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.

that she had crucial evidence of Elspeth’s wrongdoings on her phone. This was her last message to

her words, they all bowed

think of her own life or death. Instead, she thought about how

to this secret she

Erica. She wanted to silence

think she dared to target you!”

and powerful father, and she dared to lay a finger on you?! Without our dad stepping in, any one of us

as a tranquil lake, rippled with a

on earth happened to drive Elspeth to such

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 conveyed orders, or wanted to take a

That made sense.

couldn’t help but

Well, well, mother and daughter conspiring together, they can look forward to a

a deep breath, her heavy

The evidence’s in my

stunned by her

through the entire gallery,

be

there lay

lashes fluttered, her fingertip hot

recording quality wasn’t great. It was a bit faint, and muffled, as if it was

of them held their breath; even a pin dropping would

the conversation between Elspeth and Glynnis

that secret must follow everyone

Thaddeus‘ pupils contracted sharply!

Cynthia?!

Cynthia, that wretched woman, comes back from the dead to accuse me, no one knows what

skipped a beat,

he hadn’t expected this matter to involve

this old case resurfaces, Elspeth’s fate would be

was so ruthless in wanting

worriedly

moment, Thaddeus, whose eyes were normally sparkling like stars, was staring at the phone screen like a loaded gun, the tears, welling in his eyes more shattering than broken

about Acacia?!”

matter, even Acacia

felt a chill down her spine, trembling with

was clear, Thaddeus‘ mother’s death was not

mother’s death. But each time,

Mr. Abernathy didn’t like people

always like this before; he used to

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

years passed in a flash;

the murderer Elspeth lived a luxurious life, where was

to keep her mouth shut for me! By the way, the maid

diner. She owes us, so

very good, ha

chilling laugh, echoing in the dim interrogation room like

by Acacia, and he’ll never know the truth about his mom’s death. I feel a great relief! No matter how much suffering or grievance I endure, as long as

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