His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 779
“Marilla’s gone?”
The news hit Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy like a cold blast of winter air.
“She’s gone! I've looked everywhere, she’s just not there!” Lily's voice trembled
on the verge of tears.
Evadne tried to keep her composure, softening her tone to soothe Lily's distress,
“Lily, you only told us where Marilla might have been taken in the heat of the
moment without any details. Now, take a deep breath and tell me everything that
happened. Who informed you that Marilla had been taken to the old Wye
factory?”
“Aaron and I were close on the kidnapper’s heels when that hitman, the same
one who took Marilla before, blocked our path!”
“Him again!” A sharp pang clenched Evadne’s heart.
The face that haunted her thoughts was the one Marilla had sketched,
eerily resembling Hubery.
“I couldn’t overpower him, so Aaron decided to hold him off while I
went to rescue Marilla!”
Lily bit her lip hard, “But that scoundrel brought backup, a woman! She traded a
few blows with me, then deliberately knocked into my knife, wounding me
severely. Then, she whispered to me where Marilla was being held and urged me
to go save her. I thought I'd found an ally, but it was a ploy—a diversion, a ruse!
She sent me away to make it easier to deal with Aaron! Ms. Evadne, I've been
such a fool! I deserve to
die!”
“Lily, Aaron's fine, he’s already en route with backup. Don’t worry, and
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don't blame yourself.” Thaddeus* voice was deep and calm, patiently comforting
her.
As Evadne’s mind raced, a thought struck her, and she asked urgently, “What did
this woman look like?”
“She wore a mask, but her eyes, I'll never forget those eyes.”
Lily's voice was full of conviction, “Because they looked so much like yours.”
“I understand now.”
Evadne exhaled, her tense insides finally relaxing a bit, “Lily, she’s our friend. I
can't tell you who, for her own safety. But I believe the information she gave you
is reliable!”
With that, Thaddeus also had a hunch about the woman's identity, but a darker
shadow crossed his brow.
Lily still sounded panicked, her voice hoarse, “If it's true, then why can't I find
Marilla?”
“Perhaps she only heard snippets of information. But one thing is certain, she
wouldn't be far from that area!”
Evadne clenched her fists, her gaze sharp as a hawk’s, “The area around that
factory is desolate, no residential zones, not much in the way of buildings.
Search the surroundings thoroughly, you're bound to find something!”
“Yes!”
As the call ended, Evadne and Thaddeus exchanged a glance that conveyed
volumes and simultaneously uttered,
“Avery!”
Whether this time or the last, the mastermind behind the shadows had
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always been Avery!
It explained how Gary had found such formidable support; the hitman was one of
Snakey Avery's men!
Avery was pulling the strings, attempting to use Gary as a pawn to destroy Jareth
and overturn the Fairhaven group, positioning himself to reap the rewards in the
aftermath.
What sent shivers down Evadne’s spine was that Avery, who had frequented the
Ashbourne family since his youth, would certainly have seen and recognized
Hubery.
Knowing that the hitman bore a striking resemblance to Hubery, he still chose to
exploit him in his scheme to harm her and Thaddeus’ dearest friend.
Such cunning and malicious intent was beyond comprehension!
Lost in thought, Evadne was brought back to the present as Thaddeus’ eyes
darkened with the brewing storm, “He's crossed a line, attacking my sister and
my brother. I won't let this go. Avery's finished!”
“No, we can't tip off Avery!”
She pressed a hand to his shoulder, her brows knitted, “If it comes to him, who
do you think will be in the most danger?”
His eyes widened slightly, “Elsie.”
“Last time, Elsie helped Elvis escape from The Velvet Haven and passed on
crucial information that helped us take down Matthew. Now, she’s risked her life
to reveal Marilla’s location, clearly switching sides to our ally! If we confront Avery
now, it's like putting Elsie on the chopping block. With Avery's ruthlessness, he'd
kill Elsie in a heartbeat to vent his anger!”
Atightness gripped Thaddeus* chest, filled with a heavy sense of
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foreboding.
His hand wrapped around Evadne’s waist, pulling her close, his husky voice
whispered in her ear,
“Evadne, you're too kind. You can’t bear to let down or hurt anyone who's ever
helped you.”
“I believe that anyone with a conscience cannot stand by Avery's actions, no
matter how compelled they are.”
Evadne’s heart was bittersweet, but her gaze was as steadfast as ever, “As long
as there's light in her heart, I'll light the torch for her.”
Marilla, drugged and groggy, lay with a swollen cheek, a stark bruise from
Alston's violence.
Alston and a man in a navy suit dragged her out of the bedroom, tossing her
carelessly to the ground.
Her slender frame hit the floor hard, curled and vulnerable, with tears clinging to
her long lashes.
Even in such disarray, with her clothes disheveled and sprawled on the ground,
she resembled a shattered, luminous gemstone, with a heart-wrenching beauty
that could stir the soul.
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Two other men ogling Marilla
swallowed hard, captivated by her
plight. Seeing their ysl stafas the
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One of the men in a white casual outfit laughed wickedly, “Back then she was just
a kid, who knew she'd turn out so fine? What man wouldn't be hooked?"
“Nobody can deny that Jareth has an eye for beauty. No wonder the
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word on the street is that he hung up
his wild days after he started taking
care of his young, pretty wife. If had
a little NB lke, fat at Home, I
woultn't be'interested in playing the
field either. And Marilla, bless her
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heart, she's a bit naive. It's easier
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when they're a touch gullible, easier
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The woman in the red dress gave him a cold, sidelong glance. “Oh, what's this? If
you're so smitten, why don’t you marry her, Frank?”
Frank stepped back as if he'd seen a ghost. “No way, no way! If my dad found
out I brought home a girl with a screw loose, he'd have my head!”
Marilla’s swollen eyelids were half-closed, her complexion pale as snow, looking
as if she might shatter into pieces any moment.
In a daze, she saw two figures approach.
Then, a voice tinged with mockery floated down to her ears,
“Marilla, look up. Look at who I am.”
It was Edith’s voice.
Marilla, barely holding onto life, struggled to lift her eyelids.
The next second, her bloodshot eyes slowly widened, her choked throat
struggled to speak as if pierced by a thorn,
“Edith.”
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Tsk, how rude,” Edith said with a cold
sneer. She kicked Marilla disdainfully
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up, my dear sister. Time to settle
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