Chapter 396

Evadne stared blankly at Thaddeus‘ handsome face; his present smile was a gentle radiance she had never seen before.

She cleared her throat softly, quickly averting her gaze, unwilling to meet his sparkling eyes. As if one more glance would reveal some unspeakable secret. She realized he had changed a lot.

In the past, Thaddeus was cold as ice, like a chilling abyss.

Now he was as if he had transformed into a warm spring surrounding her, giving her a sense of safety.

“Ahem, well.”

A born bachelor Aaron couldn’t stand the romantic atmosphere and broke it, “It’s just a suit. Why wash it? Our Ashbourne family is wealthy enough to afford replacing a piece of clothing. Evadne, just buy Mr. Abernathy a new one. I will cover the cost!”

“Thanks, Captain Ashbourne.” Thaddeus‘ lips curled up slightly, his face calm.

“Aaron, are you sure you want to buy it?”

Evadne’s mood relaxed a bit, her eyebrows raised slightly, “If I am not mistaken, Mr. Abernathy’s sult is a high–end custom made from a well–known brand that serves the royal family. It’s not something that money can easily buy. Even if it was available, I suspect your annual salary, Aaron, would only cover the cost of one of Mr. Abernathy’s sleeves.”

Damn! Cost that much?!

Aaron’s face instantly went sour. He didn’t care about losing face in front of his sister; he blurted out, “I take it back! Forget about what I just said!”

Anyway, he wouldn’t feel embarrassed in front of his own sister who he had witnessed growing up.

Thaddeus‘ smile deepened at the corners of his mouth, his gentle gaze deeply fixed on the young woman, “No wonder you’re a genius designer, Haron. Your eye for quality is truly unique.”

Evadne was taken aback, her eyes meeting his, “When did you find out?”

“I guessed it at Myra’s birthday party, when Myra appeared in a stunning black evening gown. No, in fact, I should have guessed it the first time I saw you handling clothes in Ms. Eunice’s studio.” Thaddeus confessed fondly.

Evadne bit her crimson lips, tears creeping into her eyes.

At the moment, a mix of emotions welled up in her heart, intertwining into something indescribable.

Thaddeus suddenly remembered the suit that he still carefully kept in his closet, now worn and tattered. It was the suit that Evadne, once his wife, had sewn for him with painstaking care day and night.

Each stitch, each thread, was filled with love.

But such treatment, such affection, Thaddeus might never receive again.

He should have known then, he should have understood then, how exceptional, how perfect, how flawless his woman was.

But at that time, he was blind and saw nothing.

The sight of Evadne’s sorrowful expression hit him hard, making his already shattered heart even more fragile.

He owed her too much.

Even if he spent a lifetime making up for it, he wasn’t sure if he could ever compensate her fully:

“Evadne, does Erica’s phone contain some important evidence? You seem so desperate to repair it.” Aaron asked curiously.

passed away, she whispered in my ear that she had crucial evidence of Elspeth’s wrongdoings on her phone.

they all bowed

last moments, didn’t think of her own life or death. Instead, she thought about how she could tear a hole

Erica’s death must also be related to this secret

to kill Erica. She wanted to silence her.” Evadne clenched her fists with anger, a flush of fury rising

dared

brothers, a wealthy and powerful father, and she dared to lay a finger on you?! Without our

as deep as a tranquil lake, rippled with

drive Elspeth to

Elspeth’s idea, no doubt. But the attempt on my life might not have been Elspeth’s doing. From what I see, it’s highly likely that Glynnis falsely

That made sense.

couldn’t help but nod slightly in

daughter conspiring together, they can look forward to a family reunion in prison!” Aaron cursed, wishing he could

breath, her heavy gaze falling

Cynthia. The evidence’s in

stunned by her intensely burning

and scrolled through the entire gallery, finding

evidence, she thought it might be a recording, so she opened

there lay a

fluttered, her fingertip hot

wasn’t great. It was a bit faint, and muffled, as if it was recorded in a closed

three of them held their

Elspeth and Glynnis was heard loud

has an ulterior motive! As for Cynthia’s death, that secret must follow everyone who knows it to their graves! As long as he is

Thaddeus‘ pupils contracted sharply!

Cynthia?!

twenty years, all evidence is gone! Unless Cynthia, that wretched woman, comes back from the dead to

a beat, fury

expected this

old case resurfaces, Elspeth’s fate would be

was so ruthless

Evadne looked worriedly at

eyes were normally sparkling like stars, was staring at the phone screen like a loaded

about Acacia?!”

matter, even

chill down

was not an

Mrs. Abernathy, she had asked Alva about Thaddeus‘ mother’s death.

didn’t like people prying into

Mr. Abernathy wasn’t always like this before; he used to be

his mother’s death that dealt Thaddeus a devastating blow, nearly destroying a perfectly

flash; the victim

murderer Elspeth lived a luxurious life,

mouth shut for me! By the way,

been living in R city, running a small diner.

very good, ha ha

chilling laugh, echoing in the

bastard was once fooled by Acacia, and he’ll never know the truth about

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