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?"

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

last long either. Only that time, it was obvious-a straight-up murder. This time, it's cleaner. Smarter. Maybe someone injected him while

it," Aaron said, then

"I'm great. Just peachy."

a shaky laugh, blinking away tears. "Thaddeus is awake. That's all that matters.

firm. "Look, Evadne, you're not going to like this, but if Thaddeus' mind doesn't recover... I don't think

old saying: sometimes it's better to move on than

Better?

it ever be

might have lost the ability to love, but she felt like

Dr. Chasel says there's a

stubborn as a

do anything reckless. If he's forgotten how to love, then I'll just have to teach him. Step by step.

there was no changing her

But Ms. Evadne Abernathy—she

they could do was stand behind her, be her

her go

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

corridor, arms wrapped

away from her, never looking back, while she chased him through endless darkness,

Suddenly, he vanished.