His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 457

The three others stood agape.

“Thaddeus, it’s been twenty years, where could you get the evidence?!” Evadne seized the man’s hand.

Thaddeus interlaced his fingers with hers, his voice hoarse and deep, “Remember when I told you I went to track down that maid who used to work for my mom?”

The woman nodded obediently.

“People often have a premonition when disaster looms. Before Elspeth met her end; the maid seemed to sense danger. Gordon sent someone caught her in time, and then, well, I had to resort to certain measures.”

Thaddeus took a deep breath and continued, “In a state of sheer panic, to save her son, she revealed some truths, things not even mentioned in that recording, the real truth.”

He was innately good–hearted. If it hadn’t been a dire necessity, why would he use a kid’s life as a leverage to coerce, to threaten, to become a merciless fiend?

Evadne believed that even if the maid had remained obstinate, Thaddeus would not have harmed her son. He couldn’t do it. If he had, how would he be any different from Avery?

“My mom was killed by Elspeth. It was Elspeth who poisoned her with her own hands,” Thaddeus’s eyes were rimmed with red, struggling to contain the surging waves of hatred, making his hand, held tightly by Evadne, as cold as a block of ice.

“Poisoned with her own hands?!” Arnold and Aaron were so shocked their faces stiffened.

Gordon swayed as if he had been struck by a heavy blow! Evadne’s throat tightened, the air seemed thin, and her chest felt crushed by a massive stone.

Anyone else would have gone mad, but because Thaddeus had not, the calmer he remained, the more her heart ached.

“Mr. Abernathy, what in the world happened then?” Aaron pressed urgently.

“The maid confessed that she had indeed followed Elspeth’s orders to switch out my mom’s depression medication, but she replaced it with harmless vitamins that wouldn’t be fatal. However, during that time, maybe Elspeth sensed my mom and Frederic’s relationship thawing. Afraid of complications, she switched the harmless pills with a poison. Taken in small doses daily, it would accumulate and cause a heart attack, sudden death,” Thad’s broad shoulders trembled as he uttered each word, each syllable laced with ice and bone–deep hatred.

Tears welled up in Evadne’s eyes, her soft hand gently stroking his back.

“How did the maid know all these details?” Arnold, the prosecutor, eager for information, questioned.

“She saw it.”

said, two days before my mom’s fall, she realized Elspeth would sneak back in

of heart failure, the maid handling her medication

was in charge of the medication; she made the switch, and she

no turning back, so she could only continue down that dark path.” Thaddeus paused, his handsome face growing paler, “But on the day of the

in the act of switching the medication?” Evadne’s

outside the room, eavesdropped. She was so tense during that time, on edge, and couldn’t sleep a

She can catch up on all that lost

see inside but heard a heated argument between my mom and Elspeth. She mentioned that ever since my mom joined the Abernathy family, she seemed to lose all

then?” Evadne watched

in the room and right

eyes bloodshot, nostrils flaring with each breath. His hand, drenched

first time, he realized the sound of a

of that glance would burden him

wishing their hearts and pulses could intertwine. He hadn’t shed a tear, yet she couldn’t help but

my hatred, I haven’t lost my mind to it; I

because you’re by my

saw the truth. Cassius was right.

time the couple had calmed down, Aaron furrowed his brow and asked, “The maid heard the argument die down in the room just about the same time you heard Elspeth fall

she was furious when she found out that her medication had been tampered with Elspeth. Those don’t seem like the actions of someone planning to end it

own analysis, “While we lack concrete evidence, the truth might just be as we suspect. It’s highly likely that she

of hush money so she’d never have to serve the Abernathy family again. The maid said it wasn’t about the money; she was more afraid of Elspeth’s revenge, so she took the money and stayed quiet,” Thaddeus wrapped his arm around his

key witness; you must protect her

not let her out. Then, collect more evidence as quickly as possible to prosecute Elspeth for murder!” Arnold’s

arrest Elspeth on charges like incitement to murder. Because he only got

mentioned physical evidence?” Evadne asked, her eyes sparkling with

waist, leaning in close as

was a scene of

stood at the basement door, listening to the blood–curdling screams within, which were enough to

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batting an eyelid. The only other woman I’ve seen

sad enough that I resemble Evadne;

Before Harvey’s voice trailed off, the basement door swung

splattered with blood, his face, neck, and elegant throat stained crimson. He breathed heavily, blood mingling with sweat down his chiseled face, his eyes fierce