Rebirth of Billionaire's Wife (Eveline)

Chapter 400 400: It was an ambush

Inside the warehouse, Jedrick glanced at Jonathan and Erna, a sly grin curling his lips. His eyes gleamed — not with joy, but with something darker, something that made both of them stiffen with unease.

"I'm sure your daughter won't disappoint me," he said softly, as if sharing a secret. He slipped the phone back into his pocket and, with deliberate calm, withdrew a cigar.

The flame from his lighter flared briefly in the dimness before he took a slow drag, exhaling a thick, suffocating cloud of smoke that coiled through the stale air.

"Jedrick, you should give up," Jonathan's voice cut through the haze, steady but taut. "You've lost everything. Surrender."

For a moment, Jedrick just stared at him, as if weighing the words. Then, slowly, a laugh rumbled from deep in his chest — rough, jagged, and wrong. The sound seemed to seep into the concrete walls, making the shadows crawl.

"No one defeats me, Jonathan. No one," Jedrick said, his voice low and menacing. "I crushed Father. I crushed you. And now, it's your daughter's turn. I'll make sure not a single soul from your bloodline survives."

Jonathan froze, horror tightening his chest as the meaning of Jedrick's words sank in.

Eveline and her little friends thought they had beaten him. Fools. Jedrick had been two steps ahead all along.

Even Rick's betrayal hadn't been enough to outsmart him.

Jedrick always got what he wanted — and if it demanded bloodshed along the way, so be it.

Rising to his feet, Jedrick turned to his men.

"Wait for my instructions," he said coolly, "before you burn this entire place to the ground."

Jonathan's heart hammered in his chest as he shot a desperate look at Erna, still slumped unconscious in her chair.

Their mansion's security hadn't mattered; Jedrick's men had stormed through like a well-oiled machine, abducting them with chilling efficiency.

And now... seeing how Jedrick intended to use them to bait Eveline, regret gnawed at Jonathan's gut. He should have seen this coming.

"Have a safe trip to heaven, dear brother and sister-in-law," Jedrick sneered.

Without sparing another glance, he turned on his heel and strode away, leaving them under the cold, ruthless watch of his men.

***

Meanwhile, Eveline was still reeling from Jedrick's chilling threat, her mind racing faster than she could control.

"I think we need to stop Uncle Kaden from attacking Jedrick's base," Gabriel said urgently. "What if... what if Jedrick does something to Uncle Jonathan and Aunt Erna?"

already been en route

new threat looming over their heads, the situation had twisted into something

their next move, Eveline stood still, lost deep in thought. Her heart pounded, each beat growing louder,

Think, Eveline. Think.

like a lightning bolt slicing through

snapping the room to attention. "Hand me

Stefan rushed over

moving closer, watching her

at the main base," Eveline muttered, her voice low

her hacking skills slicing through firewalls and encrypted networks like

warehouse listed under a shell corporation tied to Jedrick's name. A place far from

"They're here. He's keeping them at

location pin. "If Kaden attacks the wrong place... Jedrick could kill them

determination. "Then we stop him. We move now. Before

singular purpose — following

just fighting for her

end this — once and for

huddled together, their minds racing as they tried to devise a plan to outmaneuver

their destruction — but keeping him waiting wasn't an option either. Every second ticked louder in Eveline's ears, a brutal reminder that time was not on

hung

— not just her family, but the last hope of stopping Jedrick once and

her fists, forcing herself to think clearly through

They needed a distraction.

needed to buy

make Jedrick believe he was still in control... right

***

heavily guarded base, every step calculated and cautious. They moved like predators through the night, confident and armored—and yet completely

and tracked down what they believed was his main operation site. Everything had fallen into place

unease gnawed at Jedrick's instincts —

Something was wrong.

Something was missing.

subtle shift in the air before a deadly

as he surveyed the dark stretch of land ahead. He had learned the hard way never to ignore a bad feeling. And right now, every fiber

as he scanned the empty perimeter. His hand hovered near his weapon as he spoke quietly into his comm

stray fly would be shot down before it crossed the fence — layers