Chapter 649

After a few rings, the call connected.

“Thaddeus, I’m honestly surprised and delighted you’d call me,” Chad’s voice was as warm and kind as ever, though tinged with a hint of frailty.

“Chad, how have you been holding up?”

Thaddeus, by nature, wanted to cut straight to the chase, but desperate times called for some pleasantries first.

“Oh, same old. Popping pills like candy just to keep ticking, so much so I’m practically balding.”

Chad cracked a joke, “Tell me, Thaddeus, next time we meet, do you reckon I’ll look like I’m sporting a monk’s tonsure?” “Chad, I’m actually in this country,” Thaddeus replied seriously, not in the mood for banter.

“Oh? Really? When did you get in?”

“Night before last.”

Thaddeus took a deep breath and spoke in a low tone, “Chad, I’ve got something serious to discuss. Can we meet?”

That evening, Thaddeus and Gordon drove to the address Chad had provided. All the way there, Thaddeus‘ jaw was set in a firm line.

Though they were brothers by blood and had got on well in their youth, and despite not sharing the same mother, his older brother had taken care of him a lot.

more than a decade apart, with only holiday greetings exchanged, Chad didn’t feel all that close to him anymore. Respect was the predominant

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out of his reverie and

him stood an astonishing mansion, its seclusion striking an impressive contrast to

the grandeur of Mrs. Abernathy’s Silverlake Harbor!”

Chad Abernathy’s been living

“Nonsense.”

lips thinned, his competitive streak flaring up, “It’s nothing compared to

realized his gaffe and scratched

strand of her hair. In his eyes, everything

stepped out, buttoning up his suit jacket, a delicate fragrance wafted towards him, reminiscent of the subtle scent

have a calming effect,

not greeting you at a greater distance,” a cool

figure slender and elegant, approaching them with grace. “I’m Alexia, Mr.

curved up in a smile as she extended her hand politely to Thaddeus, “I’m

woman seemed familiar, yet after sifting through his memory, he couldn’t recall ever

meet you.”

he quickly touched her hand, as if any longer and

waiting for you. Please,

“Sure.”

a cold tone. “I’m sorry, but Mr. Chad Abernathy’s

eyes filled with

in the car, Gordon, Thaddeus said

turned away, the smile in her eyes iced over to

Mr. Thaddeus Abernathy being led away by that woman, Gordon stared at her retreating figure, feeling

on Alexia, his suspicions growing. As she moved, her clothes fluttered, and the orchid–like scent lingered around him.

perfume smells quite nice. What brand is it?” Thaddeus, ever the blunt businessman, surprisingly took an interest in a

eyes like tempting hooks, “Would a busy man like Mr. Abernathy be

but now that I have a significant other, it’s different.”

his joy, “Could you tell me the brand? I’d like to get

have to disappoint you, Mr. Abernathy. It’s not a

Thaddeus‘ expression flickered, and he dropped the subject.

because he suddenly remembered where he had smelled that fragrance

encounter, he had faintly detected this orchid scent clinging to Avery, the same as Alexia’s.

perfume but a rare incense she

it? Did they know each

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