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.

shatter the bond between Jareth and Marilla, forcing Thaddeus

into Thaddeus‘ flesh. Evadne caught her breath, and then cast another doubt after

me around to plot against you, to confuse and distract. Why send an assassin who looks exactly like Hubery? There’s no need. And Avery’s cautious in his dealings. If he used the same ploy twice, wouldn’t it be easy for people to link it back to

isn’t without

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

“Aaron, are you suggesting the person behind Jareth’s trouble might not be

Thaddeus were taken

naive and fragile. Jareth had always sheltered her

you’re smart.”

heart felt bittersweet, “It’s related to Avery, but the hitman might not be his

because it involved

Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy almost spoke

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was tangled and increasingly complex. So, was this a signal from that person to show himself? Could the man bearing a striking resemblance to

a formidable enemy. The one controlling him, what kind of

matters, Aaron didn’t stick around

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

“Aaron, wait!”

quickly uttered, “You’ll

not cold; it’s

eyes beaming, “Aaron, those teddy bear pastries you brought me last time,

them,” Aaron’s smile was bright

lip and handed him a rolled–up paper, “This is for you.

stunned, and carefully unrolled it. It was a caricature of him, whimsical yet capturing his essence, lively and endearing. He

Aaron!” Evadne leaned

nodded, “It

done better,” Marilla looked embarrassed, feeling the modest gift

it’s great, really

his husky voice wavered with delight, “Thank you, Marilla. I love

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 them;

eyes squinted meaningfully. Aaron was a top–notch foodie. How on earth had he managed to resist devouring the crepes until

in no time on the way home; he’d even chew on the box

especially for Marilla, just too bashful to present

eyes sparked with

but despite being the heiress to

her health, she had been confined to her home by Frederic and Elspeth since childhood, chauffeured to school, rarely enjoying the carefree outings with friends that ordinary girls took for

such plebeian treats, so while Marilla had seen crepes, she had never tasted one.