Chapter 779

“Marilla’s gone?”

The news hit Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy like a cold blast of winter air.

“She’s gone! I’ve looked everywhere, she’s just not there!” Lily’s voice trembled on the verge of tears.

Evadne tried to keep her composure, softening her tone to soothe Lily’s distress,

“Lily, you only told us where Marilla might have been taken in the heat of the moment without any details. Now, take a deep breath and tell mè everything that happened. Who informed you that Marilla had been taken to the old Wye factory?”

“Aaron and I were close on the kidnapper’s heels when that hitman, the same one who took Marilla before, blocked our path!”

“Him again!” A sharp pang clenched Evadne’s heart.

The face that haunted her thoughts was the one Marilla had sketched,

eerily resembling Hubery.

“I couldn’t overpower him, so Aaron decided to hold him off while I

went to rescue Marilla!”

Lily bit her lip hard, “But that scoundrel brought backup, a woman! She traded a few blows with me, then deliberately knocked into my knife, wounding me severely. Then, she whispered to me where Marilla was being held and urged me to go save her. I thought I’d found an ally, but it was a ploy–a diversion, a ruse! She sent me away to make it easier to deal with Aaron! Ms. Evadne, I’ve been such a fool! I deserve to

die!”

fine, he’s already en route with backup. Don’t

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blame yourself.” Thaddeus‘ voice was deep and calm,

her, and she asked

her eyes, I’ll never forget those

full of conviction, “Because they looked so much like

“I understand now.”

you who, for her own safety. But I believe the information

woman’s identity, but a darker shadow crossed

“If it’s true, then

snippets of information. But one thing is certain, she wouldn’t be far from

a hawk’s, “The area around that factory is desolate, no residential zones, not much in the

“Yes!”

and Thaddeus exchanged a glance that

“Avery!”

last, the

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always been Avery!

support; the hitman was

pawn to destroy Jareth and overturn the Fairhaven group, positioning himself to reap the rewards in the

who had frequented the Ashbourne family since his youth, would certainly have seen

chose to exploit him in

malicious intent

storm,

tip

it comes to him, who do you think will be in

widened slightly,

that helped us take down Matthew. Now, she’s risked her life to reveal Marilla’s location, clearly switching sides to our ally! If we confront Avery now, it’s like putting Elsie on the chopping block.

tightness gripped Thaddeus‘ chest, filled with a heavy

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foreboding.

waist, pulling her close,

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