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.

Group, play them against each other, and shatter the bond between Jareth and Marilla, forcing Thaddeus to

caught

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 to him? Would he

analysis isn’t

“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

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

were taken

had always sheltered her like a precious

Marilla, you’re

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

it involved

else behind him,” Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy almost

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

controlling him, what kind

Aaron didn’t stick around and prepared to

but to their surprise, Marilla rushed out without

“Aaron, wait!”

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

not cold; it’s okay.”

with rosy cheeks, sincere eyes beaming, “Aaron, those teddy bear pastries you brought me last time, I’ve eaten

them,” Aaron’s smile was

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

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

really looks like you, Aaron!” Evadne

nodded, “It

I could have done better,” Marilla

all; it’s great, really great.”

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

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

a top–notch foodie. How on earth had he managed

time on the way home; he’d

especially for Marilla, just

eyes sparked with

the heiress to a fortune, she

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

Frederic had always scorned such plebeian treats, so while Marilla had seen

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