His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 743

Chapter 743

Evadne’s thoughts, entangled with sorrow, snapped to clarity with the utterance of those words. Things just couldn’t bear closer analysis. The more they thought about it, the more suspicious and plausible it seemed.

“We’ve gone over this before. Given Gary and Edith’s capabilities, there’s no way they could have found such formidable help. There’s definitely someone backing them up.”

Thaddeus‘ eyes shone with a piercing gaze as he analyzed coolly, “What if it’s Avery, looking to set a trap and take his revenge? It’s certainly not out of the question.

Besides, Aaron mentioned earlier that the hitman is likely a foreigner. Avery’s been entrenched in Helgen for years. Recruiting such an individual to clear the mess for Gary and them shouldn’t be too difficult.”

*Revenge? If Avery wanted revenge, it would be against us! What does he have to do with Jareth and Marilla?”

Evadne’s anger was palpable, “He’s got a full belly meddling in the Fairhaven Group affairs now?!”

“Marilla is my sister, my blood. Jareth, my best friend.”

Thaddeus pulled at his lips, suppressing the anger in his hoarse voice, “Evadne, do you get it now?”

Out of respect for Marilla’s presence, some things were better left unsaid.

Avery, capable of monstrous acts, oscillating between a wolf in sheep’s clothing and a cold–blooded devil, would likely lash out at those close to Thaddeus if his direct revenge failed.

He knew Jareth’s soft spot was Marilla.

play them against each other, and shatter the bond

into Thaddeus‘ flesh. Evadne caught her breath, and

differ each time. Does Snakey Avery need to repeat the same trick? He kept a woman who looks like me around to plot against you, to confuse and distract. Why send an assassin who looks exactly like Hubery? There’s no need. And

isn’t

and sharp, reclaiming his usual Captain Ashbourne demeanor, “Using the Fairhaven Group, targeting Jareth, Avery has the motive. But Evadne is right about one thing: there’s no need to plant someone who looks like Hubery. Once that man shows his face, it could complicate

are you suggesting the person behind Jareth’s trouble might not be that young son from the Chambers family, there could

Thaddeus were

cautious and lived humbly, seemingly naive and fragile. Jareth had always sheltered her like a

you’re

bittersweet, “It’s related to Avery, but

concern, her attention, it was because it involved the person she loved most.

Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy almost

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that person to show himself? Could the

one controlling him, what kind

matters, Aaron didn’t stick around and prepared to

Mrs. Abernathy escorted him to the door, but to their surprise, Marilla rushed

“Aaron, wait!”

heart fluttering; he quickly uttered, “You’ll catch a cold dressed like

cold;

stood with rosy cheeks, sincere eyes beaming, “Aaron, those teddy bear pastries you brought me

deal. Glad you liked them,” Aaron’s smile

a rolled–up paper, “This is for you. Thanks for the pastries.

it. It was a caricature of him, whimsical yet capturing his essence, lively and endearing. He couldn’t love

Aaron!” Evadne

“It

I could have done better,” Marilla looked embarrassed, feeling the modest gift was

all; it’s

wavered with delight,

of crepes, handing them to Marilla with an attempt at nonchalance, yet his ears betrayed him, blushing furiously, “I saw it on my way over and couldn’t resist, so I bought one. I haven’t touched

a top–notch foodie. How on earth had he managed to resist devouring the crepes until

on the way home; he’d even chew on the box if

for Marilla, just

eyes sparked with intrigue.

heiress to a fortune, she

been confined to her home by Frederic and Elspeth since childhood, chauffeured to school, rarely enjoying the

always scorned such plebeian treats, so while Marilla had seen crepes, she