His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 1013

"Evadne, please don't cry."

Wake up and comfort me again. I'm begging you.

As Evadne wept, the door to the hospital room creaked open.

Jareth walked in, carrying a bowl of warm chicken soup. He stopped in his tracks, momentarily lost, his hand trembling slightly as he held the bowl. A tall, strong man, Jareth's heart had long been softened by Marilla's love.

The scene before him moved him deeply, bringing an overwhelming urge to shed tears himself.

Once Evadne's sobs subsided, he composed himself and gently approached her bedside.

"Evadne, you should eat something. It's chicken soup-I remember you like it. I made it myself," he said softly.

moment, she didn't

noticed her untouched breakfast on the nightstand. A pang of sadness

"I caused Thaddeus to end up like this. He's your best friend. I failed to take care of him, and now he's in a

above a whisper. "Jareth, I know you must resent me. Please,

together. He moved to sit beside her, his eyes resting on Thaddeus's pale,

cost, whatever the consequences, I'm

ached even more as she closed her tear-filled

a way, I'm glad it's him and not you," Jareth

at him,

isn't as strong as you think," Jareth's voice cracked, his eyes reddening. "You grew up surrounded by love-parents, aunts, brothers—always there for you. It made you optimistic, resilient, able to face

didn't have that. He had nothing at one point. His mother fought tooth and nail to restore his identity, only for him to face betrayal and manipulation, time and again.