His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 781

Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy arrived at the abandoned factory grounds at the same time as Jareth; their steps echoed through the desolation.

When Jareth stepped out of his sports car, his chiseled face was as pale as marble, except for the piercing eyes that glinted ominously under the headlights.

“Where’s Marilla? Any news?!” He spoke with a strained voice and with his lips cracked.

His hoarse voice made his words sound broken and fragmented. Seeing the pain in his eyes, Thaddeus felt a pang of sympathy.

In a single night, Jareth had been struck by blow after blow, each as devastating as a thunderbolt, which left him visibly shaken to the core.

“Lily was here early. She’s on the trail, but I’ve lost contact with her!” Evadne clenched her jaw when pulling out her cell phone, “Every damn cell signal is blocked here. The kidnappers chose this place on purpose. Cunning bastards!”

“Evadne, keep cool. I’ve got a hunch. Gordon’s already contacted Abernathy Telecom, our family’s company. They’re sending portable satellite backpacks and some cutting–edge gear to restore the signal,” Thaddeus said, while wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her close.

Thaddeus was prepared for this scenario, as he had lived through a similar ordeal in his youth.

“Lily’s got skills. She’ll be okay. She’ll find Marilla.”

Jareth’s pale lips trembled as he repeated the words like a mantra; it was hard to tell whether what he said

was for their comfort or his own.

Ignoring them, he started towards the back hills, only to be intercepted by Thaddeus.

“Jareth, where are you going?”

“To find Marilla.” Jareth’s gaze was dazed and unfocused.

“Alone? You won’t find her by blindly charging over those hills!”

Thaddeus’s eyes burned with intensity, “Don’t panic. The team Evadne and I brought is already spreading out to search. Captain Ashbourne will be here any minute!”

“Don’t panic? Thaddeus, they’ve taken Marilla, she’s my life!”

Jareth’s voice broke into hysteria, and his eyes were bloodshot, “I’ve got nothing left, only Marilla. If anything happens to her, if anything happens to her…”

He couldn’t finish.

might be, but he felt as if there was no

to surround the entire factory. Drones were dispatched to scour the west

the back hills! Team two,

“Yes, Captain Ashbourne!”

scuffle with Hans, Aaron was too worried about Marilla to care for his own injuries.

finding his face so pale,

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don’t worry.”

misting as

your

cut him off, and his voice was carried away by the cold wind, “You were trying to protect Marilla. I know. The person who took was probably after me. I’m the one who’s put her in

deeper sense of guilt; he wished Jareth would just grab

was still bound, but she fought like a fierce young lioness trapped in a cage, attacking her captors with a ferocious desperation she had never shown before. But her frail body was soon overpowered and knocked to the ground.

her hard!” Edith, clutching her bleeding ear, screamed with a vicious fury,

upon Marilla. A kick to the abdomen sent a sharp pain through her, and a metallic

smile. For the first time in her

meant death, she

watched with a twisted delight and cackled

to watch the show?” Edith snarled while shoving her, “She’s nearly half–dead. Finish her off!”

Glynnis scoffed, with arms crossed, “Why don’t you do

for revenge, and you expect me to get

I’m a fool? If I lay a finger on her, I’d be a murderer,” Glynnis sneered, “Why should I take that risk for you? I wouldn’t even do that

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Edith shrieked, “You ungrateful wretch! You deserve everything that’s coming

insult hit Glynnis hard, and she laughed maliciously, “I’m not just an ungrateful wretch. I’ve got

filthy thing, you’ve got that dirty disease? Stay away from me, don’t come any closer!”

away? Oh, we’re much closer than

“Welcome to the world of AIDS,

are you talking

served you last time? I added a special

blood.”

remembered

it felt like her

doubled over suddenly, clutching her chest, and retched up the remnants of last night’s meatloaf and mashed potatoes.

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from downstairs–there was metal clashing, followed by a series of swift,

crash, the door was kicked clean

room like a comet streaking

she had all five of them sprawled on the floor; with her knife moving so quick and precise, she sliced them to the bone with each swipe.

mercy for men or women

their hands

turned the place into

into his leg twice more, in order to vent the

“Run for it!”

hands, but Lily wouldn’t grant these

grabbed their hair–one in each iron grip; the pain was so intense that they thought their scalps might be ripped

*Argh!”