His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 1026

Gentle, polite, calm...

It felt like every beautiful word you could think of belonged to this man, even though his body bore its own scars. He never wallowed in self-pity or blamed the world for his fate.

Yet Evadne just couldn't bring herself to get close to him. Even standing next to him made her feel strangely suffocated. She couldn't explain why-just a gut feeling, deep and unshakable.

"No, thank you." Evadne wiped her tears away with her sleeve.

She remembered how, back then, she'd sobbed in front of Thaddeus, snot and tears everywhere, breaking down completely. Thaddeus had never handed her a tissue with careful politeness—instead, he'd just become her giant handkerchief. She'd wiped her tears on his shirt, even on his impeccably neat tie. He was always so put-together, so dashing, but she'd leave him a mess. And still, he'd hold her, soothe her, kiss her red nose, and let her cry as much as she needed. He was endlessly patient and gentle with her.

Chad gave her a small, quiet smile, tucking the handkerchief back into his suit pocket. His voice was soft and calm:

“Thaddeus is awake now. The doctors say there's some brain damage—he's not quite the same anymore. I'm afraid even if I tracked down that miracle cure, it might not change things."

"Ms. Evadne, just give him some time. Maybe he'll get back to himself, little by little."

"I don't care what he becomes," Evadne replied, her voice trembling but her smile determined. She brushed away the last of her tears, her lips curling up with a stubborn kind of optimism, "I'm still young. If it takes a lifetime to help him heal, well, I've got a whole lifetime. Isn't that enough?"

Chad's eyes darkened, a sigh escaping him so quietly it almost didn't reach her

ears.

anyone in my life," he said, his

looked at

but there was a cold, bittersweet scent lingering around him. His

"Because he has you."

hospital, Chad's usual calm seemed to crack. Riding in the backseat with Alexia, the atmosphere in the car was so tense it felt

asked, her tone gentle and careful. "Thaddeus woke up, but he's changed. He's cold to Evadne now. Wasn't

wanted? For Thaddeus to lose everything, to become

his face unreadable, voice icy and

everything, there's

Alexia frowned. "What's that?"

"Evadne's love for him."

Alexia scoffed.

has limits. Sooner or later, her heart will be in tatters, all the warmth drained out. How

almost inhuman. "Remember, Evadne married Thaddeus in secret, took all

nastiness, his emotional line

his old flame came back, she left him without a word. That was just three years ago. So trust me, there are

sound as trivial as three

softened a little, the shadow lifting from his face. "Once Chasel