His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 555

In fact, the troubles were far from few and far between.

Despite Ward having spilled his guts, without getting a hold of Eden, the linchpin, their plan to drag Avery through the mud was dead in the water.

After the guests had left, Alva swung by just in time to lend a hand with the kitchen and house chores, assisting Thaddeus and Evadne.

“Thaddeus, could you maybe find a moment to chat with Jareth? I mean, every time he sees Aaron, he acts like he’s caught the green–eyed monster or something.”

Evadne placed the dishes in the sink, ready to wash them, her pretty lips murmuring in dissatisfaction, “Why does he see every eligible, handsome bachelor as a threat? I have five brothers who are all single, and yet he hones in on Aaron like a homing missile. He and Marilla aren’t even hitched yet, and he’s already acting all possessive and paranoid. If they do tie the knot, Marilla’s gonna be on a very short leash, I bet. Dare to glance at another guy, and will Jareth go full–blown jailer mode? Is he gonna end up one of those husbands from hell?”

“Evadne, Jareth’s not like that. He adores Marilla. The guy’s head over heels for the first time in his life, sees her as more precious than anything. It’s natural he’s scared stiff of losing her.”

Thaddeus strode over, his large hands effortlessly scooping her aside as he rolled up his crisp white shirt sleeves and dove into dishwashing, “Let me do it. Your hands are too soft and fair to be soaking in suds all day.”

Jareth was head over heels for Marilla.

And Evadne was equally smitten with Thaddeus, so even his offhand remarks merited her careful consideration.

After mulling it over, the sensitive Evadne bit her lip and asked.softly, “What about you,

Thaddeus? Is this the first time you’ve really fallen for someone?”

The moment the words left her lips, Evadne instantly regretted them.

She knew the answer, knew all too well that Thaddeus was not one to lie, preferring brutal honesty over sweet nothings.

Thaddeus paused, his emotions clogging his throat, his brow furrowed with thought.

After drying his hands, he gently grasped her rounded shoulders, his eyes meeting her tearful gaze.

“I’m sorry, Evadne.”

“It’s not me, I know.”

A surge of heart–wrenching pain flooded from her heart, spreading poisonously through her limbs, bringing tears to her eyes, yet she managed a strained smile, “I knew what you’d say, and I asked anyway. Silly me, right? Why even bother.”

Thaddeus’s heart clenched in pain, his lips pressed into a thin line as he pulled her into his embrace, holding her so tightly it was as if he wanted to fuse her into his very bones. She cared deeply.

had once shredded her affections and had

with remorse, “She was sent by Elspeth to charm me, manipulate me. Her kindness was just a means to an end. Before I fell for you, I didn’t know what

you gave her a one–of–a–kind jewel,” Evadne’s tear–stained face buried in his

“She demanded it.”

I had to find a way to get them. Looking back, I was just a soulless shell. I did whatever she asked, without a second thought. I know you won’t believe anything I say, and I don’t want to make excuses. Evadne,

with you, and

was soft but petulant, Thad’s

“That’s not an option.”

tirelessly. Even in death, I’ll refuse rebirth, just to stay by your side. Evadne, I can’t leave you, not even

lifted her gaze, eyes

his heart shattering at the sight of

am I the first

probed, “You want the

“Of course.”

“No.”

“Thaddeus! You jerk!”

downpour, “How did I not see sooner what kind of man you are? An absolute scoundrel. Get out. Take nothing with you, but

hit him, her punches making

for a lifetime.

when we were rescuing hostages from a terrorist group,

boiling as

“And then?”

moves were sharp. It was supposed to be me saving her, but I ended up critically wounded and it was her desperate efforts that saved my

his lips, “Back when I was at war, İ fancied myself a lone wolf. But after that, I stopped spouting such nonsense. Turns out, I’m nothing special, just flesh and bones. It was pure luck and

his, her soul seemingly lost in the depths of his stormy

“And then what happened?”

hit pretty bad,” Thad continued, his voice thick with emotion, “I was so close to checking out that I told the girl to leave me be. But she was as stubborn as you. She wrapped me up in a tarp and lugged me on her back with a rope, dragging my nearly unconscious self for

a

name, but I still felt something for her. Evadne,

onto his, silencing him with a passionate kiss that sent his thoughts scattering. The sweet, intoxicating tangle left his mind reeling and his heart pounding, utterly lost

parted,

“Evadne.”

“I forgive you this once for the girl who

her as clear and sincere as

I’d gladly walk

still racing, but she feigned composure, “Did you ever try

can do about it.” Thaddeus confessed with a self–deprecating laugh, “I called her Paloma because

wiped it away. Whether he knew