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

caught her breath, and then

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 to him? Would he be that foolish, leaving us clues

analysis isn’t

right about one thing: there’s no need to plant someone who looks like Hubery. Once that man shows his face, it

suggesting the person behind Jareth’s trouble

were taken aback!

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

Marilla, you’re

gazed into her clear eyes, a tender smile curving his lips, though his heart felt bittersweet, “It’s related to Avery, but the hitman might not be his man. Someone else could be assisting him.”

her attention, it was because it involved the person she

there’s someone else behind him,” Mr. and

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complex. So, was this a signal from that person to show himself? Could the

enemy. The one controlling him, what kind of terrifying

matters, Aaron didn’t stick around and prepared to

to their

“Aaron, wait!”

“You’ll catch a cold

not cold; it’s okay.”

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

Glad you liked them,” Aaron’s smile was

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

was a caricature of him, whimsical

looks like you, Aaron!” Evadne leaned in to

nodded, “It does.”

have done better,” Marilla looked embarrassed, feeling the

it’s great,

husky voice wavered with delight, “Thank

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; they’re

How on earth had he managed to resist devouring the

time on the way home; he’d even

especially for Marilla, just too bashful to present them

somber eyes sparked

despite being the heiress to a fortune, she had never tasted this common dessert.

her home by Frederic and Elspeth since childhood,

while Marilla had seen

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