Chapter 741

Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy’s expressions turning grave at the words.

“Either every time he committed a crime, he’d cover his tracks, leaving not a single clue. But that doesn’t look like what a typical desperado or high–level hitman could normally do.”

With his long, lean fingers stroking his jaw, Aaron analyzed in a calm manner, “Which leads me to believe he’s a hired gun from overseas.”

“If that’s the case, tracking him down just got a lot tougher. The guy probably vanished right after the job, might’ve already fled the country under a fake ID,” Thaddeus‘ eyes darkened with concern.

“Didn’t Lily catch a glimpse of his face? We could have her come down to the station tomorrow, try to sketch out a face from her memory. I can get one of the best profile artists from the state to come over and draw a composite.”

A sharp glint flashed in Aaron’s eyes, “With a portrait, we might just dredge up more leads. We can’t drag our feet on this; memories fade, and the sketch could end up all wrong. We need it fresh.”

Evadne and Thaddeus exchanged a glance, about to interject, when a sweet yet steady voice came from

behind them.

what he looks

her slender form descending the staircase gracefully, came

the couch, feeling a sudden rush of warmth flood his veins.

“Right, Marilla had a run–in with that guy too.”

an arm around her shoulders with gentle concern, “Marilla, we’ll reach out to Lily tomorrow and let her do this. You don’t need to do

Marilla, though seemingly untroubled on the surface, was grappling with the trauma of the incident and the heartache of

help Marilla forget that day’s horror. How could they possibly make her relive that pain, risking further harm to

looked deeply into her eyes, “Your well–being,

I

okay, Aaron, Evadne.” Marilla shook her head gently with resolve in her eyes, “I’m fine now. All I want is to help you catch this man as possible as I can. Besides, I also want that man caught, and want to uncover the sinister plot behind all this. To find out who’s pulling the strings behind the Fairhaven Group,

Jareth.”

had kept the details from her, yet her keen mind had pieced together the story from their fragments of conversations.

in love. He could tell she loved

began, a note of surprise in his voice, “Marilla,

small smile, “He’s always looked after me, indulged me, sacrificed for me. I want to do

of taking advantage; there was no joy in the opportunity. He was simply

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Chapter 741

Evadne’s eyes reddened with unshed tears. Thaddeus sensed her emotional turmoil and took

his presence exuding a potent masculinity. Yet the look

looked up with

Aaron’s heart softened, the urge to caress her head almost overpowering but

him,” Marilla’s

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