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 to Jedrick's main base — the hub of

looming over their heads, the situation had twisted

and Rick huddled together, discussing their next move, Eveline stood still, lost deep in thought. Her heart pounded, each beat growing louder, more frantic, until it drowned

Think, Eveline. Think.

a lightning bolt slicing through the fog

sharply, snapping the room to attention. "Hand me your

hesitation, Stefan rushed over and passed

are you doing?" Gabriel asked, moving closer, watching her fingers fly across

main base," Eveline muttered, her voice

faster, her hacking skills slicing through firewalls and encrypted networks like a knife through silk. Screens flashed. Passwords fell. Layers peeled

a hidden blueprint appeared on the screen — an abandoned warehouse listed under a shell corporation tied

Eveline pointed, her voice fierce. "They're here. He's keeping them at this off-site location — not the

the blinking location pin. "If Kaden attacks the wrong place...

determination. "Then we stop him. We move

since Jedrick's threat, the group moved with a singular purpose —

just fighting for

this — once

and Gabriel huddled together, their

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

parents' lives hung

— not just her family, but the last hope

fists, forcing herself to

They needed a distraction.

to

make Jedrick believe he was still in control... right until the moment they ripped

***

Kaden and his men advanced toward their heavily guarded base, every step calculated and cautious. They moved like predators through the night, confident and armored—and

of Jedrick's key consignments and tracked down what they believed was his main operation

success, an unease gnawed at Jedrick's instincts

Something was wrong.

Something was missing.

it, like the subtle shift in the air before a deadly

of land ahead. He had learned the hard way never to ignore a bad feeling. And right now, every fiber of his being was telling him this

the hell is this place not guarded?" Kaden muttered, his voice low and tense as he scanned the empty perimeter. His hand hovered near his weapon as he spoke quietly into

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