kill me. But if you fail, you'll have no

was stunned, a sharp

kissed the corner of her lips again, gently caressing, his eyes filled with longing, "Soon, we'll

you these days because I wanted to

will be on

trembling violently, "Marry you, a murdering fiend? I'd

Avery laughed boldly:

my actions aren't beyond redemption. God will forgive me, and so will

...

only drinking a few sips of water, enduring until

intense hunger sapped her strength, leaving her dizzy