Chapter 341

The screen didn’t display a name, but,a string of digits.

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Thaddeus had always had two numbers, one personal and one for business. She remembered them both.

He usually only used his personal phone to call her privately, this time was an oddity.

A knot formed in Evadne’s stomach as she picked up, slowly pressing the phone to her ear, but she didn’t speak.

“Evadne!” Thaddeus‘ voice was hoarse, almost unrecognizable.

Evadne bit her scarlet lip, her eyelashes fluttering slightly.

“Evadne, please believe me. I’ve been framed!”

Thaddeus knew how difficult it was for Evadne to even pick up his call, so he cut to the chase, “This is a trap, a complex one. Edith alone couldn’t have set it up. There’s someone else behind her! And the bait they used wasn’t Edith. It was you!”

“In half an hour.”

Evadne, her eyes shadowed with sorrow, spoke slowly, “Let’s meet at the playground in the park near the K Orld Hotel.”

If she hadn’t received a call from Cassius earlier, Thaddeus wouldn’t have had a chance to speak with her.

Now, she wanted to hear what explanation Thaddeus had for her.

“Mr. Chambers, Ms. Evadne just left the hospital by herself.”

Harvey rushed back to report to Avery, “She was in the restroom for a while. When she left, she looked angrier and paler!”

Avery leaned against the headboard, a smirk playing on his lips.

He thought, “Let her be angry, the angrier, the better. Only intense pain can be effective, just like a bone–scraping treatment, to completely eradicate Thaddeus from her heart!”

“Send someone to follow Ms. Evadne now, and get a car ready for me. I’ll follow her shortly.”

Harvey wanted to dissuade him, but knowing it would be futile, he simply agreed, “I’ll get the car ready, and a new suit for you!“.

“No need for the suit, a patient should look like a patient.”

Avery moved slightly and broke out in a sweat from the pain, his jawline stiffening.

Harvey watched, feeling helpless.

He felt that Avery was truly invested in dealing with Evadne, completely immersed.

But he didn’t understand how such a shrewd person like Avery could be so devastated over love, he was always so competitive, never allowing himself to be at a disadvantage.

But only Avery knew what he was planning.

In love, sometimes having the upper hand wasn’t necessarily a good thing. Sometimes, showing weakness and retreating could bring about surprising results.

Especially since Evadne was such a dominant woman, she had suffered enough under Thaddeus, and he certainly wouldn’t let her suffer anymore. He would give her the pride and dignity she deserved.

At that moment, the phone under his pillow vibrated.

Harvey quickly picked it up and handed it to Avery, “Mr. Chambers, it’s Ms. Elsie

Avery’s eyes darkened as he picked up the phone, “Hello.”

“Mr. Chambers, how’s my business going?”

Elsie’s voice, cheerful yet seductive, rang out, “I sent those pictures to Thaddeus, and he fell for it immediately. He rushed to the hotel, eager to jump into the trap. What a so–called young talent, business genius, all dumb in front of women. Such filthy man is not worthy to be your opponent.”

“Did you send those pictures through text?” Avery asked leisurely.

“Yes.”

that makes

“You’ve done a big

yours. I’m willing to give you everything and do anything for you!” Elsie’s voice was

he spoke in a low voice, “I’ll send someone with a plane ticket for you, and deposit some money into your account. Enough for you to go and have fun for a year or so.

“Mr. Chambers, are you sending me

our trap. He won’t swallow this easily. He’ll start investigating immediately. He’s not stupid. He just got off track because

“But!”

His voice

“Yes, Mr. Chambers.”

at the

that night, and it was snowing heavily, so the usually

on a bench, staring at the desolate snowy night, thinking back on the past three years when she would come here whenever she had time to watch couples feeding

all the

have a day

she and Thaddeus walk hand in hand in

breath coming out in white puffs, her eyes

her, and she flagged it down, buying a vanilla ice

take a bite, a set of

“Evadne.”

her

thin sult and hair, his face and ears red

she had imagined countless times

sit here. It’s too cold. You’ll catch

apple bobbed, his heart aching as he reached out to her without

Smack!

the surrounding snow. “If you

my reputation, to drive a wedge between us!”

bitterly. “Do you think

stabbing pain pierced

we did, considering how we’re divorced and can’t stand the sight of each other, what’s left

is this how you really feel?” Thaddeus’s throat felt as if it had

was a setup, the fact remains that you met Edith at that hotel. Seems like the Fairhaven family’s young lady holds quite some importance for you.”

I was

forward, his eyes raw and red, his breath trembling as it brushed against Evadne’s

“Don’t touch me!”

body bristling with spikes. In her haste, she

telling the

caught between wanting to comfort her and fearing her disdain. He was on the verge of losing his mind. “I

He had called many times? When? Was he lying? She

of you being held by a stranger, the two of you going into a hotel! I was worried about you. That’s why I went to the hotel. That’s when

if you’re going to make excuses, at least make them believable, if I’d known you were going to spout

“I have proof!”

clenched his jaw, pulling out his phone with shaking

faster, her

giving him a

I received. Look, isn’t the

his gaze fixed on the screen as he checked

been sent

the

It was gone!

could it

haven’t thought of a good excuse, there’s no

felt as if he had been

“Evadne, don’t go,

Evadne.”

stop her, but another voice called out,

steps away, dressed in a hospital gown and draped in a cashmere coat. His face was paler than the snow. ‘Ave!

side, her eyes filled with reproach. “How did you get here? How did you know I was

ease. So I had someone follow you. But don’t misunderstand, I wasn’t stalking you, I just wanted to protect you.” Avery took a weak breath, his tone full of worry. “How could I let

face was hardened by the cold, his piercing

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