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.

not? He had once shredded her affections and

voice was hoarse 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,

her a one–of–a–kind jewel,” Evadne’s tear–stained face buried in his chest, her voice breaking with

“She demanded it.”

no denying his past actions, “Back then, Acacia told me about a famous jeweler. She wanted his creations, so 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.

up with you, and I

soft but petulant, Thad’s shirt soaking with her

“That’s not an option.”

edged his breath, “I’ll cling to you, haunt you tirelessly. Even in death, I’ll refuse rebirth, just to stay by your side. Evadne, I

slowly lifted her gaze, eyes brimming

them, his heart shattering at

the first person you

tentatively probed, “You want

“Of course.”

“No.”

“Thaddeus! You jerk!”

was furious, her fists pounding against his chest like a torrential downpour, “How did I not see sooner what kind of man you are? An absolute

her hit him, her punches making his

the one I want to protect for a lifetime. Because

“Back in Zenithia, on the battlefield, when we were rescuing hostages from a terrorist group, there was this girl, dressed in a white lab

boiling as if even her dead pinkie finger

“And then?”

Borders medic, but she could handle a gun, and her moves were sharp. It was supposed to be me saving her, but I ended

his lips, “Back when I was at war, İ fancied myself a lone wolf. But after that, I stopped spouting such nonsense.

locked onto his, her soul seemingly lost in the

“And then what happened?”

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

a dull ache throbbed in his

know. And not just that, I didn’t even know what she looked like or her name, but I still felt something for

kiss that sent his thoughts scattering. The sweet, intoxicating tangle left

parted, breathless

“Evadne.”

his lips, her eyes sparkling like jewels, “I forgive you this once for the girl who saved your life. From now on, you’re only

relief, his gaze on her as clear and sincere as

walk through fire for you,

was still racing, but she feigned composure, “Did you

but I don’t even know her name, her likeness, and there’s nothing I can do about it.” Thaddeus confessed with

eye, but she quickly wiped it away. Whether he knew she