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.

“Before she passed away, she whispered in my ear that she had crucial evidence of

her words, they all

her last moments, didn’t think of her own life or death. Instead, she thought about how she could tear a hole through the darkness of evil, to let the

death must also be related to this secret she knew.” Aaron pondered

her cool, recklessly sending a hitman to kill Erica. She wanted to silence her.” Evadne clenched

she dared to target you!”

wealthy and powerful father, and she dared to lay a finger on you?!

eyes, as deep as a tranquil lake, rippled with

earth happened to drive Elspeth to

was 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 conveyed orders, or wanted to take a shot at me herself. After

That made sense.

but nod slightly in

look forward to

her heavy gaze falling

killed Cynthia. The

stunned by her intensely

through the entire

it might be a recording, so she opened the recording

there lay a

lashes fluttered, her fingertip

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

room was incredibly quiet. The three of them held their

and Glynnis was heard

for Cynthia’s death, that secret must follow everyone who knows it to their graves! As long as

Thaddeus‘ pupils contracted sharply!

Cynthia?!

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

heart skipped a beat, fury burning

was also stunned; he hadn’t expected

this old case resurfaces, Elspeth’s

so

looked worriedly at the

stars, was staring at the phone screen like

about

matter, even

felt a chill down her

clear, Thaddeus‘ mother’s death was not

Abernathy, she had asked Alva about Thaddeus‘ mother’s death. But each time, Alva

like people prying

said, Mr. Abernathy wasn’t always like this before; he used to be a happy and

dealt Thaddeus a devastating blow, nearly destroying a perfectly

years passed in a flash; the

a luxurious life, where was

to return to Elmsworth, she’ll have to keep her mouth shut for me! By the way, the maid who was with Cynthia, who I bribed back then, have you been keeping an eye on

a small diner. She owes

very good,

in the dim interrogation room like

in hell. Every time I think that bastard was once fooled 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 I think of this, my heart is so

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