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.

never envied anyone in my life," he said, his voice low and honest, "except

looked at

posture composed and reserved, but there was a cold, bittersweet scent lingering

"Because he has you."

leaving the hospital, Chad's usual calm seemed to crack. Riding in the backseat with Alexia, the atmosphere in the car

and careful. "Thaddeus woke up, but he's changed. He's cold to

hesitated, then continued, "Isn't this what you wanted? For Thaddeus to lose everything, to become nothing in the Abernathy Group,

stared out the window, his face unreadable,

there's one thing he'll

Alexia frowned. "What's that?"

"Evadne's love for him."

Alexia scoffed.

can endure being ignored by the man she loves, day after day. Everyone has limits. Sooner or later, her heart will be in tatters, all the warmth drained

eyes were cold, almost inhuman. "Remember, Evadne married Thaddeus in

nastiness, his emotional line

lost their baby. But the second his old flame came back, she left him without a word. That was just three years ago. So

years-she made it sound as trivial as

the shadow lifting from his face. "Once Chasel