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.

gladly hand over a weapon to the Fairhaven Group, play them against each other, and shatter the bond between Jareth and

empathetic pain was like a dull knife carving into Thaddeus‘ flesh. Evadne caught her breath, and then cast another doubt after a moment

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?

isn’t without merit.”

“Using the Fairhaven Group, targeting Jareth, Avery has the motive. But Evadne is right about one thing:

her watery eyes fixed anxiously on Aaron’s determined face, “Aaron, are you suggesting the person behind Jareth’s trouble might not be that young son from the

were taken

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

Marilla, you’re smart.”

heart felt bittersweet, “It’s related to Avery, but

it involved the person she loved most.

not alone; there’s someone else behind him,” Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy

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this a signal from that person to show himself? Could the man bearing a striking resemblance to

controlling him, what kind of terrifying power player

Aaron didn’t stick around and prepared

Mrs. Abernathy escorted him to the door, but to their surprise, Marilla rushed out without even

“Aaron, wait!”

he quickly uttered, “You’ll catch a cold dressed like that; go

not cold;

pastries you brought me last

liked them,” Aaron’s smile was bright and

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

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

really looks like you, Aaron!”

“It

done better,” Marilla looked

it’s great, really great.”

stay composed, but his husky voice wavered with delight, “Thank you, Marilla. I

crepes, handing them to Marilla with an attempt at nonchalance, yet his ears betrayed him, blushing furiously, “I saw it on my

earth had he

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

bought them especially for Marilla, just too bashful to present them

eyes sparked with

wouldn’t believe it, but despite being the heiress to a fortune, she had never tasted this

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

such plebeian treats, so while Marilla had