His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

"Thaddeus, I haven't meant anything to you for a long time, have I? There's no need to force yourself anymore. It's miserable for you, and honestly, I find it unbearable too. If we're going to end things, let's end them cleanly. No half- measures."

She'd always been proud and decisive, the kind of woman who walked forward without ever glancing back.

The only time she'd let herself be vulnerable-utterly, without hesitation was for him.

Thaddeus's handsome face turned pale, his eyes clouded with a storm of emotions: somber, conflicted, unreadable.

Chad's gaze lingered in the air as he leaned over to pick up the dropped bouquet. He wheeled himself to the coffee table and arranged the lilies, one by one, into

the vase.

"It'd be a shame to throw these away. They're still beautiful in their own way," he remarked over his shoulder, the corners of his mouth curling in a way that was impossible to read.

Evadne closed her eyes. Thaddeus's voice was hoarse as he spoke. "Get some rest, then."

With that, he turned away, his steps mechanical as he made his way to the door.

"Thaddeus." She called his name.

He stopped, but didn't look back.

"From now on, you and I—we go our separate ways. Whatever we had, it's over. No ties left between us."

she might tear right through them, but her voice was cold, decisive. "You don't need to force yourself to

...

room, his footsteps felt strangely weightless,

throbbing pain gathered at his temples, his vision swimming in and out of focus. We're going our separate

viciously at his nerves, beads of cold sweat breaking out across

"Thaddeus."

from behind.

smile on his lips. "I'd like to have a word with you-just the

fighting

two brothers made their way to the

already settled in. The chill wind burrowed under collars and

and stamina of a soldier, yet for some reason, a deep, insistent cold suffused

Elmsworth is wonderful. It always feels good to be home," Chad said, breathing in deeply. He coughed a low, stifled sound-his face

beside him, his dark eyes fixed on the distant

cold up

with your hearth."

pressed a hand to his chest. "Thaddeus,

"Of course Thaddeus replied,

his voice low. "You

so I could escape that night stm only

I could never forget that."