His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 1094

"No matter what he's done, as long as he carries the Abernathy bloodline, you'll do everything you can to protect him."

Evadne's words were measured and precise, each one cutting straight to the heart of the matter. "But the truth is, even you think his actions were reprehensible. You're angry, you're afraid, and you don't dare expose him. You've been suffocating under the weight of these feelings for years, torn apart inside.

But I believe you still have kindness in you. If you didn't, you wouldn't have braved a snowstorm-sick as you were to visit the grave of that girl."

Suddenly, it all made sense to her.

No wonder Grandfather had always acted so cautiously around Chad, his nerves stretched tight as piano wires.

With a secret that terrible festering inside him, how could his attitude toward his eldest grandson be anything but careful, conflicted?

his jaw,

down. "Grandfather, if you won't tell me the truth, I'll

Ilana... please don't torment that poor mother any

trembling hand gripped her arm, his eyes shining with unshed tears. "The girl's name was Nora Jones. While I lived at the Windermere Estate, she was the maid who looked after me. Her death... it was connected to Chad, but he didn't mean it, it was an accident-he panicked, came running to me in tears,

Evadne's brow furrowed deeply.

the man she'd always revered, she couldn't simply take his word at face

of himself if he'd gone to prison at that age,

to help him cover up Nora's death-made it look like an

of cold dread washed

life? You swept it all under the rug, but did you ever think about the grief f her family would carry forever? Chad is the Abernathy heir, the apple of your eye-but

voice broke with

you realize what you've done? This is a