His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 1027

But she knew—if she lost hope, if she gave up, then there wouldn't be a single chance left for them.

He had to live. Really live.

And she needed to love him again, just like before. Grow old together, like those couples in old love songs.

Evadne Abernathy had always been a little greedy that way.

"Aaron, did you guys run an autopsy on Avery Chambers?" Evadne couldn't let herself sit still. She called Aaron Ashbourne, her voice brisk, urgent.

"We did," Aaron replied. "Cause of death was cardiac arrest. But the coroner says it wasn't from any pre-existing condition-it was an overdose. Injected."

Evadne's suspicion only deepened. She lowered her voice.

"When we were on Rose Island, Avery took all kinds of junk just to keep himself going. Never seemed to faze him. But he's been in county lockup for over two weeks-no pills, no IVs, nothing. Then he just drops dead? Out of nowhere? Doesn't that strike you as odd?"

Aaron sounded uneasy. "We can speculate all day, but there's no solid evidence."

"Other than me, did anyone else visit him recently?"

"The Chambers clan has all but disappeared. Who else would even bother?"

was in contact with him. I don't care if it's the janitor emptying

her eyes-swollen from crying-suddenly razor- sharp. “Aaron, did you forget? When Byron Chambers was in jail, he didn't last long either. Only that time, it was obvious-a straight-up murder. This time,

planning on it," Aaron said, then hesitated before asking

"I'm great. Just peachy."

tears. "Thaddeus is awake. That's all that matters. As long

but firm. "Look, Evadne, you're not going to like this, but if Thaddeus' mind doesn't recover... I don't think you should keep holding on. He's worse now than three years ago.

You don't owe him a life of waiting. There's an old saying: sometimes it's better to move on than to drown together. Maybe it's time you both start fresh, separately.

Better?

ever

might have lost the ability to love, but she

Chasel says

stubborn as

worry. I'm not going to do anything reckless. If he's forgotten how to love, then I'll just have to

knew there was no changing her

But Ms. Evadne Abernathy—she

anyone. All they could do was stand behind her, be her

go

didn't know how long she'd been curled up on the stiff plastic bench

wrapped around

in sleep. She dreamed of Thaddeus walking away from her, never looking back, while she chased him through endless darkness, calling his name

Suddenly, he vanished.