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

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

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

isn’t without merit.”

right about one thing: there’s no need to plant someone who looks like Hubery.

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

were taken

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

you’re

bittersweet, “It’s related to Avery, but

it involved the person

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

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to show himself? Could the man bearing a striking resemblance

controlling him, what kind of terrifying power player could they be?

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

him to the door, but to their surprise, Marilla rushed

“Aaron, wait!”

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

not cold; it’s

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

you liked them,”

him a rolled–up paper, “This

it. It was a caricature of him,

Aaron!”

nodded, “It does.”

could have done better,” Marilla

at all; it’s great,

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

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

earth had he managed to resist devouring the crepes

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

them especially for Marilla, just too

Marilla’s somber eyes

the heiress to a fortune,

to her health, she had been confined to her home by Frederic and Elspeth since childhood, chauffeured to

while Marilla had seen crepes, she had never tasted

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