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.

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

Thaddeus‘ flesh. Evadne caught her breath, and then

analysis makes some sense. But the circumstances 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 Avery’s cautious in his dealings. If he used the same ploy twice, wouldn’t it be easy for people to link it back

analysis isn’t without

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 matters, as

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

were taken

seemingly naive and fragile. Jareth had always sheltered her like a precious flower in a greenhouse, but actually she was perceptive

Marilla, you’re smart.”

lips, though his heart felt bittersweet, “It’s related to Avery, but the hitman

it was because it involved the person she loved most.

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

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Could the man bearing a striking resemblance to Hubery and entangling himself with

formidable enemy. The one controlling him, what kind of

discussing serious matters, Aaron didn’t stick around and prepared to

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

“Aaron, wait!”

quickly uttered, “You’ll catch a cold

cold; it’s okay.”

“Aaron, those teddy bear pastries you brought me last time, I’ve eaten them all.

Glad you liked them,”

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

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

Aaron!” Evadne leaned in to

“It

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

it’s great, really great.”

fought to stay composed, but his husky voice wavered with delight,

reached back into his car, fetching a pack 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

top–notch foodie. How on earth had he managed to resist devouring

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

Marilla, just

Marilla’s somber eyes sparked

but despite being the heiress to a

Elspeth since childhood, chauffeured to school, rarely enjoying the carefree

so while

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